Archive of posts filed under the Awards category.

KingsVision honored with three Telly Awards

KingsVision’s terrific Stanley Cup Moments series was recognized with three Bronze Awards at the 34th Annual Telly Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievements in film and video production, online videos, programs and commercials, and local, regional and cable TV commercials, programs and segments. The well-deserved awards represent a year-long archiving effort undertaken by Executive Producer / [...]

Saturday roundup: Voynov, Bernier, awards

VOYNOV CLOSE? According to a report by R-Sport on Saturday, Slava Voynov is close to signing a contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings despite the efforts of Traktor Chelyabinsk to sign him and bring him back to his hometown. Said Voynov’s agent Alexander Tyzhnykh: “Slava is in contract talks with Los Angeles and we [...]

Alfredsson wins Messier Award

The National Hockey League announced the first round of winners of the league’s awards on Friday afternoon. For the second consecutive year, Dustin Brown finished as a runner up in the Mark Messier Leadership Award as veteran Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was presented the award one year after it was named to Shane Doan. [...]

Brown nominated for Messier Award

Dustin Brown has been announced as one of the three finalists for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, an award presented annually since 2007 “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season.” In addition to Brown, Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators and [...]

2012-13 Los Angeles Kings Award Winners

AS VOTED BY THE MEDIA Most Valuable Player “Bill Libby Memorial Award” – presented by McDonald’s Jeff Carter Best Newcomer “Mark Bavis Memorial Award” Jake Muzzin Outstanding Defenseman Drew Doughty Defensive Player Anze Kopitar AS VOTED BY THE KINGS PLAYERS Most Inspirational Player “Ace Bailey Memorial Award” Matt Greene Unsung Hero Trevor Lewis AS SELECTED [...]

Bernier a Masterton Trophy nominee

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier was nominated by the Los Angeles chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the 2013 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Monday. The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually to a player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” In recent years, players who have [...]

On the ground in Minnesota

The Kings are en route to the team hotel in St. Paul and have been greeted by sleet and freezing rain that is expected to give way to snow showers later in the evening. Some stories that I’ll address upon check-in: -Jonathan Bernier was nominated for the 2013 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by the Los [...]

Muzzin recognized by the NHL

Jake Muzzin was recognized as the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for March after finishing a 17-game span with four goals, 11 points and a plus-10 rating. Muzzin recorded points in eight different games during a span in which the Kings played 17 times over the final 30 days of the month. His most productive [...]

Silver and black at the White House

The Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Galaxy will be honored by President Barack Obama at the White House today. The live stream for the ceremony will begin at approximately 10:35 am PT and can be accessed by clicking here. Additional coverage will be provided by @LAKings, @LAGalaxy, @LAGalaxyInsider and @WhiteHouse. Several notes on today’s [...]

Kings, Galaxy to visit White House on Tuesday

Continuing a Presidential tradition in which championship-winning teams visit the White House, the Los Angeles Kings will be in Washington, D.C. next Tuesday in between stops in Chicago and St. Louis on their upcoming road trip to be honored along with the Los Angeles Galaxy by President Barack Obama.