LOS ANGELES — Anze Kopitar and rookie Tyler Toffoli each scored a goal and added an assist, while Jonathan Quick stopped all 27 shots he faced, to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: LA Kings Finally Break Through 3-Goal Wall In 4-3 Win Over Phoenix
LOS ANGELES — It took them 15 games, but the Los Angeles Kings finally scored three goals in a game on Monday night, defeating the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-3, in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center. The last time the Kings scored three goals (in regulation time or overtime, not in... Continue Reading →
Living The Hockey Dream Captures The Magic Of The Game
MONTEREY PARK, CA — Whether you played the game at any level or are just a spectator, if you truck the kids to hockey practice very early in the morning or just lie on the living room couch and watch games on television, just about everyone touched by the game has a hockey dream or... Continue Reading →
Lombardi Talks About Goaltending, Top Defenseman Prospects
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - PART 2: After taking New Year’s Day off, Frozen Royalty is back with more from an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi. In this installment, Lombardi focuses on his team’s future in goal and two of his top defenseman prospects. Check back on Tuesday, January 6 for Part... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Trade Jason LaBarbera To Vancouver Canucks For 7th Round Pick
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On December 30, the Los Angeles Kings traded goaltender Jason LaBarbera to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Canucks are without superstar goalie Roberto Luongo, who has missed sixteen games with a groin strain and is listed as... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: The Wait Is Going To Be Painful
ANALYSIS: With netminder Jason LaBarbera looking more like a sieve in recent games and with goalie Jonathan Quick not yet ready for the National Hockey League, the Los Angeles Kings have hit hard times and it's going to be an insanely difficult climb in every game until goaltender Erik Ersberg recovers from injury. After getting... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Rash Moves In Goal Not The Answer
COMMENTARY: It is time for fans of the Los Angeles Kings to take a deep breath, a step back and think before speaking. LOS ANGELES — After a game in which he was embarrassed in the shootout and another in which he was anything but solid, fans of the Los Angeles Kings are calling for... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: December Swoon Is More Myth Than Fact
LOS ANGELES — For many, December is time when their thoughts turn to family and friends and celebrating the holiday season with them. But for long-time fans of the Los Angeles Kings, December often means dread, doom and gloom as their team goes into their traditional, inevitable December Swoon, a month filled with many more... Continue Reading →
Kings Earn Split In Canada
After putting in what head coach Terry Murray called their worst effort of the season on Wednesday night in a 6-2 blowout loss at Calgary, the Los Angeles Kings responded with a strong effort on Thursday night as they handed the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 loss in front of 16,839 fans at Rexall Place in... Continue Reading →
