Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a National Hockey League team based in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Notable Players

Current Roster

As of September 27, 2005

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Goaltenders:

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• 31 {{flagicon|CAN}} Mathieu Garon
• ?? {{flagicon|CAN}} Jason LaBarbera

Defensemen:

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•   6 {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Corvo
• 10 {{flagicon|CAN}} Nathan Dempsey
• 42 {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gleason
• 37 {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Grebeshkov
•   3 {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Miller
• 14 {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Norström
• 17 {{flagicon|SVK}} Lubomir Visnovsky
• ?? {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weaver

Forwards:

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•   7 {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Armstrong
• 19 {{flagicon|CAN}} Sean Avery
• 25 {{flagicon|CAN}} Eric Belanger
• 23 {{flagicon|USA}} Dustin Brown
•   8 {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeri Bure (??????? ????, Valerij Bure)
• 13 {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Cammalleri
• 22 {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Conroy
• 15 {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Cowan
• 38 {{flagicon|SVK}} Pavol Demitra
• 24 {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Frolov
• ?? {{flagicon|CAN}} Tom Kostopoulos
• 20 {{flagicon|CAN}} Luc Robitaille
• 97 {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Roenick

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
• Wayne Gretzky and Rob Blake 1995-96 (Blake was named captain after Gretzky was traded to St. Louis)
• Rob Blake 1996-01
• Mattias Norström 2001-present
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Hall of Famers

• Marcel Dionne
• Wayne Gretzky
• Jari Kurri
• Larry Murphy
• Larry Robinson

Non players:

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• Former head coach Roger Neilson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 4, 2002, in the Builders category.
• Former general manager Jake Milford was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.
• Long-time Kings' broadcaster Bob Miller was the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, earning him induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.
• The Kings' first broadcaster, Jiggs McDonald, was also a recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, earning him induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Not to be forgotten

• Bob Berry
• Steve Duchesne
• Jim Fox
• Butch Goring
• Mark Hardy
• Kelly Hrudey
• Mario Lessard
• Marty McSorley
• Bob Murdoch
• Glen Murray
• Bernie Nicholls
• Charlie Simmer
• Tomas Sandstrom
• Juha Widing

Retired Numbers

including date of retirement

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• 30 Rogie Vachon (February 14, 1985)
• 16 Marcel Dionne (November 8, 1990)
• 18 Dave Taylor (April 3, 1995)
• 99 Wayne Gretzky (October 9, 2002)
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General Managers

• Larry Regan: 1968-1973
• Jake Milford: 1973-1977
• George Maguire: 1977-83
• Rogie Vachon: 1983-92
• Nick Beverley: 1992-94
• Sam McMaster: 1994-97
• Dave Taylor: 1997-present
• {{Book reference | Author=Los Angeles Kings Communications Department. | Title=2003-04 Los Angeles Kings Media Guide | Publisher=Los Angeles Kings | Year=2003 | ID=ISBN }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Diamond, Dan. | Title=National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2004 | Publisher=Triumph Books: Printing Press | Year=2004 | ID=ISBN 1-572436-03-4}}