FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: In Part 1 of this two-part series, we told you about Los Angeles Kings rookie left wing Tanner Pearson’s rise from being a very late bloomer who came within a hair of being a late seventh round pick in the 2011 National Hockey League Draft, instead of a first round pick in... 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 →
Frozen Royalty Video: Interview Gold From Tanner Pearson After LA Kings Blowout Edmonton, 6-1
LOS ANGELES — Tanner Pearson scored two goals and added an assist, while line mates Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli contributed a goal and an assist each to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-1 blowout win over the hapless Edmonton Oilers on October 14 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Justin Williams and... Continue Reading →
NHL Makes Yet Another Bad Decision On Discipline With Hiring Of Chris Pronger
COMMENTARY: Former National Hockey League defenseman Chris Pronger might turn out to be a great hire by the league for their Department of Player Safety. Nevertheless, he should never have been considered for the job at all. LOS ANGELES — The National Hockey League has proven, once again, that the way they handle discipline of... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: That 70’s Line Leads LA Kings To 4-1 Win Over Winnipeg
LOS ANGELES — Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter, who make up “That 70’s Line” for the Los Angeles Kings, each scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Kings to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in front of a sellout crowd of 18,230 fans at Staples Center in Los... Continue Reading →
LA Kings 2012 First Round Pick Tanner Pearson Just Missed Being a 7th Round Pick In 2011
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Did you know that, if not for one, critical decision back in 2011, Los Angeles Kings rookie sensation Tanner Pearson could easily still be toiling away in the minor leagues, getting limited ice time (and limited development) on the third or fourth line with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League,... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio/Video: San Jose Sharks Toss 4-Goal Wrench Into LA Kings Stanley Cup Banner Raising Party
LOS ANGELES — Like they did after the raised their 2012 Stanley Cup Championship banner, the Los Angeles Kings came out flat after they raised their 2014 Stanley Cup Championship banner on October 8, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the San Jose Sharks made easy work of the Kings in a 4-0... Continue Reading →
No Surprises on LA Kings 2014-15 Opening Night Roster: Andreoff, McNabb Make The Cut
AUDIO: Story includes audio interviews with Brayden McNabb and head coach Darryl Sutter. EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings have finished their 2014-15 pre-season schedule, they have closed up shop on training camp, and after all the ice chips settled, there will be no surprises whatsoever on their 2014-15 opening night roster, which... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Blue Liner Jake Muzzin Is Starting To Look And Sound Like An NHL Veteran
EL SEGUNDO AND LOS ANGELES, CA — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past four months, you know that the Los Angeles Kings won the 2014 Stanley Cup Championship last June. The Kings spent this past summer enjoying the fruits of their labor, celebrating their second Stanley Cup win in the last... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio With LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi – LISTEN
EL SEGUNDO, CA — While the Los Angeles Kings held their annual HockeyFest event back on September 14, 2014, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, LA Kings Insider Jon Rosen and I had the opportunity to sit down with President/General Manager Dean Lombardi in his new office for what turned out to... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Stanley Cup Is A “Rock Star” That Everybody Has To Celebrate, 2014 Edition-Video, Photos
WESTMINSTER, CA — One of the great things about the Stanley Cup, perhaps the greatest thing, is that hockey’s version of the Holy Grail is shared. Players, coaches, trainers, equipment staff, team executives, owners—they all get to spend quality time with the Stanley Cup before the start of the next National Hockey League season. What... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: It May Not Be About Dean Lombardi Now, But At One Time, It Was
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: How much truth is there behind Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi’s claim that, “...it ain’t me,” when discussing his role in his team winning two Stanley Cup Championships in the last three seasons? One look at the Kings’ team culture, which extends well beyond the dressing room, and has become just as... Continue Reading →