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Despite having only four picks to work with entering Saturday’s second day of the NHL Draft, the Kings opted to use their first selection of the weekend (51st overall) to take WHL defenseman Kale Clague of the Brandon Wheat Kings. He’s a 5-foot-11 blueliner who is said to have great offensive instincts and a big […]
Building on Thursday’s Draft Preview article, where John Hoven detailed the Kings plans heading into the weekend, let’s now dig a little deeper into the team’s potential search for a young defenseman with NHL experience. While some onlookers will be quick to point out that Los Angeles already has Derek Forbort and Kevin Gravel in […]
Predicting what will happen over NHL Draft weekend is perhaps as challenging as coming up with the Trifecta at Santa Anita on any given weekend. Even last year, when the Kings plans going in were well documented here on MayorsManor – after being confirmed by multiple sources within the organization – all it took was […]
Following Thursday’s official announcement of Anze Kopitar being named the next captain of the Los Angeles Kings, GM Dean Lombardi held a conference call for members of the media. Below are some quick notes on thoughts he shared on a myriad of other topics…
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Building on our tweet yesterday, where we noted the Kings would open their 2016-17 home schedule with a game on October 14th vs. the Philadelphia Flyers, we can now pass along some additional details. After speaking to various sources throughout the week, it has become apparent that, despite the game being scheduled for a Friday […]
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined host Jonathan Davis to discuss all the latest news surrounding the Los Angeles Kings, including: which free agents the Kings might target to fix their problems on defense, their salary cap issues, Jake Muzzin being named to Canada’s World […]
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined hosts Scott Laughlin and Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to discuss Dustin Brown no longer being the captain of the Los Angeles Kings, which players will likely wear letters next season, the very latest on Milan Lucic’s contract status, and much […]
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined host Jonathan Davis to discuss all the latest news surrounding the Los Angeles Kings, including: coach Darryl Sutter’s new contract, Dean Lombardi’s possible next move, AHL playoff domination by the Ontario Reign, which prospects could possibly jump to the […]
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on ESPN Radio, where he joined hosts Chris Hart and Gary Dickman to discuss the Western and Eastern Conference playoff races, including offering predictions on who wins Game 7 between the Sharks and Predators, which team will prevail in Game 7 of the Blues-Stars series, why […]
Hoven on NHL Radio: Captain Kopitar, Brown, Lucic, Sutter, Trades, and the Draft
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined hosts Nick Alberga and Tyler Madarasz on Ice Cap to discuss all the latest news surrounding the Los Angeles Kings, including: what could happen with Milan Lucic in the next five days, Anze Kopitar finally being officially announced as […]