For a second straight year, the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) polled their constituents to determine midseason winners in 10 categories related to the 2018-19 NHL campaign.
Established in 1962, the PHWA has grown to around 300 hockey media members based in North America. I’m honored to have been among the more than 125 PHWA […]
NHL Midseason Awards: PHWA Official Results vs. My Ballot
January 24, 2019 By
MayorsManor: Thoughts on the 2015 NHL Awards Nominees
April 16, 2015 By
Through the Professional Hockey Writers Association, I was honored to be part of the voting body responsible for most of the major NHL Awards a few years ago. However, once I started writing prospect profiles for the LAKings website, there was a conflict of interest, and I no longer have the opportunity to vote in any official […]
Breaking Down The NHL’s MVP Race
March 1, 2015 By
As we hit the home stretch of the regular season and the playoffs loom near, the debate for who is the league’s MVP is heating up. The last time a goalie took home the Hart Memorial Trophy was when Jose Theodore won during the 2001-02 season. This year, two goalies find themselves in the middle […]
NHL Awards – selections submitted for 2013 regular season honors
May 4, 2013 By
Beginning Monday, the NHL will start to announce the nominees for the 2013 Regular Season Awards, beginning with the three Calder Trophy candidates. This comes on the heals of having members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (myself included) submit our nominees in various categories just before the playoffs began. We were asked to provide […]
MayorsManor Live Radio: Kings v Blues preview with Jim Fox
April 30, 2013 By
With the 2013 regular season behind us it’s time to talk about who is worthy of being nominated for the NHL Awards and look ahead to the eight playoff match-ups. Who will win in the East? Which teams have a shot at an upset in the West?
First up we’ll check in with Jim Fox, who […]
MayorsManor named Blog of the Year by Yahoo Sports’ Puck Daddy
December 31, 2012 By
Even without a single NHL game played in Southern California since mid-June, it’s still been a pretty exciting year around MayorsManor. During the lockout we’ve brought you updates from around the globe – including conversations with Anze Kopitar about playing in Sweden, Dustin Brown in Switzerland, Alec Martinez from Finland, Jonathan Bernier from Germany, a […]
MayorsManor nominated for Best Sports Blog by LA Weekly
August 28, 2012 By
The finalists for this year’s LA Weekly Web Awards have been announced and MayorsManor is proud to be included in the Best Sports Blog category.
A special thank you goes out to all the loyal readers – from here on the site to the thousands more who follow along on twitter, facebook and other social media sites.
As […]
LA prospect Jeff Zatkoff named AHL Goalie of the Month
January 3, 2012 By
Jeff Zatkoff has reemerged as the top goalie in Manchester.
For those unfamiliar with the goaltending situation with the Kings top farm team, the Manchester Monarchs (AHL), here’s a quick, watered down version…
Jonathan Bernier was the starting goalie there two years ago. Zatkoff was his understudy and was expected to be the number one guy […]
VIDEO: Barry Melrose gives Kopitar ‘Mullet of the Week’
October 13, 2011 By
In what has to be the greatest hockey award ever created, Barry Melrose put out his ‘Mullet of the Week’ award winner today…and Anze Kopitar, who played like a mad man in the Kings first two games of the season, was the proud recipient.
Who ever would have thought after the trading of Ryan Smyth a […]
Kopitar and Doughty Have Earned Bonuses, Awards May Follow Tonight
Right after actor Colin Hanks presents the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player as voted by the players) to Jamie Benn, Alex Ovechkin, or Carey Price at tonight’s NHL Awards, the Los Angeles Kings could see a pair of their players win back-to-back awards. The second and third awards to be handed out will be […]