*Editor’s Note: Throughout the season, LAKings.com staff writer Deborah Lew will boldly seek to satisfy the burning curiosity of fans by using current events and thought-provoking creativity to get a comprehensive off-the-ice look at the boys who’ve captured our hearts and our attention span 82+ nights every year. Each edition will feature two questions: 1) The “Shot,” which will relate to the player giving the answer; and 2) The “Pass,” which will ask the player to name a teammate. Keep checking back for new exciting editions of “Off the Post!”

No matter how old they get, how far from home they live, or how deeply they’re playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, boys will be boys…and boys love their moms.

The LA Kings will be in Phoenix for Mother’s Day this year, as Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals begins in Glendale at Jobing.com arena, the home of the Phoenix Coyotes where, to make shopping easy, the Kings will surely try to gift their moms a nice win.

In honor of mothers everywhere, especially those sacrificing traditional Mother’s Day plans in the name of Kings hockey, Kings players talk about their moms and which of their teammates likely feels worse about missing Mother’s Day!

The Shot: What three words would you use to describe your mom?

The Pass: Which of your teammates is the biggest ‘mama’s boy?’

Colin Fraser

Shot: Loving, stubborn, grandma

Pass: Willie Mitchell

Rob Scuderi

Shot: Loving, good-cooking, caring

Pass: Brad Richardson

Brad Richardson

Shot: Loving, giving, great cook

Pass: I know I’d be up there – I think Dewey (Drew Doughty) is probably a mama’s boy, his parents are out here quite a bit.

Kyle Clifford

Shot: Caring, loving, always-worrying

Pass: Alec Martinez

Jordan Nolan

Shot: Nice, loving, caring

Pass: I’ll say my roommate, Dwight King.

Dwight King

Shot: Supportive, loving, giving

Pass: I know Noles the best, so I have to say Jordan Nolan.

Kevin Westgarth

Shot: Caring, wonderful, loving

Pass: Alec Martinez

Justin Williams

Shot: Loving, proud, motherly

Pass: Anze Kopitar

Drew Doughty

Shot: Loving, honest, caring

Pass: Kyle Clifford

Jonathan Quick

Shot: Caring, loving, sweet

Pass: Drew Doughty

Jarret Stoll

Shot: Loving, caring, hard-working

Pass: Brad Richardson

Jonathan Bernier

Shot: Great cook, big heart, beautiful

Pass: Drew Doughty – NO, Alec Martinez!

Matt Greene

Shot: Tender, loving, caring

Pass: Justin Williams

Davis Drewiske

Shot: Hard-working, caring, strong

Pass: Alec Martinez

Willie Mitchell

Shot: Loyal, loving, selfless

Pass: Anze Kopitar might be a mama’s boy a little bit, doesn’t he live with his parents still?

Anze Kopitar

Shot: Loving, caring, fun

Pass: Justin Williams

Past Editions of Off the Post

The Masters:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625289

St. Patrick’s Day:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=622555

March Madness:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=622420

Taste of the South Bay:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=616735

Valentine’s Day

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=616032&navid=DL|LAK|home

Super Bowl:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=615091&navid=DL|LAK|home

Mobile App:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=614075&navid=DL|LAK|home

First Impressions:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=610497

New Year’s Resolutions:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=608906

Holiday Memories:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=607259

Thanksgiving Traditions:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=601952

Halloween:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=597886

Golfing:

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594328