The Los Angeles Kings enter the 2026–27 season with a reshaped roster. They hired a new head coach, added veteran scoring depth, and said goodbye to their longtime captain, Anze Kopitar.
A Los Angeles Kings prospect is heading to one of the most renowned college hockey programs. According to a team announcement on Instagram, center Liam Lefebvre has committed to Boston University for college hockey.
From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years.
With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Koehn Ziemmer! Birthdate: December 8, 2004 Birthplace:
From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years.
From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years.
With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Erik Portillo! Birthdate: September 3, 2000 Birthplace:
Hey Insiders! The latest episode of The Insider Show includes a conversation with our newest contributor, Jon Morosi, who made the trip to Windsor, Ontario a few weeks back to view the World Junior Summer Showcase games being contested between top prospects from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the USA.
From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL’s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Some bold moves were made during the offseason ahead of the 2026–27 NHL campaign, including the recent acquisition of Mats Zuccarello. After spending seven seasons with the Minnesota Wild, Zuccarello now joins the Los Angeles Kings, bringing his experience and veteran leadership to the lineup.
The Los Angeles Kings are coming to a major transition in their history. They said goodbye to future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar, who retired at the conclusion of last season.
Few things make the NHL more exciting than a heated rivalry, and the Los Angeles Kings have been part of several memorable ones. The Pacific Division is filled with plenty of thrilling and fast-paced matchups, making it one of the most competitive divisions in the league.
With the season opener just over seven weeks away, Corey Perry is entering his 22nd season in the NHL and his second with the Los Angeles Kings after splitting the 2025–26 season between the West Coast and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Cody Ceci is one of those players who just keeps confusing people. You’ll watch him with the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Edmonton Oilers, and the eye test doesn’t exactly show you how good he is.
The Los Angeles Kings went into the 2026 offseason with a glaring hole down the middle, and that need has only gotten louder since Anze Kopitar officially rode off into retirement.
The Los Angeles Kings will be without Anze Kopitar in 2026-27 after the future Hall of Famer retired from the game of hockey. Perhaps the best player in franchise history, he is the only Kings captain to ever win a Stanley Cup, winning two in 2012 and 2014.
Anze Kopitar never played for another NHL team, and now nobody else will wear No. 11 for the Los Angeles Kings. That part was obvious before Friday’s announcement. The statue was the only surprise.
It’s often said that hockey is a young man’s game. Just don’t tell that to the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings were the third-oldest team in the NHL last season in terms of average age, and they haven’t exactly embraced a youth movement this offseason.