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The game hasn’t even started yet and MayorsManor already has the first batch of photos from Anze Kopitar’s debut with Mora IK today in Sweden…
Special thanks to Petter Fritz, our correspondent in Sweden, for this first batch of shots. We’ll have a more detailed report from the game available later today.
UPDATE:
Mora was trailing 4-2 late in the third [...]
Last summer we brought you the story of Jim Fox and his work with the Guidance Center, a group committed to helping children and young adults with various mental health issues. Raising awareness of the topic was also extremely timely, considering the number of recent deaths that had occurred in the NHL. At least in a few of those cases, the [...]
Yesterday, we showed what it looked like in the booth as Bob Miller and Jim Fox called the Kings first goal vs. the Devils in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Now, thanks again to the team over at Kings Vision, we get to share some never-before-seen footage from that game. Here’s Nick Nickson and [...]
The NHL lockout has created several storylines – including players like Anze Kopitar heading over to Sweden and the immediate future of many Kings prospects being put into question. We’ll tackle the latter topic right at the onset of today’s interview with Jake Muzzin. Will he be starting the season in Manchester or will he be sitting on [...]
Borrowing from an old Sally Field acceptance speech at the Oscars… I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!
Last night was pretty special. We attended the LA Weekly Web Awards, where MayorsManor was one of four websites up for the title of Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles.
The event was [...]
Thanks to the team over at Kings Vision, we now have some never-before-seen footage of Bob Miller and Jim Fox calling the Kings first goal in Game 6 – just after the Devils took a 5 minute major penalty…
To see our interview with Bob, on the ice moments after the Kings won the Stanley cup, [...]
Even with the lockout, we continue to roll along here on MayorsManor.
Joining us on today’s show is Kings’ defenseman Alec Martinez. The 25-year-old Michigan native has secured his spot on the LA blueline over the past two seasons and can now call himself a Stanley Cup Champion. We’ll talk with him anout how that experience [...]
Last summer, in two separate articles, we brought you some pictures and updates from the facility where Anze Kopitar works out during the off-season. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and worth taking a look at (linked here and here).
Now, here’s a new report filed today showing more of his training and [...]
If you’ve been a fan of MayorsManor the last few years, you know that one of the most quotable members of the LA Kings has to be Kevin Westgarth. From the New Year’s Resolutions he offered his teammates to things he’s learned about them to recalling many of the firsts in his life or even the exclusive details on [...]
VIDEO: Kopitar’s full press conference with his new team
Prior to his first game with Mora IK in Sweden (scheduled for Saturday), Anze Kopitar was welcomed to the local media via a team press conference. After putting on his new jersey and posing for a few pictures he took questions from the gathered press. While some of the questions are in Swedish, Kopitar answers [...]