Ziggy Palffy: Where is he now?
Ziggy Palffy scored 40 or more goals in three straight seasons for the New York Islanders and averaged more than a point per game over 684 NHL games. In January 2006, halfway through his only ...
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are an NHL team based in Los Angeles, USA. Founded in 1967, the team competes in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the NHL. The Kings play their home games at the Crypto.com Arena and have won two Stanley Cups in franchise history.
Los Angeles Kings History
The NHL expanded for the 1967-68 season in an attempt to outcompete the WHA. Los Angeles was awarded a franchise in 1966, and a year later, they began playing in the NHL at the Forum in Inglewood. In 1988, the Kings acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers in one of the biggest trades in league history.
Anze Kopitar retired after the 2025-26 season and his No. 11 will be retired in February 2027. Peter Laviolette was hired as head coach in June 2026 after a fifth straight first-round exit.
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LA Kings Best Players
The Kings have had seven numbers retired:
- 4: Rob Blake
- 16: Marcel Dionne
- 18: Dave Taylor
- 20: Luc Robitaille
- 23: Dustin Brown
- 30: Rogie Vachon
- 99: Wayne Gretzky
Arena Crypto.com Arena, 18,230 Conference Western, Pacific Division Stanley Cups 2 — 2012 and 2014 2025-26 35-27-20; swept by Colorado in round one Head coach Peter Laviolette, from June 2026 Captain Vacant after Kopitar’s retirement General manager Ken Holland
