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Frozen Fury is an annual pre-season ice hockey game between Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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. In a twist of irony, the air temperature was 85°F 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.

The games[]

Frozen Fury I (1997)[]

September 20 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 OT Colorado Avalanche Recap


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st COL Josef Marha Brent Severyn, Eric Messier 13:13 1–0 COL
2nd LAK Roman Vopat (PP) Brad Smyth 2:06 1–1
COL Eric Messier Jari Kurri, Joe Sakic 14:51 2–1 COL
3rd LAK Olli Jokinen (PP) Luc Robitaille, Ray Ferraro 4:12 2–2
LAK Craig Johnson Rob Blake 12:27 3–2 LAK
COL Joe Sakic Peter Forsberg, Claude Lemieux 19:20 3–3
OT LAK Donald MacLean Doug Zmolek, Jan Vopat 2:51 4–3 LAK

Frozen Fury II (1998)[]

September 19 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Recap


September 20 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Los Angeles Kings Recap


Frozen Fury III (1999)[]

September 11 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Recap


Frozen Fury IV (2000)[]

September 30 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Los Angeles Kings Recap


Frozen Fury V (2001)[]

September 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 San Jose Sharks Recap


Frozen Fury VI (2002)[]

October 5 Los Angeles Kings 6–5 Colorado Avalanche Recap


Frozen Fury VII (2003)[]

September 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Recap


Frozen Fury VIII (2005)[]

September 24 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 OT Los Angeles Kings Recap


Frozen Fury IX (2006)[]

September 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Recap


Frozen Fury X (2007)[]

September 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 SO Colorado Avalanche Recap


Frozen Fury XI (2008)[]

September 27 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 SO Los Angeles Kings Recap


Frozen Fury XII (2009)[]

September 26 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Colorado Avalanche Recap


Frozen Fury XIII (2010)[]

October 2 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Recap


Records[]

Team Games Wins Losses Win %
Los Angeles Kings 14 10 4 .714
Colorado Avalanche 12 4 8 .333
Phoenix Coyotes 1 0 1 .000
San Jose Sharks 1 0 1 .000

References[]

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