Somebody warn Elvis, the Kings are returning to the Las Vegas desert for another tilt vs. the Colorado Avalanche. Frozen Fury XV will take place on Saturday, September 29th – at MGM Grand Garden Arena, just like usual. Although this will be the 15th edition of the annual pre-season spectacular, it will actually mark the […]
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10 Final Tidbits to wrap up the LA Kings pre-season
Just a few notes to close out the pre-season coverage as we march towards Friday’s season opener… – LA finished their eight-game exhibition schedule with a 4-2-2 record. – For the second time in three years, Anze Kopitar led the team in pre-season scoring, picking up five goals and four assists, nine points total, in six […]
NHL Premiere: caption these three Drew Doughty photos
After a summer filled with some nervous Kings fans wondering if Drew Doughty would ever play a game in Los Angeles again – despite several reassurances by team management that he wasn’t going to be traded and it was ‘just business – the talented blueliner finally inked a deal on September 30th. And while those […]
Bye, bye Hamburg – Kings vs Freezers post-game notes
The pre-season is now officially over for the Los Angeles Kings after they defeated the Hamburg Freezers 5-4 earlier today in Germany. POST-GAME NOTES: – The Kings were allowed to play the game under German Elite League rules, thus they had 20 skaters, plus two goalies. The line combinations and D-pairings were: Scott Parse – […]
Five final thoughts on the Kings vs Avs at Frozen Fury 2011
In front of a sell-out crowd at the MGM Grand on Saturday (announced as 11.478), the Kings lost 4-1 to the Colorado Avalanche. To close the chapter on this year’s event, here are five post-game notes… – The last time the Kings lost a 60-minute game to the Avalanche in Las Vegas was all the […]