LOS ANGELES — With National Hockey League teams opening rookie camps this week, and with training camps opening next week, the 2013-14 NHL season is just about upon us, and our focus will, of course, quickly turn to the teams and their players. But before Frozen Royalty begins its coverage of the 2013-14 Los Angeles... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Retired Trainer Pete Demers Was Honored To Serve On International Stage
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Head athletic trainer emeritus Pete Demers not only spent 37 years in the Los Angeles Kings organization, but he lent his expertise to both Canada and the United States on the international level, at World Championships, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. In part seven of... Continue Reading →
Wayne Gretzky’s Arrival Changes Everything For LA Kings And Retired Trainer Pete Demers
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Retired Los Angeles Kings head athletic trainer Pete Demers has seen more than most after a 41-year career in professional hockey that includes 37 years in the Los Angeles Kings' organization, three with their minor league affiliate in Springfield, and 34 with the Kings. During the vast majority of those years, Demers... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Retired Trainer Pete Demers Dealt With Much More Than Injuries To Players
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: In part five of an exclusive series based on an extensive interview with Los Angeles Kings head athletic trainer emeritus Pete Demers, Frozen Royalty takes a look at the most visible aspect of his job, caring for injured players...and trainers are definitely not immune from injury or illness, either...LOS ANGELES — For... Continue Reading →
Retired LA Kings Trainer Pete Demers Dealt With A Cast Of Characters Right From The Start
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Retired head athletic trainer Pete Demers toiled for long hours behind the scenes during his 34-year career with the Los Angeles Kings, along with three years with their minor league affiliate, the Springfield Kings, starting in August 1969. In part four of this series, Frozen Royalty looks at some of the characters... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Retired Trainer Pete Demers Had To Be A Jack Of All Trades
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: In the second story in a multi-part series based on an exclusive interview with retired Los Angeles Kings athletic trainer Peter Demers, Frozen Royalty looks back at Demers’ start with the Kings back in the early 1970’s, and how different the job was back then compared to the present day. LOS ANGELES... Continue Reading →
Retired Athletic Trainer Pete Demers Goes From Stick Boy To 34 Years With Los Angeles Kings
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Many will recognize and remember retired Los Angeles Kings athletic trainer Pete Demers, who spent 37 years in the organization. But few know what his job entailed, beyond assisting injured players, or just about anything else, for that matter. In this story, the first of a multi-part series, Frozen Royalty looks at... Continue Reading →
