Over his five pro seasons in the NHL, center Anze Kopitar has averaged 26 goals and 44 assists. Yet, he’d have to be near the top of any ‘underrated player’ list. Few outside Los Angeles – or maybe the Pacific Division – are aware of just how good he truly is. Last year he became […]
Awards
Anze Kopitar in the lead for 3rd annual Eddie Joyal Award
Eddie Joyal, early LA Kings star At the end of Spring Training, the Dodgers hand out the Roy Campanella Award, to a player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the team’s former Hall of Fame catcher. On a more humble note, for the past few seasons, MayorsManor has recognized the player who leads […]
More from Laperriere – talking Luc, health, life after hockey
A few days ago Ian Laperriere joined us to talk about the Mike Richards trade. Did the Kings get good value in the blockbuster swap with the Flyers? Lappy thinks so. If you missed the full interview, you can read his thoughts here. Because everybody loves Lappy, he’s back today for more. This time around […]
Dustin Brown Evaluates the Rookies, Crowns Kings ROY
Over the weekend we took a look at the four leading candidates who were vying to become the Kings’ Rookie of the Year – Jonathan Bernier, Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis and Alec Martinez. Each gave their thoughts on the other three candidates and then selected the player they felt was most deserving of the honor. […]
Coach Terry Murray Selects His Kings Rookie of the Year
Moving right along here in our weekend series focusing on the best Kings newcomer this season… The four leading candidates for the title – Jonathan Bernier, Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis and Alec Martinez – have all weighed in with their opinions on each other and made their selection for who should win. Essentially, we had […]