Author Archive for The Mayor
The Mayor of the LA Kings provides news, interviews and inside information at www.MayorsManor.com. His stories have been featured on ESPN, The Fourth Period, Hockey Independent and many other websites. You can also follow along at www.twitter.com/MayorNHL and/or www.facebook.com/MayorsManor.
The Dustins – Brown and Penner – talk LA Kings playoff run
The Kings will finally return to a full practice today after getting some much deserved time off on Monday and Tuesday. Coming off their series sweep of the St. Louis Blues it was time to recharge and recoup. However, during the down time, we did speak by phone with team captain Dustin Brown and the [...]
Kings’ Mike Richards reacts to recent praise from Ian Laperriere
After Mike Richards was traded to LA last June, his former Flyers teammate Ian Laperriere came on MayorsManor and spoke very highly of him. Soon thereafter, Richards shared some memories of their time together in Philadelphia. Then, Laperriere was back last week – this time, to talk about Jeff Carter coming to the Kings. As [...]
LA Kings shake things up with four roster moves
Slava Voynov is on his way back to Manchester. It’s an easy move to understand, as the team was carrying an extra defenseman and it seems that coach Darryl Sutter has settled on Alec Martinez. Thus, it was time for Voynov to head back to the AHL, where he can play large minutes every night [...]
Kings GM Dean Lombardi on Penner and PancakeGate
Last night Dustin Penner offered an ‘open letter’ on MayorsManor.com to explain his side of what went down with his recent back injury and the surrounding media attention related to his eating of some ‘delicious pancakes.’ That story has gone somewhat viral since, with references and links on the Edmonton Journal, Puck Daddy’s Yahoo Sports blog, [...]
Kings’ Jack Johnson talks about his post-goal Tebow pose
Goal celebrations may be on the decline in the NFL, yet the LA Kings sure seem to be getting into the act. Fresh on the heels of Drew Doughty and Jarret Stoll doing the ‘love tap’ celebration a few weeks ago in Chicago, defenseman Jack Johnson posed for a quick ‘Tebow’ after he found the [...]
What are Drew Doughty and Darryl Sutter talking about?
In the period leading up to Darryl Sutter being hired as the new Kings coach many were talking about his aggressive, heavy handed approach. Yet, GM Dean Lombardi tried telling anybody who would listen at the team’s press conference last week, ‘He’s not a raving lunatic.’ In fact, to date, we haven’t seen much of [...]
Why the LA Kings hiring of Darryl Sutter makes sense
Life at the top is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO of a major corporation, a head coach in the NFL or the GM of the LA Kings. The reason those people get paid big money is to make big decisions. There’s a sign in Dean Lombardi’s office at the Kings training facility [...]
LA Kings coach Murray still frustrated by Ethan Moreau
LA’s coach Murray (photo: D. Sheehan) Yestereday on MayorsManor.com, we posted comments from Ethan Moreau regarding the penalty he took late in the game on Wednesday vs. the Dallas Stars. Terry Murray was still a little hot under the under collar when asked about it yesterday, more than 36 hours later. “He took a horseshit [...]
Drew Doughty not sure what’s wrong, responds to Murray
Drew Doughty – LA Kings (photo: M. Zampelli) Two goals and five assists probably isn’t what GM Dean Lombardi had in mind when he signed the Kings top defenseman to an eight-year, $56-million contract in September. It was something acknowledged over the weekend, when coach Terry Murray spoke about Drew Doughty not giving the team [...]
What I’ve learned so far this season… by Kris Letang, Penguins dman
Penguins Kris Letang – sharp dresser ZZ Top were right. Every girl’s crazy about a sharp dressed man. Just ask center Jarret Stoll. Most of his Kings’ teammates have selected him as ‘best dressed’ guy in the room – although Brad Richardson disagrees. Regardless of who can lay claim to being the cat with the sharpest [...]
LA Kings captain Dustin Brown – just a big nerd?
Our new ‘What I’ve learned so far this season…’ series has already brought forth a myriad of mixed information. Drew Doughty shared who was ‘one of the best passers I’ve seen’ (and it wasn’t Anze Kopitar), Kevin Westgarth may be man crushing on one of the new Kings forwards, Trent Hunter spoke about being mesmerized [...]
Before and After: Terry Murray on starting Bernier vs. Devils
Kings coach Terry Murray has been all the talk in LA hockey circles this week, as he decided to rest uber hot Jonathan Quick – riding a streak of three straight shutouts – and put in back-up Jonathan Bernier for Tuesday’s game vs. the Devils. Barry Melrose went on NHL radio yesterday saying he would [...]
Kings’ Willie Mitchell on his past, present and future
Willie Mitchell has already revisited his past once this season and he’ll be doing in again on Tuesday night when the New Jersey Devils come to Staples Center in LA. “Where it all started. That’s the first thing I think about when it comes to playing the Devils,” the 10-year NHL veteran said. “It doesn’t [...]
Western Conference predictions for the 2011-12 NHL season
Predictions – everybody loves them and if you’re correct about half the time, you’re doing pretty well. Two years ago I had the Los Angeles Kings finishing sixth in the Western Conference. Nailed it. Last season, I slotted the Kings at fourth during my NHL season preview article. That’s certainly where they should have finished, [...]
LA Kings and Drew Doughty agree – it’s finally done!
If the summer long drama between the Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty has been resolved with an ‘all’s well that ends well’ solution, we’ll know soon enough. The primary fact at the moment though is that a contract has been agreed upon and he’ll be rejoining his teammates soon, as they prepare for [...]
LA Kings prospect calls Anaheim Ducks fan ‘a lost cause’
Kaunisto during Rookie Camp (photo: CIKIRI) It’s time for the return of the Yooper. Ray Kaunisto, a 6-foot-4 left wing, played 57 games for Manchester last season, the Kings’ AHL affiliate. He had 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) and finished with a minus-6 rating. Not exactly numbers that will shoot him past Brandon Kozun [...]
LA Kings camp – notes and quotes from opening weekend
As you know, the Los Angeles Kings 2011 training camp opened up over the weekend. Most of the NHL players were in town for about a week prior and had been working out and scrimmaging at the team’s training facility in El Segundo. Meanwhile, over 20 prospects were engaged in Rookie Camp, including a two-game [...]
LA Kings Rookie Camp Breakdown – the forwards
Business is about to pick up… Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s official release of the Kings 2011 Rookie Camp roster and schedule, below is some additional information to get you primed and ready to go. KINGS PROSPECTS Andy Andreoff – 6-foot-1 center, drafted in 2011, third round – played 66 games for Oshawa (OHL) [...]
Ethan Moreau ready for LA, moving on from Edmonton and Columbus
Last week, Ethan Moreau got his first taste of being inside Staples Center as a member of the Kings. It between observing the work being done to the ice and taking photos with other guests, he shared several thoughts about signing his recent deal with Los Angeles. First off, even though it’s a one-year contract, [...]
Mike Richards – ‘Laperriere guided me in the right direction’
It’s only been a few months since an earthquake-like rumbling was felt around the National Hockey League, as the Philadelphia Flyers traded away two of their most important players. From the moment he joined the Los Angeles Kings, Mike Richards has been asked a lot of questions about his now former teammate and best friend, [...]
