Interviews and notes from Kings practice – April 25, 2012

LA Kings related news has been at a steady stream today. Early this morning you had the announcement that goaltender Jonathan Quick was named as a Vezina Trophy (best goaltender) finalist – along with Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. The leagues’s 30 General Managers voted on [...]

VIDEO: Richardson, Quick, Mitchell talk win over Canucks

More post-game coverage from the Kings series clinching win in Vancouver tonight…
Brad Richardson:

Jonathan Quick:

Willie Mitchell:

If you missed the MayorsManor LIVE post-game show with Jim Fox and other guests, click here to listen to the free replay.
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VIDEO: Kings v Oilers pre-game interview with Brad Richardson

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Today’s pre-game interview with Kopitar can be seen here.
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