NHL Awards – selections submitted for 2013 regular season honors

Beginning Monday, the NHL will start to announce the nominees for the 2013 Regular Season Awards, beginning with the three Calder Trophy candidates. This comes on the heals of having members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (myself included) submit our nominees in various categories just before the playoffs began. We were asked to provide [...]

So, why was Drew Doughty’s goal allowed?

Per the NHL Situation Room – ‘At 19:59 of the second period in the Kings/Blackhawks game, video review determined the puck deflected off Dwight King’s skate and into the net. According to Rule 49.2 “A puck that deflects into the net off an attacking player’s skate who does not use a distinct kicking motion is [...]

MayorsManor First Goal Contest: Game 32 – Kings at Blackhawks

Perhaps the third time will be a charm.
Due to the Kings’ lack of scoring, we haven’t had a winner in our First Goal Contest in back-to-back games now.  But, with the Kings in Chicago tonight, let’s give it another go.
More on that in a minute though. First, some required reading:
-  Word Association: Doughty and the Kings take on the [...]

Fill In The Blank: Game 13 feedback after Blackhawks def Kings

It’s time for more input from the readers.
On Sunday afternoon the Kings played game one of a three-game road trip and didn’t start off on a good note. In a game where they should have been looking for redemption – and a much needed two points – after not showing up to play the Blackhawks [...]

VIDEO: Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery after 3-2 win over Kings

Goaltender Ray Emery shares some thoughts after the Blackhawks defeated the Kings 3-2 on Sunday…

RELATED CONTENT: Word Association – Doughty, Penner and crew vs. the Blackhawks
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VIDEO: Richards scores twice, Kings lose 3-2 in Chicago

Video highlights from the Kings 3-2 loss on Sunday…

RELATED CONTENT: Word Association – Doughty, Penner and crew vs. the Blackhawks
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Sunday morning notes – starting goalies, line-ups and links

The Kings did not hold a game day skate in Chicago this morning, which is part of the reason coach Darryl Sutter opted to hold practice on Saturday before flying out of Los Angeles. Before the puck drops at 12:30pm PST, here’s all the key info you need to know…
- Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will [...]

MayorsManor First Goal Contest: Game 13 – Kings at Blackhawks

It’s another day game on Sunday, so we’re posting this contest a little sooner than usual to give everybody proper time to place their entry.
Jeff Carter didn’t score in Friday night’s LA Kings win.  However, he still holds the team lead with seven goals.  With an assist in the game, Anze Kopitar now has the overall [...]

MayorsManor Live Radio: Kings at Blackhawks preview with Tab Bamford

In advance of Sunday’s Kings vs. Blackhawks game we invited Tab Bamford onto the MayorsManor show.  He’s a featured writer fot The Fourth Period Magazine and and covers Chicago hockey for CommittedIndian.com.
In the episode below we’ll take a look at some of the key storylines heading into the game, including – power play woes, Michal Rozsival [...]

Word Association: Six Kings take on Four Blackhawks

Sunday afternoon the suddenly surging Kings will get a chance to extract a little revenge on the red-hot Blackhawks in Chicago.  It was just last month that the two teams met in Los Angeles on opening day of the 2013 season.   That game was a decisive win for the road team and the Kings are [...]