He never won the Stanley Cup. He only scored 14 goals with the team. He made a single appearance in the NHL All-Star Game. And there are very few, if any, truly defining moments from his 11 years in Los Angeles.
Yet, Mattias Norstrom will forever be remembered as the Captain of the Kings.
He’s back in [...]
(Part of) History Will Not Repeat Itself Tonight
October 20, 2010 By
Tonight will mark the 11-year anniversary of Staples Center first hosting an official NHL game.
The final score was 2-2, a tie between the host LA Kings and visiting Boston Bruins.
Like it or not, the shootout is now part of the NHL landscape. Thus, you can be assured of one major difference in tonight’s contest between [...]
Frozen Fury Trivia
September 30, 2010 By
For over a decade now Kings fans have been making the pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the spectacle that is Frozen Fury weekend.
Any Kings fan that has made the trip surely returned home with numerous stories. And yes, we all know What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
However, for those that are Frozen Fury regulars, [...]
Tuesday’s 10 Tidbits – Turning the Page
August 17, 2010 By
At what point is last season really over? Was it when the Kings were eliminated from the playoffs? Was it draft weekend, with it’s heavy emphasis on the future? Was it July 1st, when the free agency window opened? Perhaps, it’s when training camp finally opens in a few weeks.
If the truth is somewhere in [...]
Here We Go Again…
July 26, 2010 By
In April the Kings returned to the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
After losing a grueling six game battle with Vancouver, some suggested the Kings were only a player or two away from making a serious run next season. ‘Who would the Kings add over the summer?’ almost immediately had loyal fans worked up into a frenzy. Message [...]
Tuesday Tidbits… the interviews
July 13, 2010 By
Looking back…here are 10 of the most popular interviews from this past season, where The Mayor touches base with a variety of people around the world of hockey for their perspective…
Luc Robitaille – The King of Kings stopped by MayorsManor a few days before his Hall of Fame induction…topics include Barry Melrose, Wayne Gretzky, Bruce McNall, the Stanley [...]
Rob Blake : The Interview
January 19, 2010 By
For many Kings fans, there’s a ‘you’re with me or against me’ type attitude. So, when Rob Blake resigned the captaincy of the Kings in September 2000 it pretty much sealed his fate with many loyalists. When he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche the following spring, he became public enemy number one to most of [...]
High / Low with Rob Blake
It’s been a while since we’ve done a High / Low piece, one of our popular features during the regular season.
It’s also been a while since there’s been any new Rob Blake news around these parts…again, also popular during the regular season.
With Rob’s recent retirement, he’s been in the news a little this summer. Yet, [...]