Alexander Alexandrovich "Alex" Frolov (born on June
19, 1982 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional ice
hockey player who currently plays for the Los
Angeles Kings.
Frolov was drafted in the first round (20th overall)
of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft draft by the Los Angeles
Kings. Alexander Frolov made his NHL debut in 2002
for the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal in his
seventh game on 25 October 2002, against the New
York Rangers.
Frolov became a restricted free agent before the
2005-06 NHL season, and he and the Kings had initial
difficulties in agreeing on a new contract. He then
signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the
RSL, the league in which he played during the
2004-05 NHL lockout, saying that he would most
likely go on to spend the 2005-06 season playing in
Russia. However, a month later, he signed a 5 year,
$14.5 million contract with the Kings.
During the Kings' 8-2 victory over the Columbus Blue
Jackets on November 13, 2005, Frolov scored the
first hat-trick of his NHL career.
Frolov was named to Russia's 2006 Men's Ice Hockey
team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
During a round-robin game versus Kazakhstan, he
suffered a partially separated shoulder and missed
the rest of Russia's games during the Olympics. He
also missed 10 of the Kings' games once the NHL
season resumed.
