COMMENTARY: Over the last few weeks, the Los Angeles Kings have been involved in two incidents involving blows to the head of a player. Both times, the player who was hit suffered an injury, and in each case, a player was suspended. Perhaps even worse, both incidents have shined a bright light on the fact... Continue Reading →
Western Conference Semifinals: San Jose Sharks Win “Trade” In Big Way Over Los Angeles Kings
VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Includes full video interviews with Los Angeles Kings forwards Dustin Brown and Brad Richardson, and head coach Darryl Sutter that are available only from FrozenRoyaltyNHL on YouTube. Also includes video of the National Hockey League’s announcement and explanation for their decision to suspend San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres. EL SEGUNDO, CA —... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings – San Jose Sharks: Supplementary Discipline For Raffi Torres Won’t Be An Easy Call
Includes post-game video interviews galore, including exclusive video with Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown and goaltender Jonathan Quick—not available elsewhere! LOS ANGELES — Slava Voynov scored a goal and added an assist, Mike Richards scored a goal, and Jonathan Quick stopped 34 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-0 victory over... Continue Reading →
San Jose Sharks Present A Whole New Post-Season Challenge For LA Kings
VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Includes video interviews with Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Matt Greene, Jarret Stoll, and head coach Darryl Sutter. EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings are heading into Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Jose Sharks on May 14 (7:00 PM PDT, Staples Center)... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Clifford Strikes Twice, Toffoli Debuts In LA Kings’ 5-2 Win Over San Jose
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Features exclusive video of post-game interviews—footage that KingsVision did not get—with Jonathan Bernier and Tyler Toffoli. LOS ANGELES — Kyle Clifford scored two goals, Jarret Stoll scored a goal and tallied an assist, Trevor Lewis contributed two assists, and Jonathan Bernier made twenty saves, including one on a penalty shot, to lead the... Continue Reading →
Speed, Consistency and Trust Comes From LA Kings’ Balance Throughout Lineup
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — For a rather fleeting couple of days, the Los Angeles Kings got to enjoy the view from above, looking down from first place in the Pacific Division, and third place in the Western Conference, at several teams below them in the standings, all vying for the handful of... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar Returns From Serious Injury With Higher Expectations
PRE-TRAINING CAMP COVERAGE: Frozen Royalty continues its pre-training camp coverage with a look at Los Angeles Kings star center Anze Kopitar, his recovery from a serious leg/ankle injury near the end of the 2010-11 regular season, and his outlook for the coming year. LOS ANGELES — Late last season, although they were not exactly leaving... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Head Coach Terry Murray Looks Back At 2010-11 Season
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Each summer, since his arrival in Southern California, Los Angeles Kings head coach Terry Murray has graciously taken a break from his preparation work for the new season to talk with Frozen Royalty during a one-on-one interview. He did so once again this week, looking back at last season and ahead at... Continue Reading →
2010-11 Los Angeles Kings Year-In-Review: Evaluating The Forwards
2010-11 YEAR IN REVIEW: Part 1 of a series. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings suffered an earlier than desired exit from the 2010-11 season, when they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks, who won the series 4-2. To be sure, another first round exit from... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Let It All Skate Away Against San Jose
LOS ANGELES — Four days after the Los Angeles Kings were eliminated in six games from the first round of 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the San Jose Sharks, the Kings dressing room at Staples Center has probably been cleaned out, not to be used (at least, not by the Kings), until next season. Despite... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Getting Offense From Surprising Source
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Going into the Los Angeles Kings’ first round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, if someone predicted that their third line of Kyle Clifford, Brad Richardson and Wayne Simmonds would account for six goals and seven assists for 13 points after five games, they would be quickly dismissed as being... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Will Need A Miracle To Win First Round Series Against San Jose
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With less than 16 hours left, at the time of this writing, before the Los Angeles Kings open their first round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion in San Jose (7:00 PM PDT, televised in Southern California on Fox Sports West, nationally on Versus, and in Canada... Continue Reading →