The 2012 edition of the AHL All-Star game concluded tonight, with the Western squad defeating the guys from the East 8-7 in a shootout. Kings prospects Jeff Zatkoff and Thomas Hickey represented the Manchester Monarchs on the East team.
Zatkoff played the second period in net, facing 20 shots and surrendering there goals.
Hickey, who leads the [...]
2012 AHL All-Star Game – notes on Zatkoff, Hickey, Stevens
January 30, 2012 By
NHL12 All-Star Game Results: Westgarth vs The Mayor
January 29, 2012 By
Earlier today we posted the results of the NHL 12 simulations using the All Star teams selected by Dustin Penner and Jack Johnson. If you missed it, Team Johnson defeated Team Mayor 8-5. In the other contest, the Pennermaniacs went down in overtime, 5-4.
Now, we have the results of the third and final game using [...]
NHL12: The Mayor vs Penner and Johnson – results are in
January 29, 2012 By
In an article the other day, where we did mock All-Star Game drafts with several of the Kings, Dustin Penner wanted to know if the teams selected were going to be loaded into NHL12 to see who would win. Although that wasn’t part of the plan, a longtime MayorsManor reader emailed to let us know [...]
VIDEO: Quick beats Howard, gets interviewed by Lundqvist
January 28, 2012 By
Jonathan Quick is the Kings’ lone representative at this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game – and the team’s first goalie to receive such an honor in thirty years. As part of tonight’s Skills Competition, Quick first participated in the ‘fastest skater’ challenge, opposing Jimmy Howard from the Detroit Red Wings. Take a look…
Here are some other [...]
VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Jon Quick at ASG Media Day
January 27, 2012 By
Was it really this bad when the All-Star Game was held in Los Angeles back in 2002? Is it because the event was held in ‘hockey crazed’ Canada? Or has the whole thing just turned into a nutty media thing, ala the Super Bowl? Watch as Kings goalie Jonathan Quick attempts to answer some – [...]
VIDEO: Jonathan Quick interview at All-Star Game Draft
January 27, 2012 By
Below is a short video with goalie Jonathan Quick after being selected with the third pick by Team Alfredsson at the NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft. After watching him answer some questions from the media, be sure to click the link under the player to see a special message he taped just for LA Kings [...]
POLL: Which NHL forward would you take first at ASG?
January 26, 2012 By
If you’ve been following along here on MayorsManor this week, you’ve read the mini-mock drafts by Daniel Alfredsson, Jack Johnson, Dustin Penner and Kevin Westgarth. Now it’s your turn. If you were one of the captains at this year’s NHL All Star Game, who would you take with your first selection at tonight’s All Star [...]
ASG 2012: Johnson, Westgarth, Penner take on The Mayor
January 26, 2012 By
Later tonight, Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara will draft their All-Star teams from a group of 38 NHL players, live on TV. After watching the inaugural event last season, it definitely put a unique twist on things. No other sport does such a thing. And for a change, that’s a good thing for the NHL.
By [...]
With Quick away, what are the other Kings doing?
January 25, 2012 By
Last season, the Kings had only four days off for the NHL All-Star Game. While they may not have been much time, several players took the opportunity to get out of LA. For example, Kyle Clifford flew back to Toronto to see some family. Taking a shorter trip was Matt Greene, who went out to [...]
Interview with Jonathan Quick’s replacement in net
When the Kings returned to their practice facility on Monday after nearly a week long break there was a stranger sitting in Jonathan Quick‘s stall. Perhaps even more confusing to some, he was putting on goalie equipment.
Salvatore Tecci had been at the rink since noon, hours before practice was set to start. As the players [...]