2018 NHL AWARDS: Frozen Royalty wraps up its coverage of the 2018 NHL Awards with comments from Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, who won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward. LAS VEGAS — Although he was a distant third in the voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the... Continue Reading →
2015 NHL Awards Show That League, Writers Still Have Serious Credibility Issues
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: West Coast players were shut out once again from the major National Hockey League awards, the league’s annual showcase of its best and brightest, just another reminder of how much of an embarrassing joke the NHL awards have been for years. LOS ANGELES — The 2015 National Hockey League awards have come and gone,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Anze Kopitar Deserves To Win 2013-14 Selke Trophy, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With less than two weeks left in the 2013-14 National Hockey League season, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar is finally getting some well-deserved consideration for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL’s best defensive forward. Indeed, such consideration is overdue by two or three years. In fact,... Continue Reading →
Anze Kopitar’s Two-Way Play Has Been Key To LA Kings’ Success
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With the Los Angeles Kings beginning a four-game road trip in Nashville tonight (5:00 PM PST, televised on Fox Sports West in Southern California), and with the news that goaltender Jonathan Quick is on the trip, and is practicing with the team, it appears that he is now within a week... Continue Reading →