In five short years, the NHL Rookie Faceoff tournament has gone through several swerves and unexpected turns. For the 2023 edition coming up in September, Mayor’s Manor has confirmed the event will now be heading back to Las Vegas — not coming to Los Angeles, as previously reported. For some brief history, the inaugural Rookie […]
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BREAKING NEWS: LA Kings and Marco Sturm Agree to Multi-Year Extension
Mayor’s Manor has confirmed through multiple team sources that Marco Sturm has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the LA Kings organization. After spending more than three seasons with the organization as an assistant coach at the NHL level, Sturm took over AHL Ontario last season, where he guided the Reign to a 34-32-5-1 […]
Flashback Friday: Interview with LA Kings 1993 Playoff Hero Gary Shuchuk
[NOTE: The following article first appeared on Mayor’s Manor in 2010.] On May 11, 1993, Gary Shuchuk scored in double overtime to give the @LAKings a 3-2 series lead over the Vancouver Canucks. Kelly Hrudey made 36 saves, and Luc Robitaille scored three points in a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Smythe Division […]
FIRST LOOK: LA Kings 2023-24 Roster, Salary Cap, and Summer Trade Notes
Coming out of last week’s exit interviews with LA Kings players and management, the page has officially been turned. It’s time for General Manager Rob Blake to begin working on his summer to-do list. Everything ultimately hinges on defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. There’s no need for a 6,000 word essay on the importance of signing him. […]
Gavrikov Exit Interview: Talking Doughty, Roy, and New Contract with Kings
In as much of an impact as a player can make with a new team after the NHL Trade Deadline, Vladislav Gavrikov raised a lot of eyebrows in Los Angeles — and deservedly so. Although it was just 26 games, including six playoff contests against Edmonton, the 27-year-old Russian defenseman looked every bit the part […]