On the eve of the Los Angeles Kings’ 2011 Training Camp, and just days away from the first pre-season game, it is time to celebrate the return of hockey. To help us all get into the spirit, Frozen Royalty will be giving away two sets of four, lower bowl, ice-level seats for that game, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:30 PM Pacific time at Staples Center in Los Angeles, against the Phoenix Coyotes.

But…there’s a catch. First, you must be a Facebook and/or a Twitter user. Second, you’re going to have to do a little homework to earn them. Here’s what you’ll need to do to qualify and win:

For Facebook users ONLY…

1) Correctly answer the following question:

Rogie Vachon, holder of just about all Kings records for goaltenders, had quite the “rude welcome” to the National Hockey League when he made his debut as a rookie with the Montreal Canadiens in 1966-67. Describe what that “rude welcome” was, and provide the title and URL (also known as the link or web address) of the Frozen Royalty story where you found the answer.

Submit your answer by leaving it as a comment below ON OR AFTER NOON Pacific time on Friday, September 16, 2011. Be sure to use your full name and a real e-mail address (if you’d like me to be able to connect with you if you win, which would probably be a good thing). Also provide the URL to your Facebook profile in your comment.

Submissions posted prior to the time specified above will not be accepted.

2) You must already “Like” the Frozen Royalty page on Facebook, or you must do so PRIOR to the contest deadline (see below). Frozen Royalty’s page on Facebook can be found at:

http://www.facebook.com/FrozenRoyalty

NOTE: Answers must be posted below, NOT on Facebook.

3) Recommend Frozen Royalty’s Facebook page on your Facebook profile PRIOR to the contest deadline (see below).

For Twitter users ONLY…

1) Correctly answer the following:

A former Kings defenseman once said that his puck handling skills were so poor early in his career that he wasn’t even able to carry the puck using a “container.” Name that player, and provide the title and URL of the Frozen Royalty story where you found the answer.

Submit your answer by leaving it as a comment below ON OR AFTER NOON Pacific time on Friday, September 16, 2011. Be sure to use your full name and a real e-mail address (if you’d like me to be able to connect with you if you win, which would probably be a good thing). Also provide your Twitter account name in your comment.

Submissions posted prior to the time specified above will not be accepted.

NOTE: Answers must be posted below, NOT on Twitter.

2) You must already follow @frozenroyalty, or you must do so PRIOR to the contest deadline (see below).

3) Post a tweet (must be from an account that does not protect its tweets) recommending to others that they follow @frozenroyalty PRIOR to the contest deadline (see below).

GENERAL RULES:

The deadline for submissions is 9:00 PM Pacific time on Monday, September 19, 2011. For each set of tickets, the first person to submit the correct answer and meet all requirements set forth above, will be the winner.

One prize per person/household.

All submissions will be held (not published immediately) until the end of the contest.

Winners will be notified by e-mail, and will be announced on Frozen Royalty’s Facebook page and on Twitter.

Tickets will be left at the Staples Center Box Office Will Call window for pick-up on game day.

Those affiliated with the Los Angeles Kings, members of the broadcast or print media, any web site that covers the Kings, or any related web site, are not eligible.

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