Frozen Fury

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Frozen Fury was an annual pre-season ice hockey game hosted by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), held in Salt Lake City since 2021. A previous incarnation of the series was held between the Kings and the Colorado Avalanche in Las Vegas from 1997 to 2016. On four occasions, the Kings faced different teams instead of the Avalanche; once each against the Arizona Coyotes, the San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, and the Dallas Stars. [1] [2] [3] The 15th Frozen Fury was originally supposed to take place on September 29, 2012, but was cancelled due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. [4] It resumed September 27–28, 2013, with the New York Rangers making their debut in the series.

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The first game to be played in Las Vegas was also the first outdoor game in the league's history: 14,000 fans came to a rink set up outside Caesars Palace to see the Kings defeat the New York Rangers 5–2 on September 28, 1991. The air temperature was 85 °F (29 °C) during the game. The game served as a predecessor to both the Frozen Fury series (which was played indoors) and the NHL Winter Classic, the annual regular season game held on New Year's Day that began in 2008.

From 1997 to 2015, these games were played at MGM Grand Garden Arena; in 2016, they were played at T-Mobile Arena. [5] The 2016 games were the end of the original tradition, due to the launch of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017–18 season. [6]

In 2021, a new Frozen Fury series was launched at the then-Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City between the Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights; [7] the Sharks then rejoined the series in 2023. [8] This series was concluded following the 2023–24 season, with Salt Lake City receiving the expansion Utah Hockey Club. [9]

The games

Frozen Fury I (1997)

September 20Los Angeles Kings4–3 OTColorado Avalanche Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stCOL Josef Marha Brent Severyn, Eric Messier 13:131–0 COL
2ndLAK Roman Vopat (PP) Brad Smyth, Rob Blake 2:061–1
COLEric Messier Jari Kurri, Joe Sakic 14:512–1 COL
3rdLAK Olli Jokinen (PP) Luc Robitaille, Ray Ferraro 4:122–2
LAK Craig Johnson Rob Blake12:273–2 LAK
COL Joe Sakic Peter Forsberg, Claude Lemieux 19:203–3
OTLAK Donald MacLean Doug Zmolek, Jan Vopat 2:514–3 LAK

Frozen Fury II (1998)

September 19Los Angeles Kings3–2Colorado Avalanche Recap
September 20Colorado Avalanche5–4Los Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury III (1999)

September 11Los Angeles Kings4–0Phoenix Coyotes Recap

Frozen Fury IV (2000)

September 30Colorado Avalanche5–4Los Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury V (2001)

September 22Los Angeles Kings4–3San Jose Sharks Recap

Frozen Fury VI (2002)

October 5Los Angeles Kings6–5Colorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury VII (2003)

September 23Los Angeles Kings3–1Colorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury VIII (2005)

September 24Colorado Avalanche2–1 OTLos Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury IX (2006)

September 23Los Angeles Kings3–2Colorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury X (2007)

September 22Los Angeles Kings3–2 SOColorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury XI (2008)

September 27Colorado Avalanche4–3 SOLos Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury XII (2009)

September 26Los Angeles Kings5–3Colorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury XIII (2010)

October 2Los Angeles Kings3–2Colorado Avalanche Recap

Frozen Fury XIV (2011)

October 1Colorado Avalanche4–1Los Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury XV (2013)

September 27Los Angeles Kings4–1New York Rangers Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLAK Anze Kopitar Drew Doughty, Justin Williams 0:151–0 LAK
LAK Jeff Carter (PP) Mike Richards, Matt Frattin 11:392–0 LAK
NYR J. T. Miller Anton Stralman, Oscar Lindberg 14:062–1 LAK
LAKMike Richards (PP)Unassisted17:273–1 LAK
2ndLAK Trevor Lewis Jarret Stoll, Robyn Regehr 16:154–1 LAK
3rdNo scoring this period
September 28Colorado Avalanche3–2Los Angeles Kings Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLAK Mike Richards (PP)Unassisted16:381–0 LAK
2ndLAKMike Richards (2) (PP) Matt Frattin, Jarret Stoll 0:142–0 LAK
COL Ryan O'Reilly Steve Downie, Matt Duchene 8:112–1 LAK
COL Gabriel Landeskog Alex Tanguay, Andre Benoit 12:582–2
COLGabriel Landeskog (2) (PP)Andre Benoit, Paul Stastny 16:063–2 COL
3rdNo scoring this period

Frozen Fury XVI (2014)

October 4Colorado Avalanche3–2 SOLos Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury XVII (2015)

October 3 [10] Los Angeles Kings4–0Colorado Avalanche Recap  
NoneScoring stats Dustin Brown, Kyle Clifford
Trevor Lewis
Marian Gaborik
Reto Berra (28 saves)Goalie stats Jonathan Quick (14 saves)

Frozen Fury XVIII (2016)

October 7 [11] Dallas Stars6–3Los Angeles Kings Recap
October 8 [12] Colorado Avalanche2–1 OTLos Angeles Kings Recap

Frozen Fury SLC I (2021)

September 30 [13] Vegas Golden Knights1–3Los Angeles Kings Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLAK Brendan Lemieux Austin Strand 1:451–0 LAK
2ndLAK Lias Andersson Gabriel Vilardi, Vladimir Tkachev 1:482–0 LAK
3rdVGK Daniil Miromanov Nicolas Roy 4:302–1 LAK
LAK Arthur Kaliyev (PP) Quinton Byfield, Vladimir Tkachev9:353–1 LAK

Frozen Fury SLC II (2022)

October 6 [14] Vegas Golden Knights6–4Los Angeles Kings Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLAK Kevin Fiala Adrian Kempe, Sean Durzi 1:521–0 LAK
LAK Gabriel Vilardi Trevor Moore, Brandt Clarke 6:092–0 LAK
VGK Reilly Smith Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel 16:362–1 LAK
2ndVGKBrayden McNabbJack Eichel5:142–2
VGK Chandler Stephenson Mark Stone, Reilly Smith11:153–2 VGK
VGK Jonathan Marchessault Shea Theodore 17:434–2 VGK
3rdLAK Trevor Moore (PP) Arthur Kaliyev, Sean Durzi2:214–3 VGK
VGKReilly Smith (2) (PP)Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson8:375–3 VGK
LAKSean Durzi (PP)Arthur Kaliyev, Phillip Danault 15:515–4 VGK
VGK Alex Pietrangelo (EN)Unassisted18:526–4 VGK

Frozen Fury SLC III (2023)

October 5 [15] San Jose Sharks3–4 OTLos Angeles Kings Recap
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLAK Pierre-Luc Dubois Kevin Fiala, Vladislav Gavrikov 8:271–0 LAK
SJS Alexander Barabanov (PP) Mikael Granlund, Anthony Duclair 8:271–1
2ndLAK Anze Kopitar Drew Doughty 8:162–1 LAK
SJS Mike Hoffman Tomas Hertl, Mackenzie Blackwood 14:452–2
3rdLAK Trevor Moore Viktor Arvidsson, Phillip Danault 3:283–2 LAK
SJS Thomas Bordeleau William Eklund 14:153–3
OTLAK Adrian Kempe Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty0:174–3 LAK

Frozen Fury SLC IV (2024)

Intended to be the third meeting between Los Angeles and Vegas, the game was originally scheduled for September 23, 2024. However, it was officially cancelled on June 20, 2024, due to the Salt Lake City-based Utah Hockey Club entering the NHL. [9] The game was replaced by a matchup between the Kings and the Utah Hockey Club on the same date, without the Frozen Fury branding. [9]

Records

TeamGamesWinsLossesWin %
Los Angeles Kings 241410.583
Colorado Avalanche 1679.438
Vegas Golden Knights 211.500
San Jose Sharks 02.000
Dallas Stars 1101.000
Arizona Coyotes 01.000
New York Rangers

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