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.
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]
Frozen Fury I (1997)
September 20 |
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4–3 OT |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury II (1998)
September 19 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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3–2 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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September 20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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5–4 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury III (1999)
September 11 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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4–0 |
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Phoenix Coyotes |
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Frozen Fury IV (2000)
September 30 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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5–4 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury V (2001)
September 22 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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4–3 |
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San Jose Sharks |
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Frozen Fury VI (2002)
October 5 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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6–5 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury VII (2003)
September 23 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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3–1 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury VIII (2005)
September 24 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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2–1 OT |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury IX (2006)
September 23 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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3–2 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury X (2007)
September 22 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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3–2 SO |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury XI (2008)
September 27 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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4–3 SO |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury XII (2009)
September 26 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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5–3 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury XIII (2010)
October 2 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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3–2 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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Frozen Fury XIV (2011)
October 1 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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4–1 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury XV (2013)
September 27 |
Los Angeles Kings |
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4–1 |
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New York Rangers |
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September 28 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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3–2 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury XVI (2014)
October 4 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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3–2 SO |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury XVIII (2016)
October 7[11] |
Dallas Stars |
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6–3 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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October 8[12] |
Colorado Avalanche |
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2–1 OT |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury SLC I (2021)
September 30[13] |
Vegas Golden Knights |
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1–3 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury SLC II (2022)
October 6[14] |
Vegas Golden Knights |
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6–4 |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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Frozen Fury SLC III (2023)
October 5[15] |
San Jose Sharks |
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3–4 OT |
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Los Angeles Kings |
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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]
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