Alec Martinez

It’s exactly three months and two days since the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup, the most special award in all of sports. The elation is still with me. I anticipate another glorious season, especially since I’ll be attending the game at which they will raise the banner in the Staples Center!

I remember the intense joy I felt when I saw that puck go into the net. I still get chills when I think of it. The on-ice celebration went on for quite a while and I thought I’d share a couple of my favorite images from that.

Here’s one showing Alec Martinez and Kyle Clifford shortly after the winning goal. What is sweet about this picture is poor Lundqvist, defeated. I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.

Next, there is nothing cuter than a baby in the Stanley Cup and Kyle Clifford’s baby, Brody, was so totally adorable with his fuzzy hair. It’s amazing that the little guy was sleeping, but I remember when my kids were babies. They could sleep through a lot. Later, there was a family photo and, man, Clifford’s wife is really pretty! She actually looks exactly like how I imagine the heroine of my work-in-progress would look. Her name is Emily Greene. Mrs. Clifford looks like an Emily, doesn’t she?

It’s the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Kings have made it to the Western Conference Final. This is SERIOUS. Therefore, until further notice, I am hereby discontinuing the “The Other Guys” feature, in which I highlighted sexy guys from the opposing team.

Instead, I will show all the sexy guys from the Los Angeles Kings, of which there are many. Let’s call this feature, MY GUYS, shall we? Wishful thinking.

Let’s start with an “A,” Alec Martinez. Alec is on fire right now. He’s been beast on the ice lately. He’s really had to step it up because we were down a couple of defensemen (Willie Mitchell and Robyn Regehr) due to injury.

He’s from Michigan. He was once a San Jose Jr. Shark. In 2010 on my birthday, he was recalled from the Monarchs to play for the Kings and on the very next day he scored his first NHL goal. He is a Stanley Cup Champion.

This isn’t really eye candy, unless you’re a die-hard hockey fan. Personally, I think this photo is inspiring. It’s of a man, doing what he was born to do, and doing it very very well. This was taken in 2012, when the Kings won the Cup.