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LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi Issues Challenge To Doughty, Kopitar, Quick

June 3, 2015 by 1 Comment

LA Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi speaking to the media during the on-ice celebration after the Kings won the 2014 Stanley Cup Championship at Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 13, 2014.
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Photo: Gann Matsuda/FrozenRoyalty.net

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi held another one of his patented, epic media conference calls on June 2, 2015, and during that call, he made it crystal-clear that he is expecting much more next season from his top three players, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick.

Lombardi stressed that the challenge begins with their conditioning.

“I’m expecting these three to come back—they’ve never been at the top of our list, in terms of conditioning, and I think that’s going to be the first step for these guys, [for them] to say, ‘OK, it’s my turn,’” said Lombardi. “I think our top players have a chance now to become our best conditioned players. I think any great team—and you can look at the [Nicklas] Lidstroms, the [Steve] Yzermans, the [Tom] Bradys, all those teams, Kobe Bryant—the top players set the mark. It’s not the coach or anybody that gets in their ear. They show up in the top condition, ready to go for a full 82 games.”

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What’s It Going To Take For The LA Kings To Make The Playoffs By The Numbers: March 30, 2015 Edition

March 30, 2015 by Leave a comment

LA Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, shown here at a recent practice,
was the only reason his team didn’t lose by a wider margin than
4-1 at Chicago on March 30, 2015.
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Photo: David Sheehan/CaliShooterOne Photography

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings got their helmets handed to them after a lackluster performance in the Windy City, where the Chicago Blackhawks had a very easy time dispatching the Kings, 4-1, on March 30.

With the loss, the Kings ended their five-game road trip with a decent 3-2 record.

To make matters worse, both the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks won their games, digging the Kings into an even deeper hole.

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LA Kings Have Re-Discovered “Kings Hockey,” Perhaps Just In The Nick Of Time

February 23, 2015 by 1 Comment

AUDIO: Includes audio of media interviews with Matt Greene, Jake Muzzin and head coach Darryl Sutter after practice on Feburary 23, 2015.

LA Kings defenseman Matt Greene, shown here during a recent practice.
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Photo: David Sheehan/CaliShooterOne Photography

EL SEGUNDO, CA — After winning seven straight games to move themselves, for at least one day, anyway, into third place in the Pacific Division, the Los Angeles Kings are firing on all cylinders, and as previously reported in this space, they’re doing it by playing Kings Hockey, a term used by the players off and on since last season.

Kings Hockey is when they smother opposing teams in the defensive zone, recovering pucks and breaking out quickly from their zone. That allows the Kings to generate speed through the neutral zone on attack. That speed is critical to their ability to beat opposing defensemen to loose pucks deep in the attacking zone, allowing them to get in on the forecheck, and create scoring chances off of that.

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LA Kings Tip A King 2015 – In Photos

January 4, 2015 by Leave a comment

LA Kings left wing Tanner Pearson getting some rather special attention
from one member of a family at Tip A King 2015, held at the LA Live
Event Deck, on January 3, 2015.
Photo: Gann Matsuda/FrozenRoyalty.net

LOS ANGELES — Although the Los Angeles Kings disappointed their fans in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators earlier in the afternoon on January 3, the mood was still rather festive at Tip A King 2015, held at the LA Live event deck hours later.

Tip A King is an annual event held by the Kings, benefitting the Kings Care Foundation, where fans can “tip” players, coaches and broadcasters for the opportunity to get an autograph or take a photo.

Here’s a photo essay capturing some of the sights from the event.

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Frozen Royalty Video: Post-Practice Interviews With Brown, Martinez, Quick, Sutter

November 28, 2014 by Leave a comment

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings returned to practice ice after the Thanksgiving (in the United States) holiday on November 28, skating in a faster-than-usual session.

After practice, goaltender Jonathan Quick talked about sitting out two consecutive games while backup goalie Martin Jones played instead, and defenseman Alec Martinez talked about his recovery from his finger/fingernail injury/surgery.

You can watch videos of these interviews, along with forward Dustin Brown and head coach Darryl Sutter below.

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