With Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick coming off back surgery last summer, back-up Jonathan Bernier wanting to be traded to a team that can give him more playing time and the announcement of a 48-game season – goaltending has been a hot topic around the Kings’ training facility this week. Here on MayorsManor, we’ve had three related […]
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LA Kings Dev Camp 2012 preview with goalie JF Berube
Dean Lombardi was very clear about his goals for the Kings after being hired as the team’s new General Manager in the spring of 2006. The mandate was simple, build from the net out. With that in mind, we’ll begin our Dev Camp 2012 preview series in the crease and work our way up to […]
Marcel Dionne on Jonathan Quick and NHL goaltending
Jonathan Quick in retro gear (photo: Ikiri) Fresh back from a five-day trip to Russia, Marcel Dionne arrived in LA last week to participate in the LA Kings Fantasy Camp. The night before he joined several other members of the Kings Alumni and this year’s campers, I met with Dionne for a one-on-one interview, where […]
Interview with Jonathan Quick’s replacement in net
When the Kings returned to their practice facility on Monday after nearly a week long break there was a stranger sitting in Jonathan Quick‘s stall. Perhaps even more confusing to some, he was putting on goalie equipment. Salvatore Tecci had been at the rink since noon, hours before practice was set to start. As the […]
VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Jon Quick at ASG Media Day
Was it really this bad when the All-Star Game was held in Los Angeles back in 2002? Is it because the event was held in ‘hockey crazed’ Canada? Or has the whole thing just turned into a nutty media thing, ala the Super Bowl? Watch as Kings goalie Jonathan Quick attempts to answer some – […]