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.
Lombardi and Robitaille on LA Kings pursuit of Brad Richards
When Kings GM Dean Lombardi speaks, he almost always makes sense. People may not like what he has to say at times, but he pretty much tells it as it is. Several years ago when some questioned his signing of Dan Cloutier to an extension before he was fully healthy, Lombardi explained that it was [...]
LA Kings Stoll, Martinez on sending Wayne Simmonds to Flyers
Martinez and Simmonds (photo: K. Spatz) During a conversation with coach Terry Murray just a few days after the Kings were eliminated from the playoffs, he acknowledged that Wayne Simmonds “hit a bit of a wall” last season. It wasn’t that surprising of a statement from the coach though. After all, Simmonds saw his goals, [...]
LA Kings coach Terry Murray already juggling lines for next season
Murray with Williams (photo: D. Sheehan) Granted, he didn’t take the team to the playoffs his first year behind the bench in Los Angeles. However, in year two, Kings head coach Terry Murray guided the club to 101 points and they returned to the post-season for the first time in nearly a decade. He backed [...]
Summer Vacation with the LA Kings players
The Los Angeles Kings haven’t played a game since April 14th. And they’re not scheduled to return to their practice facility in El Segundo until mid-September. Which means we’re past the midpoint of the summer break. So, what have the players been up to? Here’s a brief rundown of some of their activities… Anze Kopitar [...]
Kings coach Murray sees ‘signs of progress’ with Penner
Last week I posted an extended interview with Dustin Penner following the Kings Development Camp in El Segundo. He was at TSC working out and shared a ton of thoughts on summer conditioning, next season…and offered up plenty of one-liners. In the article below, Kings coach Terry Murray responds to some of Penner’s comments and [...]
Full details on new jerseys for LA Kings
As shared this weekend on twitter and facebook, that’s a picture of the new Los Angeles Kings road jersey that will debut when the team takes the ice during the upcoming season. And here are some more of the plans… After much discussion on which jersey should be used as the third version, it’s been settled – the current [...]
A ‘troubled’ Lombardi trying to trade Ryan Smyth
When the NHL schedule came out yesterday it revealed the Kings will host both the Washington Captials and Pittsburgh Penguins. Sid and Ovi coming to town? Usually that’s enough to talk about on a boring Thursday in June. Yet, leave it to Dean Lombardi to throw that one out the window. First, he made a huge [...]
LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi evaluates his top guys
Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi used nine minutes to answer the first question asked of him during our our season de-brief this week. So, to say there is a lot of content to go through would be an understatement. Overall, Lombardi was, as he always is – introspective, detailed, mindful of things he’s said in the [...]
Coach Terry Murray Selects His Kings Rookie of the Year
As part of a multi-part series, we’ve been talking with Kings players over the last few days about who deserves to be crowned the Los Angeles Kings Rookie of the Year. The four leading candidates for the title – Jonathan Bernier, Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis and Alec Martinez – have all weighed in with their [...]
Kings vs. Ducks: 100 Games Later, Little Has Changed
It’s been more than a decade since both the Kings and Ducks were in the playoff hunt this late in the season. Surprisingly, the two teams have never participated in post season play at the same time though. Could this be the year? We’ll still have to wait a few more weeks to see. However, [...]
LA Kings Weekly Report
PennerMania continues to run wild in the City of Angels. With his goal in Dallas on Sunday afternoon, Dustin Penner now has a modest five-game point streak going with the Kings (two goals, three assists). It’s small, sure. Yet it’s kept much of the fan base giddy after the recent acquisition made by GM Dean Lombardi. [...]
Highlights from Meeting w/ Kings GM Dean Lombardi
Kings GM Dean Lombardi recently met with a group of about 500 season ticket holders – whom he repeatedly referred to as the team’s shareholders – at their training facility in El Segundo, CA. Backing him up were Jeff Solomon (VP of Hockey Operations) and Ron Hextall (Assistant General Manager). Among the topics covered were the [...]
LA Kings’ Dustin Penner talking PennerMania
Just over a week ago PennerMania was launched in Los Angeles. On message boards and social media sites most Kings fans were over the moon about GM Dean Lombardi’s acquisition of left winger Dustin Penner. And by the time he made his debut a few days later vs. Phoenix it had nearly become an epidemic…even appearing as [...]
Welcome to LA – 10 Points on Penner
Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi paid a steep price on Monday to acquire the player he needed. Or did he? In Dustin Penner he got a 29-year old left wing who’s under contract for one more year and brings plenty of size, at 6’4″ 250 lbs. The deal was Penner for Colten Teubert (a former first round [...]
Kings vs Ducks – The Most Important Game Ever
Wednesday night the Kings played their final contest in a 10-game stretch away from Staples Center. Sure, it was a big game for LA and the two points felt like they were worth so much more, given the tight Western Conference standings and it being against their cross town rival – the Anaheim Ducks. Yet, [...]
From Great to Good – The Kings Tell Their Story
Kings Coach Terry Murray said the team needed a win over the Islanders to make a good road trip a great one. They lost, ending their 11-game point streak. What went wrong? Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Willie Mitchell and others try to provide some answers.
LA Kings Weekly Report
The ten items you need to know to start the week – includes updates on Brayden Schenn, player sent to AHL, goalie masks, injuries, trade rumor, Winter Classic possibility and the NHL player tweet of the week.
Recap of Kings GM Dean Lombardi on NHL Network
Highlights of Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi’s appearance on the NHL Network – talking Kovalchuk (still, really?), the upcoming trade deadline and more.
Recap of LA Kings Coach Terry Murray on NHL Radio
Highlights of Los Angeles Kings coach Terry Murray on NHL Radio – talking Peter Forsberg retiring, the play fo Drew Doughty, why the Kings are playing better, the Grammys, etc.
Notes and Quotes, Kings 1 – Flyers 0
The Kings shutout the Flyers 1-0, a sort of payback for their 7-4 loss in LA just after Christmas. This article contains some notes and quotes surrounding the game, as well as a look back to something defenseman Sean O’Donnell had to say when he was a King.
