EL SEGUNDO, CA — Early in the 1998-99 season, the Los Angeles Kings lost goalies Stephane Fiset and Jamie Storr in the same game—both suffered groin strains a 5-5 tie against the Colorado Avalanche on October 18, 1998, at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. At the time, the Kings were not carrying a... Continue Reading →
Bob Miller And Nick Nickson: 2012 Playoff Expectations Started Low For LA Kings, But Quickly Skyrocketed
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Even though only one pair of Los Angeles Kings broadcasters got to work throughout the playoffs this past season, they all had their own views on the Kings as they tore through the playoffs. But what is most interesting, although maybe not surprising, is that each of them had slightly different expectations... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Have A Real Chance To Win Playoff Series Against Vancouver Canucks
EL SEGUNDO, CA — As they have been in each of the two previous seasons, the Los Angeles Kings are heavy underdogs in their first round playoff series, this time, against the Vancouver Canucks, starting tonight at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks earned the best record in the National Hockey League, winning... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Make A Statement To End 2011 In 4-1 Victory Over Vancouver Canucks
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have struggled through much of the final month of 2011, losing five straight games from December 3 - 13, and winning just twice from December 1 - December 17. Indeed, things have looked pretty bleak with an anemic offense, the worst in the National Hockey League. But, somehow,... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: LA Kings Use Balanced Scoring To Beat Vancouver, 4-1
LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams scored a goal each, and Ryan Smyth contributed two assists to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center on October 15. The Kings opened... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson Prove To Be Vancouver Canucks’ Biggest Problems
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — With Game 4 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks coming up tonight (April 21, 7:00 PM PDT at Staples Center), much of the focus has been on the Canucks’ inept penalty-killing, which has allowed seven power play goals on just twelve chances after... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: Doughty, Johnson, Handzus Power LA Kings Past Canucks, 5-3
LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty scored a goal and added three assists, Jack Johnson tallied three assists and Michal Handzus scored two goals and contributed an assist to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in front of a standing room only crowd of 18.264 jubilant fans at Staples... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Shake Off Jitters, Earn Split In Vancouver With 3-2 OT Win on NHL Video
Anze Kopitar scored on the power play at 7:28 of overtime to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in front of a disappointed sell-out crowd of 18,810 fans at General Motors Place in Vancouver on April 17. The win by the Kings evened up their Western Conference Quarterfinals... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Can Get Past Vancouver Canucks If They Put It All Together
LOS ANGELES — Quit pinching yourselves, Los Angeles hockey fans. You are not dreaming. Yes, the Los Angeles Kings have made the playoffs for the first time since 2002, and for just the fifth time since 1993, when the Wayne Gretzky-led Kings went all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Like that 1992-93 team,... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: LA Kings Earn Crucial Win Over Vancouver
LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown scored three goals, recording the second hat trick of his National Hockey League career, to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a crucial 8-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center on April 1. Brown also added an assist, giving... Continue Reading →
Lombardi Talks About Goaltending, Top Defenseman Prospects
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - PART 2: After taking New Year’s Day off, Frozen Royalty is back with more from an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi. In this installment, Lombardi focuses on his team’s future in goal and two of his top defenseman prospects. Check back on Tuesday, January 6 for Part... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Trade Jason LaBarbera To Vancouver Canucks For 7th Round Pick
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On December 30, the Los Angeles Kings traded goaltender Jason LaBarbera to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Canucks are without superstar goalie Roberto Luongo, who has missed sixteen games with a groin strain and is listed as... Continue Reading →
