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If you like the horn at Staples Center, you’re going to love the video below.
These highlights from last night’s Kings game vs. the Blackhawks feature clips of Jeff Carter, Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Jarret Stoll, Dustin Penner and several others. Yet, the night belonged to Dustin Brown.
After the game, I asked him which of the [...]
Blackhawks fans will likely dismiss their 4-0 loss in LA as not that big of a deal, especially considering they were without captain Jonathan Toews. On the other side of the ice, Kings captain Dustin Brown figured prominently in the outcome – scoring the game’s first three goals and assisting on his team’s other marker.
Chicago [...]
If you were watching closely during Wednesday’s game in Chicago, Drew Doughty was very excited when Jarret Stoll scored to put the Kings up 2-0 early in the third period.
For those who missed the celebration, here’s a short clip, followed by some reaction from both when asked about it after practice today.
Stoll – “I haven’t [...]
Goals for a hockey team, like life itself, can have an uncontrollable ebb and flow. For much of the season, the Kings have been looking for the elusive ‘secondary scoring’ to kick in.
Wednesday night in Dallas, Kevin Westgarth scored his first-ever NHL goal and the Kings lost in overtime. Last night, Jarret [...]
With Chicago’s 2-1 win last night, that pushes their streak to seven straight over Los Angeles and 10-0-1 in the last 11 games vs. the Kings.
Following the game, here’s what was being said in the Blackhawks locker room…
Head coach Joel Quenneville on the overall game – “I think that the game that got us back [...]
Tonight will be the first match-up of the year between the Kings and Blackhawks. Last season, Chicago took all four games in the series, pushing their win streak over Los Angeles to six straight and they’re 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall.
Last hour we looked at some fun facts leading into tonight’s game [...]
Before we get into the fun of hearing from a trio of Kings defensemen regarding tonight’s match-up with the Blackhawks, let’s first run through a few quick notes and stats…
- For Simon Gagne and Mike Richards, today’s game may be a little more personal than it is for other members of the Kings. It [...]
Tony Schumacher (photo: NHRA)
Tony Schumacher may drive an NHRA top fuel car for a living, but he easily relate to the pressure that must come from playing in overtime of a game seven during the Stanley Cup Finals.
Yes, he’s a seven-time World Champion. Yet, perhaps his defining sports moment was in 2006. Entering [...]
Through the years, we’ve had a variety of celebrities and athletes on MayorsManor – like Greg Hetson of the band Bad Religion, Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel and Dodgers’ left fielder Matt Kemp – to talk about a myriad of subjects.
With the UFC in town for a big fight card this Saturday night, [...]
Sean O’Donnell on Jonathan Quick and the Stanley Cup
Sean O’Donnell (photo by Cikiri)
Long time followers of MayorsManor – especially those who’ve listened to any of my radio interviews – know that when talking about Jonathan Quick, I often make mention of a passing comment Sean O’Donnell made to me in Las Vegas in the fall of 2009.
To set the stage properly, it’s important [...]