EL SEGUNDO, CA — After the Los Angeles Kings dropped a game to the Anaheim Ducks, 6-5 in a shootout on November 12 at Honda Center in Anaheim, as one might expect, Ducks fans relished the victory while Kings fans bemoaned the defeat. On social media, the strong rivalry between fans of the two teams... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Kopitar, Doughty, Sutter Media Interviews After 6-5 SO Loss At Anaheim
ANAHEIM, CA — After their best performance of the season in their last game, a 5-1 victory over the league-leading Vancouver Canucks on November 8, the Los Angeles Kings turned right around and played what was, arguably, their worst game of the season in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Quick Becomes LA Kings’ All-Time Shutout Leader In 2-0 Win Over Buffalo
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar scored power play goals and Jonathan Quick stopped 29 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on October 23 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. With the shutout, the 33rd of his National Hockey League career, Quick passed former... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Quick Steals Another One In LA Kings’ 2-1 Win Over Minnesota
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Toffoli scored a goal and added an assist, Tanner Pearson scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at 2:58 of the third period, and goaltender Jonathan Quick put in a stellar 40-save performance to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Staples Center... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Quick’s 32nd Career NHL Shutout Leads LA Kings To 1-0 Win Over Blues
LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick earned his 32nd career National Hockey League shutout and Jeff Carter scored the lone shootout goal to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 win over the St. Louis Blues at Staples Center in Los Angeles on October 16. Despite being outplayed for much of the game and despite... Continue Reading →
LA Kings 2014 Training Camp: Quick Limited, But Skating; Greene Focused On Redemption
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On September 19, the first day on the ice during their 2014 training camp, the Los Angeles Kings were missing one notable player and had several others operating at less than 100 percent. Missing in action from the morning session was defenseman Drew Doughty, who suffered an upper body injury during... Continue Reading →
2014-15 Los Angeles Kings: “Make The Playoffs First”
EL SEGUNDO, CA — If you ask National Hockey League players, they will usually tell you that each season, their goal is to win the Stanley Cup. But during the first day on the ice at the Los Angeles Kings 2014 training camp, that was not the case at all. “Make the playoffs first,” said... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: LA Kings 2014 Training Camp – Day 1 Interviews
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings hit the ice for the first time during their 2014 training camp on Friday, September 19, 2014, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Frozen Royalty was on-hand for both the morning and afternoon practice sessions and spoke with (in order of appearance) Jonathan Quick,... Continue Reading →
NHL Rule Changes For 2014-15: Taking The Bad With The Good
COMMENTARY: The National Hockey League has announced rule changes for the 2014-15 season, and like many things the league has done over the years, you have to take the bad with the good. LOS ANGELES — The National Hockey League announced rule changes for the 2014-15 season on September 11, 2014 that are a mixed... Continue Reading →
LA Kings And NY Rangers: 2014 Stanley Cup Final Preview/Prediction
LOS ANGELES — After eight months, the National Hockey League has finally reached the peak of its crescendo, with the New York Rangers here on the left coast to face-off against the Los Angeles Kings in 2014’s quest for hockey’s version of the Holy Grail, the Stanley Cup. Players, head coaches and general managers of... Continue Reading →
Finally…A True LA Kings-Anaheim Ducks Rivalry Is About To Be Born
AUDIO INTERVIEWS: Includes audio of May 1 media conference call with Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll, defenseman Matt Greene, and head coach Darryl Sutter.. LOS ANGELES — When the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim became a National Hockey League team in the 1993-94 season a rivalry was born between them and their neighbor, who played... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: Kopitar, Stoll, Quick, Sutter Face The Music, Down 2-0 In Series vs. San Jose
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After getting their rear ends handed to them in two embarrassing losses to the San Jose Sharks in Games 1 and 2 of their 2014 Western Conference Quarterfinal series in San Jose, one might expect a somber mood in the Los Angeles Kings’ dressing room at their practice facility on April... Continue Reading →