NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Saying Goodbye to Boomer

About this episode

The episode pays tribute to Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon while discussing recent NHL developments.

Follow @mayorNHL With a heavy heart, Mayor’s Minutes returned to NHL Network Radio this week. It was time to say goodbye to long time friend and regular host, Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon, who recently passed away after a four-year battle with cancer. During the conversation, John Hoven joined Jake Hahn and Victoria Matiash to share thoughts and memories of Boomer. Later, they also touched on the LA Kings recent coaching change, as well as roster decisions regarding rookies Angus Booth, Kenny Connors, and Jared Wright. Then, before wrapping up, they previewed how GM Ken Holland is likely to approach the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline. This radio segment can be heard using the player below or by downloading any of our audio files for free on the MayorsManor Apple podcast page located here .

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake Hahn, Victoria Matiash

Guest: John Hoven

Topics covered

• Tribute
• NHL
• Coaching changes
• Roster decisions
• Trade deadline

Keywords

• Jim Boomer Gordon
• NHL Network Radio
• LA Kings
• Ken Holland
• NHL Trade Deadline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHL Network Radio, LA Kings

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