EL SEGUNDO, CA — Tickets are still available, but are going fast, for the National Hockey League Players Association Charity Hockey Game and Auction on Friday, November 9, 2012, benefitting the LA Jr. Kings (PW AAA 2000, and the Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation, played at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Game time... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - PART 3: Frozen Royalty is back with Part 3 from an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi. In this, the third and final installment, Lombardi discusses the Kings’ player development and evaluation infrastructure and the progress made in his rebuilding plan. And in case you missed parts one... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On November 3, the Los Angeles Kings activated forward John Zeiler from injured reserve and loaned him to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, their primary minor league affiliate. The Kings also assigned left wing Matt Moulson to the Monarchs. Zeiler, who will be 26 years old on November... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s National Hockey League teams are both off to slow starts this season. The two teams met at Staples Center on Tuesday night and obviously, something had to give. The Stanley Cup-contending but underachieving Anaheim Ducks have looked like anything but a contender in the very young 2008-09 season, while the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — In their home-and-home series this weekend, the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings made a lot of people see why the two teams are at opposite ends of the hockey spectrum. On Saturday night in San Jose, the Sharks totally dominated the youthful Kings in a 3-1 win that was not... Continue Reading →
SEASON PREVIEW: A comprehensive, detailed look at what might be for the 2008-09 Los Angeles Kings. LOS ANGELES — Immediately upon being hired by the Los Angeles Kings as their new head coach on July 17, 2008, Terry Murray clearly stated that the top priority for his new team would be improving their defensive play,... Continue Reading →
After spotting the Colorado Avalanche two first period goals, the Los Angeles Kings got goals from Matt Moulson, Vladimir Dravecky and Anze Kopitar, but it was not enough, as T.J. Hensick scored the lone shootout goal to give the Avalanche a 4-3 shootout win over the Kings in pre-season action at the MGM Grand Garden... Continue Reading →
Anze Kopitar scored late in the third period to tie the game and right wing prospect Teddy Purcell scored the lone shootout goal to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Colorado Avalanche in pre-season action at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Wednesday night. The Avs were the better... Continue Reading →
As reported in the first installment of this series (see Lombardi Answers His Critics), the Los Angeles Kings and President/General Manager Dean Lombardi are under heavy fire from a vocal segment of their fan base who are furious about the direction of the team, but they also have those who support their rebuilding efforts. In... Continue Reading →
PROSPECTS SIGNED: Ersberg signs two-way deal On July 16, the Los Angeles Kings re-signed forwards Gabe Gauthier and Matt Moulson, defenseman Joe Piskula and goaltender Erik Ersberg to new contracts. Financial terms were not disclosed. The most prominent of the signings is Ersberg, 26, who was quite solid in fourteen games with the Kings at... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On June 25, the Los Angeles Kings made qualifying offers to the following restricted free agents: Erik Ersberg, goaltender Gabe Gauthier, forward Peter Harrold, defenseman Matt Moulson, forward Patrick O’Sullivan, forward Joe Piskula, defenseman Brad Richardson, forward Players not receiving qualifying offers were forwards Petr Kanko and Dany Roussin Restricted free... Continue Reading →
ANAHEIM, CA — Don’t look now, but just four days into their 2007 training camp, the pre-season schedule has already begun for the Los Angeles Kings, and on Thursday night, they eked out a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks in front of an announced crowd of 16,973 fans at Honda Center in Anaheim. Right... Continue Reading →
