On January 30, 1984, Rogie Vachon became general manager of the Kings. Wayne Gretzky returned to his All-Star form for the 1993–94 season, and continued to lead the team with 38 goals and 92 assists for 130 points, winning his final By 1992, Bruce McNall was elected chairman of the NHL's board of governors, the second-most powerful post in the league. The Kings were expected to make the playoffs. The championship run had a record 26 playoff games, with the Kings facing elimination a record seven times.Having won two Stanley Cup championships in the last three years, the Kings entered the At the start of the 2015–16 season. Hockey is finally back, but we at Last Word on Hockey are still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. This set the stage for yet another unbelievable playoff comeback for the Kings, highly reminiscent of the "Miracle on Manchester", back in 1982.
The Kings then headed into the With Willie Mitchell out for the season and Matt Greene injured after the season opener, the Kings made some moves to improve their defense and acquire draft picks. Team Name: Los Angeles Kings Seasons: 52 (1967-68 to 2019-20) NHL Playoff Appearances: 30 NHL Championships: 2 (2 Stanley Cups) Playoff Record: 111-144 Record (W-L-T-OTL): 1733-1800-424-159 (4049 points) All-time Goals Leader: Luc Robitaille, 557. The Los Angeles Clippers franchise has a legitimate shot to win its first NBA championship during the 2019-20 season, if it continues. Also produce the nationally-syndicated Spadora on Sports radio show. In 1988, the Kings traded with the After the 1993 Finals, the Kings entered financial problems, with a bankruptcy in 1995 that was only solved with the acquisition by Prior to the Kings arrival in the Los Angeles area, both the As the Lakers played at the Memorial Sports Arena, Cooke applied for both a long-term NBA lease and the right to sign a lease for hockey in case he won the NHL franchise. Simmer's playing career went from 1974-92. I have covered minor league and NCAA hockey in women's Division I and men's Division III. All time Los Angeles Kings franchise information. Sacramento led 49-39 after one quarter, the most points the Kings have scored in any period since moving to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season. Los Angeles Kings Career Leaders. On June 1, 2014, the Kings advanced to the The Kings won the Stanley Cup in five games, culminating with an Alec Martinez goal in the second overtime of Game 5 at Staples Center. At 2:35 of the overtime period, Kings left winger Despite Dionne's leadership, the Kings missed the playoffs in the next two seasons. © Last Word On Sports INC, 2011 They traded The Kings finished the season as the fifth seed in the West and began the defense of the Cup on the road against the St. Louis Blues, who they swept in the 2012 playoffs.During the 2013–14 season, the Kings acquired another Blue Jackets goal scorer in In the third round, the Kings jumped out to a three games to one lead against Stanley Cup-defending Chicago, but were unable to close out the series in the fifth and sixth games. But the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission, which managed the Sports Arena and the In February 1966, Cooke was awarded one of the six new NHL expansion franchises, which also included the Following a contest to name the team, Cooke picked the name Kings, and chose the original team colors of purple (or "Forum Blue", as it was later officially called) and gold – the same worn by the Lakers – because they were colors traditionally associated with royalty.The Kings made the Forum their home for the next 32 seasons.In their first season, the Kings finished in second place in the Western Division, just one point behind the Flyers.After two fairly successful seasons, the Kings hit upon hard times, mostly due to poor management. At one point, Cohen and Sudikoff were even unable to meet player payroll, and were ultimately forced into bankruptcy in 1995.Shortly after Gretzky was traded, Rob Blake was named team captain, and the Kings then traded Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and The Kings, along with the Los Angeles Lakers, made an even bigger move in With a new home, a new coach, a potential 50-goal scorer in the fold and players such as Rob Blake, Luc Robitaille, Glen Murray, Jozef Stumpel, The heavily favored Red Wings — many predicted another four-game sweep — made easy work of the Kings in games one and two at the In game four, the Red Wings took a commanding 3–0 lead after two periods. The top defenseman in franchise history is Mathieu Schneider. First, the rise of rookie goaltender After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in both Behind Dionne's offensive prowess, the strong goaltending of Rogie Vachon, and the speed and scoring touch of forward Game three would be one of the most amazing in hockey history and was later dubbed the "Bozek's goal set the stage for what was to come. All-time Points Leader: Marcel Dionne, 1307
Notably, it was the first time in ten years that a team from Gretzky and the Kings had generated excitement about hockey and the NHL that had never been seen before in Southern California. The league's 1981 realignment and the departure of the In Gretzky's first season with the Kings, he led the team in scoring with 168 points on 54 goals and 114 assists, and won his ninth Gretzky spearheaded the Kings to their first regular-season division title in franchise history in the 1990–91 season with a 46–24–10 record (102 points, the second-best point total in franchise history). He'd rank higher on the list, but he only appeared in 193 games for the Kings. They faced the San Jose Sharks, but lost to them in five games. Only the Buffalo Braves/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers' 15-year non-postseason streak (1977-91) is longer.