How Marty McSorley with one, brilliant sentence got an cocky opponent benched for half a game
He only needed one sentence
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.
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
Todd McLellan delivers epic post game presser, leaves the podium after only 24 seconds
Evander Kane had a hat trick and Connor McDavid had two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of the Western Conference on Friday. Los ...
Fan creates trade tree following the Gretzky trade, and it turns out to be absolutely amazing
Aug. 9 1988 will always be a special day in hockey history. The Oilers traded Wayne Gretzky along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the LA Kings for $15 million in cash, Kings’ first-round ...
Max Pacioretty makes split second reflex move preventing scary injury on opponent
Max Pacioretty seems to save Lizotte from dangerous fall
The Maple Leafs acquire Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford in major trade with Kings
The Toronto Maple Leafs involved in trade with the Los Angeles Kings.
Milan Lucic pounding Kurtis MacDermid in fierce fight
Milan Lucic got traded to the Flames while James Neal went to Edmonton this past summer. Milan Lucic fight Kurtis MacDermid Last night, Neal scored four goals, and it was only natural to think that ...
TRADE: Penguins acquire forward from Los Angeles Kings
TSN’s Darren Dreger broke the news just before noon on Twitter. Pearson has spent the past 6 seasons with the LA Kings, winning the Stanley Cup during the 2014 season. Sources say Tanner Pearson is ...
That time a brawl ensued after a coach punched Doug Gilmour in the face
On March 23rd, 1991, the LA Kings doubled up the Calgary Flames by a score of 8-4. However, no one was really talking about the score at the end of the game. We’ve seen some ...
Ilya Kovalchuk lights the lamp with outstanding goal
Well, Kovalchuk is back playing hockey in North America and has a new team to call home. Kovalchuk signed with the Los Angeles Kings officially on July 1st of 2018, but the reports of his ...
Doughty’s hit spurs controversy: Suspend him or not?
The high-hit was not penalized by the officials, and while Doughty skated on, Carrier left the ice late in the third period and did not return. His status remains up in the air for game ...