From their humble beginning as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through winning two Stanley Cups in three years and becoming a league powerhouse in 2012-14, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 50-plus years. Below are some key franchise moments that occurred on this date.
On June 16, 1990, the @LAKings selected Kamloops Blazers defenseman Darryl Sydor seventh overall at the NHL Entry Draft. In five seasons with the #LAKings, Sydor scored 20 goals and 105 points in 288 regular season games, and scored 11 points in 24 playoff games.#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/SLLkvHxfQd
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
On June 16, 1990, the @LAKings selected Robert Lang in the seventh round, 133rd overall, at the NHL Entry Draft. In parts of four seasons with the #LAKings, Lang scored 19 goals and 58 points in 147 regular season games.#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/F07hII2dqa
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
On June 16, 1993, the @LAKings signed free agent defenseman Dominic Lavoie to a one-year contract. Lavoie scored six points in eight games, and became the third defenseman in #LAKings' history to record a hat trick.#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/RCA9bdBLiS
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
On June 16, 2014, the @LAKings celebrated their second Stanley Cup parade in three years in Downtown Los Angeles. An estimated 300,000 #LAKings fans attended the parade, which wrapped up with a championship rally inside @STAPLESCenter.#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/z4lrYgDfHS
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
On June 16, 2014, Alec Martinez and Justin Williams represented the Stanley Cup champion @LAKings on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and celebrated by drinking a margarita out of the #StanleyCup.#LAKings #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/O1XAGnqFs7
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
On June 16, 2016, Anze Kopitar was named captain of the @LAKings. Kopitar has led the #LAKings in scoring in 13 out of 15 seasons, is the only player in franchise history to win the Selke Trophy, and is only the fourth King to record 1,000 points with the team.#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/2H9SM4RNKC
— The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) June 16, 2021
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