Los Angeles Kings
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| Los Angeles Kings | |
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| Conference | Western |
|---|---|
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1967 |
| History | Los Angeles Kings 1967–present |
| Home Arena | Staples Center |
| City | Los Angeles, California |
| Colors | Purple, Silver, and Black |
| Media | FSN West FSN Prime Ticket KTLK (1150 AM) |
| Owner(s) |  Philip Anschutz Edward Roski, Jr.
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| General Manager | Dean Lombardi
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| Head Coach |  Marc Crawford
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| Captain | Rob Blake
|
| Minor League Affiliates | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Reading Royals (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | none |
| Conference Championships | 1992–93 |
| Division Championships | 1990–91 |
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, Califoria, playing in the National Hockey League. They were part of the 1967 NHL Expansion.
Among the best players to have worn the Kings uniform are Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, Luc Robitaille and Wayne Gretzky.
[edit] Curent Squad
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 
| Mathieu Garon (Injured) | R | 2006 | Chandler, Quebec |
| 32 |
| Barry Brust | L | 2004 | Swan River, Manitoba |
| 39 |
| Dan Cloutier | L | 2006 | Mont-Laurier, Quebec |
| <center>Defensemen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 3 | 
| Aaron Miller - A | R | 2001 | Buffalo, New York |
| 4 |
| Rob Blake - A | R | 2006 | Simcoe, Ontario |
| 5 |
| Brent Sopel | R | 2006 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 8 |
| Mike Weaver | R | 2004 | Bramalea, Ontario |
| 14 | 
| Mattias Norström - C | L | 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 17 | 
| Lubomir Visnovsky | L | 2000 | Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia |
| 28 | 
| Oleg Tverdovsky | L | 2006 | Donetsk, U.S.S.R. |
| 38 |
| Kevin Dallman | R | 2006 | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| <center>Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 7 |
| Derek Armstrong | C | R | 2002 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 10 |
| Alyn McCauley (IR) | C | L | 2006 | Brockville, Ontario |
| 11 | 
| Anže Kopitar | C | L | 2005 | Jesenice, Slovenia |
| 13 |
| Michael Cammalleri | C | L | 2001 | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| 15 |
| Jeff Cowan | LW | L | 2004 | Scarborough, Ontario |
| 19 |
| Sean Avery | C | L | 2003 | Pickering, Ontario |
| 21 |
| Brian Willsie | RW | R | 2006 | London, Ontario |
| 22 |
| Craig Conroy - A | C | R | 2004 | Potsdam, New York |
| 23 |
| Dustin Brown | RW | R | 2003 | Ithaca, New York |
| 24 |
| Alexander Frolov | LW | R | 2000 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
| 26 |
| Marty Murray | C | L | 2006 | Deloraine, Manitoba |
| 27 |
| Scott Thornton - A | LW | L | 2006 | London, Ontario |
| 29 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | R | 2005 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 41 | 
| Raitis Ivanans | LW | L | 2006 | Riga, U.S.S.R. |
[edit] Team captains
- Bob Wall, 1967-69
- Larry Cahan, 1969-71
- Bob Pulford, 1971-73
- Terry Harper, 1973-75
- Mike Murphy, 1975-81
- Dave Lewis, 1981-83
- Terry Ruskowski, 1983-85
- Dave Taylor, 1985-89
- Wayne Gretzky, 1989-96
- Luc Robitaille, 1992-93; 2006 (interim)
- Rob Blake, 1996-2001
- Mattias Norström, 2001- present
[edit] Retired numbers
- 16 Marcel Dionne, C, 1975-87, number retired November 8, 1990
- 18 Dave Taylor, LW/RW, 1977-94, number retired April 3, 1995
- 20 Luc Robitaille, LW, 1986-94, 1997-2001, & 2003-06, number to be retired January 20, 2007
- 30 Rogatien "Rogie" Vachon, G, 1972-78, number retired February 14, 1985
- 99 Wayne Gretzky, C, 1988-96, number retired October 9, 2002
