Alexander Frolov Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov ( born on June 19 , 1982 ) is a Russia n professional player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Frolov was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round , 20th overall , in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft . He had been playing in Russia ' s third - tier hockey league with Lokomotiv - 2 Yaroslavl , then stayed in Russia for two more seasons , moving up to the second - tier Russian Supreme League ( RSL ) and first - tier Russian Super League ( RSL ) with Krylya Sovetov Moscow . Signed to a three - year contract with the Kings in July 2002 , Frolov made his NHL debut in 2002 for the Kings , scoring his first NHL goal , a game - winner , in his seventh game on October 25 , against Mike Richter of the New York Rangers . Frolov finished his rookie season with 14 goals and 31 points . After improving to a team - high 24 goals and 48 points the following season , Frolov returned to the Russian Super League in 2004 – 05 due to the NHL lockout . He began the season with CSKA Moscow and finished second in team scoring to Nikolai Zherdev despite completing the campaign with Dynamo Moscow . Frolov became a restricted free agent before the 2005 – 06 NHL season and after turning down a three - year deal , he signed a longer term five - year , $ 14 . 5 million contract in August 2005 . In the first year of his new contract , he scored his first NHL hat trick on November 13 , 2005 , in an 8 – 2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets . Later that season , Frolov was named to Russia ' s 2006 Winter Olympic team in Torino and suffered a partially separated shoulder . He missed approximately a month with the Kings when he returned , but still managed a 54 - point season in 69 games . In 2006 – 07 , Frolov continued to improve and recorded a career - high 35 goals and 71 points , second in team point - scoring to Mike Cammalleri . He finished second in team - scoring for the second consecutive year to Anze Kopitar in 2007 – 08 with 67 points , despite missing 11 games due to a groin injury suffered in November . International play . Frolov represented Russia on two occasions as a junior at the 2000 World Junior U18 Championships in Switzerland and 2001 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic , where he earned a gold medal . He scored a goal in the 5 - 4 gold medal game victory over Team Canada and finished with a team - high 6 goals and 8 points in 7 games . After completing his rookie season with the Los Angeles Kings , Frolov debuted at the senior level with Russia at the 2003 World Championships and scored 5 points as Russia failed to medal . He made his second World Championships appearance in 2007 , tallying an international personal best 11 points in 9 games . Playing as the host nation , Russia earned bronze defeating Sweden 3 – 1 in the bronze medal game . Frolov also competed in the 2004 World Cup where he managed 2 assists in 4 games . He was selected to his first Winter Olympics for the 2006 Olympics in Torino . However , Frolov was injured early in the tournament , suffering a partially separated shoulder in a round - robin gamea against Kazakhstan . He missed the remainder of Russia ' s games as they were defeated 3 – 0 by Finland in the semi - final game .