EL SEGUNDO, CA — Shortly after the media left the Los Angeles Kings dressing room following their off-ice workout/optional skate on February 26, those of us who cover the team had to go into scramble mode, shifting away from the usual after-practice news and feature story angles, to the Kings trading away an established star... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Interviews After LA Kings Workout/Optional Skate, February 26, 2013
EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the small handful of writers covering the Los Angeles Kings were off to whereever they decided to go to transcribe the interviews they just completed at the team's practice facility for their daily news and notes or feature stories, news that they had just traded left wing Simon Gagne back... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Lewis Stepping Up, Muzzin Seeks Consistency, Sutter Issues Another Challenge – VIDEO
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Outside of the first and second periods in Chicago on February 17, the Los Angeles Kings have started to put things together after a rough start to the abbreviated 2013 season. Prior to February 10, the Kings were struggling badly, earning just a 3-4-2 record after nine games. But after that,... Continue Reading →
For The Los Angeles Kings, It All Comes Down To Getting Dirty
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — For those who may be wondering, the headline for this story does not mean what you might think. Rather, it has become a repeated, old refrain that has often been heard in the Los Angeles Kings’ dressing room in recent seasons. Indeed, the Kings really do need to... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and Video: LA Kings Pull Out Hard-Fought 3-2 Shootout Win Over Vancouver Canucks
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Carter scored a power play goal at 15:21 of the second period, and in the shootout to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in front of a standing room only crowd of 18,344 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 28.... Continue Reading →
LA Kings’ Simon Gagne Is More Anxious Than Most To Get Season Underway
PRE-TRAINING CAMP: After missing a boatload of games during the 2011-12 regular season due to a concussion, Los Angeles Kings left wing Simon Gagne is feeling better than he has in years. He told Frozen Royalty why, and he talked about his motivation, excitement and added incentive to get the new season underway. EL SEGUNDO,... Continue Reading →
2011-12 Year-In-Review: Can LA Kings Forwards Reach The Next Level After Stanley Cup Win?
LOS ANGELES — Although it certainly ended with a huge bang, the 2011-12 season was one of struggle for the Los Angeles Kings, given the fact that they qualified for the playoffs by the skins of their teeth. Indeed, the Kings’ inability to score goals, a problem that plagued them until the trade deadline in... Continue Reading →
2011-12 Los Angeles Kings Year-In-Review: Front Office Turnaround Set Stanley Cup Run In Motion
2011-12 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: The Los Angeles Kings won the 2012 Stanley Cup. What is there to review or evaluate? Plenty. To start things off, here’s a look at how a “front office turnaround” set their run to the Stanley Cup in motion. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings blew right through the Vancouver Canucks, the... Continue Reading →
2012 Stanley Cup Final – Game 6: Scoring First Goal Will Be Crucial For Los Angeles Kings
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The bad news for the Los Angeles Kings is that their 3-0 lead in the 2012 Stanley Cup Final over the New Jersey Devils has shrunk to 3-2, after losses in Games 4 and 5. Just as bad is the fact that no team that has led in the Stanley Cup... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Left Wing Simon Gagne Is Healthy Once Again
EL SEGUNDO, CA — As you walked into the Toyota Sports Center, the practice facility of the Los Angeles Kings in El Segundo, California on Friday morning, there was a strange, yet vaguely familiar sight on the ice. That was the sight of the number 12 on the back of a jersey during a full... Continue Reading →
Credit Goes To Dean Lombardi, Darryl Sutter For Los Angeles Kings Coming From Behind To Make Playoffs
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the National Hockey League enters its final day of the 2011-12 regular season, the playoff teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences have been determined. But even on the last day, there is still something to play for in both conferences, as the winners of the Southeast... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Acquire Shoot-First Forward Jeff Carter…Just Don’t Expect Him To Be Their Savior
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Desperate for scoring, and to keep his job, Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi has sent talented defenseman Jack Johnson and a conditional first round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for center Jeff Carter. Should the Kings miss the playoffs this season, the first round pick... Continue Reading →
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