West Coast Bias was live again on NHL Network Radio Sunday night and we had plenty of surprises in store for our listeners.
Broadcasting live from Teemu Selanne’s Steak Tavern in Laguna Beach, Jonathan Davis and I were talking hockey for two-hours, covering the latest news and notes around North America.
As always, we had a slew [...]
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Radio – Brewster, Dater, Hetson
December 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Progress Reports on LA Kings Prospects, December 2013
December 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The following article is part of a continuing series this season, where MayorsManor correspondent David Hofreiter provides commentary on prospects playing in the Canadian-based major junior leagues and US-based college hockey programs. He’ll usually spend time tracking a player, then offer some opinions and observations based on a single game or multiple games, depending on [...]
Locker Room Quotes: Kings def Islanders 3-0
December 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Paced by goals from Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown, along with a shutout from Martin Jones in net, the Kings stopped the visiting New York Islanders 3-0 on Saturday night. They’ve now allowed two goals or less in 15 straight games (not counting shootout goals), which is a team record.
LA is also 8-2-2 in their [...]
Murphy, Murphy and more Murphy
December 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Hall of Fame defenseman Larry Murphy was drafted fourth overall by the LA Kings in 1980. After picking up four Stanley Cups (two each with Pittsburgh and Detroit), his career came full circle when he played his final NHL game against the Kings in a playoff game on April 23, 2001 – when LA eliminated [...]
AHL: Monarchs collapse in third, blown out by Bruins
December 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Game report provided by the Monarchs, LA Kings’ AHL affiliate…
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Manchester Monarchs allowed five goals in the third period as they fell to the Providence Bruins, 7-2, at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Friday night.
Manchester (15-5-1-3) leads the Atlantic Division with 34 points. Providence (12-7-1-2) is tied with the St. John’s IceCaps [...]
Ben Scrivens on returning to the circus
December 6, 2013 By 2 Comments
After this Saturday’s game vs. the Islanders in Los Angeles, the Kings will depart for a four-game road trip, including the first three in Canada.
And that’s where the fun will begin for goaltender Ben Scrivens.
Traded by the Maple Leafs to the Kings this past summer, Scrivens could potentially find himself at the opposing end of [...]
Hudson Fasching: the Kings’ too-cool-for-school college prospect
December 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
When NHL teams hold their annual Development Camps each summer, it’s usually the first chance for most people to get an up close look at players that have just been drafted. This past July there was one notable omission from the Kings’ roster, 17-year-old Hudson Fasching. The Burnsville, MN native had been selected in the [...]
Dustin Penner’s perspective on his penalty and the LA Kings
December 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
Following Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout win by the Kings, several Anaheim players stopped by the LA locker room to talk with their crosstown rivals. While things like this happen on occasion, it seemed the exchanges were more about showing appreciation and respect to their opponents than simply catching up with old friends. Guys on both sides [...]
Jarret Stoll on Kings 3-2 win in Anaheim and rookie Martin Jones
December 5, 2013 By 3 Comments
Post-game comments from Jarret Stoll following the Kings 3-2 shootout win over the host Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night…
Overall reaction to the game:
“It was a great hockey game, start to finish. It was a great pace. The first ten minutes, there was only one whistle, I think. Some power plays, some big goaltending -great goaltending, [...]
Hickey, Tavares, Getzlaf talk Islanders 5-2 loss to Ducks
Those Anaheim Ducks just keep on rolling, running their home record to 11-0-2 after a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday night. Now sitting at 21-7-5 overall (47 points), they’re tied with Chicago for the overall NHL lead. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf extended their points streaks and Jonas Hiller once again [...]