Frozen Fury is an annual pre-season ice hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), held in Paradise , Nevada ; the first game was played in 1997. On three occasions, the Kings have faced different teams instead of the Avalanche, once each against the Arizona Coyotes , the San Jose Sharks , the New York Rangers and the Dallas Stars .[1] [2] [3] The 15th Frozen Fury was originally supposed to take place on September 29, 2012, though it ended up being cancelled due to the NHL lockout.[4] It resumed September 27–28, 2013, with the New York Rangers making their debut in the series.
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 28 September 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 ; since the 2016 preseason, they are played at T-Mobile Arena .[5] The game will continue after Las Vegas's new NHL franchise begins play in 2017.[6]
The games [ edit ]
Frozen Fury I (1997) [ edit ]
September 20
Los Angeles Kings
4–3 OT
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Scoring summary
Frozen Fury II (1998) [ edit ]
September 19
Los Angeles Kings
3–2
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
September 20
Colorado Avalanche
5–4
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury III (1999) [ edit ]
September 11
Los Angeles Kings
4–0
Phoenix Coyotes
Recap
Frozen Fury IV (2000) [ edit ]
September 30
Colorado Avalanche
5–4
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury V (2001) [ edit ]
September 22
Los Angeles Kings
4–3
San Jose Sharks
Recap
Frozen Fury VI (2002) [ edit ]
October 5
Los Angeles Kings
6–5
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury VII (2003) [ edit ]
September 23
Los Angeles Kings
3–1
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury VIII (2005) [ edit ]
September 24
Colorado Avalanche
2–1 OT
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury IX (2006) [ edit ]
September 23
Los Angeles Kings
3–2
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury X (2007) [ edit ]
September 22
Los Angeles Kings
3–2 SO
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury XI (2008) [ edit ]
September 27
Colorado Avalanche
4–3 SO
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury XII (2009) [ edit ]
September 26
Los Angeles Kings
5–3
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury XIII (2010) [ edit ]
October 2
Los Angeles Kings
3–2
Colorado Avalanche
Recap
Frozen Fury XIV (2011) [ edit ]
October 1
Colorado Avalanche
4–1
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury XV (2013) [ edit ]
September 27
Los Angeles Kings
4–1
New York Rangers
Recap
Scoring summary
September 28
Colorado Avalanche
3–2
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Scoring summary
Frozen Fury XVI (2014) [ edit ]
October 4
Colorado Avalanche
3–2 SO
Los Angeles Kings
Recap
Frozen Fury XVII (2015) [ edit ]
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