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The Los Angeles Kings were born of the league’s six-team expansion back in 1967, when the first faced off on the ice that year. Playing in the fabulous Forum and under the ownership of Jack Kent Cooke, they called the arena home from 1967 until the 1999-2000 season, when they moved to new digs at the Staples Center. The City of Angels was kind to the team, too, and a lot of years saw a nice number of Los Angeles Kings tickets being sold.
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About The Los Angeles Kings
Though NHL hockey was new to the area, the region had seen a number of hockey clubs from various leagues skating around since the 1930s, so the fan base was there. Cooke’s team brought in old hands like Real “Frenchy” Lemieux to help get Southern California puck enthusiasts used to real major league hockey, and Los Angeles Kings tickets did well.
In their first season, the Kings did great, finishing only one point behind the division-winning Philadelphia Flyers and actually having a winning record at home; the only expansion club to ever pull off that feat that year. They made the playoffs and did okay before falling to the Minnesota North Stars in seven games, in the first round. Sales of Los Angeles Kings tickets also did well.
Eventually, hard times caught up to the club and it failed to improve its position, missing the playoffs for several years until they caught fire once again, making the playoffs in 1974. During that time, they could boast of proven future Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne and stellar goalie Rogie Vachon. Later in the decade, Dionne would combine with Dave Taylor and Charlie Simmer to make up one of the greatest scoring lines in NHL history. Truly sales of Los Angeles Kings tickets were outstanding.
Over the decades since, the Kings built off the legacy left by one of the greatest scoring and highest performing lines in the league’s history. Adding Wayne Gretzky to the mix in 1988, the Kings became immediate Stanley Cup contenders and would lead the lead in sales of tickets. Those Los Angeles Kings tickets would be worth their weight in gold that year. Gretzky was also worth his weight, taking the Kings to postseason appearances with regularity.
Though Gretzky himself went down with a career-threatening injury and would remain off the ice for the first 39 games, the Kings would storm into the Stanley Cup finals in 1993, though off-ice ownership issues would lead to them missing the postseason from 1994 to 1997. The Kings, though, continued to surprise, making an eventual return to the playoffs under the leadership of players like Pavol Demitra and Valeri Bure. Eventually, though, they experienced a few rough seasons, though not for lack of effort. Los Angeles Kings tickets, though, still continued to sell well.
The Kings promise to be nothing if not eager and very interesting in 2010. Led by a very talented group of youngsters like Thomas Hickey and Colton Teubert, the club shows definite signs of returning to past glory. Additionally, Rob Scuderi – who came over from Pittsburgh – and Wayne Simmonds will help generate enthusiasm for Los Angeles Kings tickets and possible postseason excitement.
