It’s getting closer… the Kings and Ducks will square off outdoors in less than two weeks. To help kick off the official countdown, the NHL held a special press conference at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon, where Wayne Gretzky met the ice truck as it arrived at Chavez Ravine. Among the others in [...]
Ducks keep rolling – locker room quotes after 5-3 win over Coyotes
January 11, 2014 By
Dave Tippett on tonight’s game:
“We’ve been trying to fix a bunch of things for a while here now, hopefully we’ll start getting some of these things because if we don’t we’re not going to win enough games.”
Tippett on the game after Anaheim took a 2-1 lead:
“Yeah, tough goal, but that’s where you like to think [...]
Martin Jones reflects on lessons learned from first NHL call-up
January 11, 2014 By
Now back in Manchester, goaltender Martin Jones took some time to answer a few questions for MayorsManor. With Jonathan Quick sidelined due to injury, the 24-year-old netminder was summoned to Los Angeles, making his NHL debut on December 3 in Anaheim. He went on to post a 10-2-2 record with a 2.16 goals against average [...]
Ducks 5, Bruins 2 – Locker Room Quotes
January 8, 2014 By
Following the Anaheim Duck’s 5-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins, here’s what was being said in both locker rooms…
Jonas Hiller on the first period:
“Sometimes it’s easier to get a lot of shots, so you feel right in the game. It definitely felt like I made a couple good saves. You definitely don’t want to [...]
Gasper and Anze still setting people straight on the Kopitar Bros
January 7, 2014 By
It’s easy for some to watch the above video clip and begin wondering if there’s another Slovenian Sniper on his way up through the LA Kings system. However, nothing could be further from the truth.
First off, Gasper Kopitar is signed to an ECHL-only deal with the Ontario Reign, so he’s not even Kings property. [...]
LA Kings’ Darryl Sutter on coaching his 1000th NHL game
January 4, 2014 By
On if he is going to celebrate his 1,000th game as a coach:
“Nah, all that is is a freaking warranty run out. It’s probably like 2,000 to tell you the truth, really when you look at it. They make a big deal of out if because it’s a stat, right? It’s a history stat that [...]
Brown talks his performance, return of Quick and Kings win over Canucks
January 4, 2014 By
Kings captain Dustin Brown scored a goal and his team downed the visiting Canucks 3-1 on Saturday night. Vancouver is now 1-7 this season vs. the three California based NHL teams.
After the game, here’s what Brown had to share…
On the third period:
“It really wasn’t much different than the first or second. The difference is bearing [...]
So why was Linden Vey scratched in Manchester again?
January 4, 2014 By
Fresh on the heels of being a healthy scratch last week (for not notifying anybody he’d be late returning back after the Christmas break), the Kings top prospect at center, Linden Vey, found himself out of the line-up once again on Saturday night.
Despite the absence of one of their top offensive threats, Manchester went on [...]
Ducks continue to roll, can’t be touched at home
January 3, 2014 By
Another home game, another home win for the Anaheim Ducks.
If it sounds like you’ve heard this story before, you probably have. With their 5-2 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Friday night, Anaheim pushed their record to 16-0-2 at Honda Center this season.
Ben Lovejoy was a big part of the offense, scoring twice in [...]
NHL ice guru Dan Craig on what to expect at Dodger Stadium
More comments from the NHL press event held at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon. Here’s what NHL ice guru Dan Craig had to share…
On the difficulties of the LA weather:
“That’s why we have the trailer that we have. It’s a special engineered trailer, especially engineered for. This is a brand new truck. It was [...]