LOS ANGELES — As reported on Twitter, at virtually the same time, Orange County Register reporter Rich Hammond and LA Kings Insider Jon Rosen, followed a couple of minutes later by NHL.com writer Curtis Zupke, suspended Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov skated with teammates during the team’s game-day morning skate on December 2... Continue Reading →
Sloppy Play Proves Costly For LA Kings At Phoenix On NHL Video
The Los Angeles Kings picked up right where they left off on October 21 at Phoenix, where sloppy, careless play proved costly in a 4-2 loss to the Coyotes. Against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 20 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Kings were able to get away with the lackadaisical play and poor... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: LA Kings Stumbling Out of Olympic Break After 4-2 Loss To Montreal
LOS ANGELES — Aside from their lopsided win at Dallas on March 2, the Los Angeles Kings have looked like anything but a playoff-caliber team since the Olympic break. Indeed, after a 4-2 loss at Nashville in which the Kings were badly outworked and outskated, they put in another poor effort, one in which they... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: Coyotes Bankrupt Kings, 6-3
[tweetmeme only_single=false]LOS ANGELES — One of the questions making its way through the Bob Miller Press Box at Staples Center on Saturday night was: Which team is bankrupt and has no owner again? Indeed, although the Phoenix Coyotes are owner-less and are in the midst of bankruptcy, it was the Los Angeles Kings who played... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Beat Writer Rich Hammond Lands Dream Job
LA KINGS MOVE TO IMPROVE NEWS COVERAGE: The Kings have lured beat writer extraordinaire Rich Hammond away from the Daily News to write exclusively for their official web site, raising concerns about the quality of coverage, not to mention about Hammond’s journalistic independence. Hammond spoke to Frozen Royalty and insists that will not be a... Continue Reading →
July 1 Was The Time For Dean Lombardi To Gamble
COMMENTARY: Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi filled a hole on July 2 with the signing of unrestricted free agent defenseman Rob Scuderi but still has a huge, gaping hole to fill on left wing. Should he have gambled on one of the top free agents on July 1? LOS ANGELES — After day... Continue Reading →
A Lot Of Nerve-Redux
Two seasons ago, when the Los Angeles Kings raised ticket prices by an average of 7.5 percent, even though they had given loyal fans nothing in terms of success on the ice, I wrote in an op-ed piece: “The Los Angeles Kings and the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), headed by Philip Anschutz and Tim Leiweke,... Continue Reading →
The Real Problems Facing American Newspapers
LOS ANGELES — On February 29, the Daily News announced the layoffs of 22 “...reporters, photographers, editors and library and clerical staff...” in their newsroom, trimming their staff down to one hundred. The layoffs, part of budget cuts that have been talked about for quite some time on LA Observed, are aimed at cutting costs... Continue Reading →
