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Tiger Fan · 10-15-2017, 02:41 AM

Thanks for following along. First up the LA Kings.

LOS ANGELES KINGS

The Kings just recently won their first and only Stanley Cup. It happened in 2034 and the roster was nothing but fictional players that debuted after 2016-17, when the historical player import of course ended. While they took a long time to win a Cup the Kings were a very successful expansion team as they made the playoffs each of their first 15 seasons in the league (from 67-68 to 81-82). After a three year drought they made the playoffs 13 of the next 14 season.

They came close a few times starting in 1970-71 when the Kings knocked off St Louis in the opening round and then pushed eventual Cup champion Chicago to seven games in the semi-final. That team was led by Jean Pronovost, a mid-season pickup from Boston, along with Danny Lawson, Ross Lonsberry, Darryl Edestrand and Red Berenson. Pronovost would enjoy the longest career of the group and finished with 400 career assists, third most in team history behind Luc Robitaille (888) and Mike Cammalleri (414).

Los Angeles would also make the semi-finals in 1974 and again in 1976 with the leader of the team being goaltender Billy Smith, who's 280 career wins as a King is second only to Jonathan Quick. Quick would get Los Angeles to the conference finals in back-to-back seasons. In 2013 they fell to Chicago in 5 games while the following year Edmonton knocked off LA in game seven of the finals before the Oilers beat Boston for their first Cup. Mike Cammalleri, Wayne Simmonds, Drew Doughty and Brayden Schenn were the stars of the those Kings teams. Anze Kopitar played a big role on the first team but in the summer of 2013 he was dealt to Pittsburgh in exchange for a pair of young defensemen in Derrick Pouliot and Phillip Samuelsson. The trade worked out well for LA as both played a number of seasons on the Kings blueline, although Kopitar did win a pair of Cups in Pittsburgh.

The Kings all-time scoring leader is Luc Robitaille (888-926-1814 in 1551 games) followed by Larry Murphy (352-958-1310) and Jimmy Carson (322-745-1067). Rounding out the top 5 in points are Dave Taylor (384-575-959) and Don Marcotte (381-508-889). Marcotte was a multiple first team all-star and the face of the franchise for the first decade after being acquired from Boston midway through the expansion season.

Here are the Kings top scorers and leaders in goaltender wins.

10-15-2017, 02:41 AM	#29
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,541	Thanks for following along. First up the LA Kings. LOS ANGELES KINGS The Kings just recently won their first and only Stanley Cup. It happened in 2034 and the roster was nothing but fictional players that debuted after 2016-17, when the historical player import of course ended. While they took a long time to win a Cup the Kings were a very successful expansion team as they made the playoffs each of their first 15 seasons in the league (from 67-68 to 81-82). After a three year drought they made the playoffs 13 of the next 14 season. They came close a few times starting in 1970-71 when the Kings knocked off St Louis in the opening round and then pushed eventual Cup champion Chicago to seven games in the semi-final. That team was led by Jean Pronovost, a mid-season pickup from Boston, along with Danny Lawson, Ross Lonsberry, Darryl Edestrand and Red Berenson. Pronovost would enjoy the longest career of the group and finished with 400 career assists, third most in team history behind Luc Robitaille (888) and Mike Cammalleri (414). Los Angeles would also make the semi-finals in 1974 and again in 1976 with the leader of the team being goaltender Billy Smith, who's 280 career wins as a King is second only to Jonathan Quick. Quick would get Los Angeles to the conference finals in back-to-back seasons. In 2013 they fell to Chicago in 5 games while the following year Edmonton knocked off LA in game seven of the finals before the Oilers beat Boston for their first Cup. Mike Cammalleri, Wayne Simmonds, Drew Doughty and Brayden Schenn were the stars of the those Kings teams. Anze Kopitar played a big role on the first team but in the summer of 2013 he was dealt to Pittsburgh in exchange for a pair of young defensemen in Derrick Pouliot and Phillip Samuelsson. The trade worked out well for LA as both played a number of seasons on the Kings blueline, although Kopitar did win a pair of Cups in Pittsburgh. The Kings all-time scoring leader is Luc Robitaille (888-926-1814 in 1551 games) followed by Larry Murphy (352-958-1310) and Jimmy Carson (322-745-1067). Rounding out the top 5 in points are Dave Taylor (384-575-959) and Don Marcotte (381-508-889). Marcotte was a multiple first team all-star and the face of the franchise for the first decade after being acquired from Boston midway through the expansion season. Here are the Kings top scorers and leaders in goaltender wins. Attached Images __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Columnist- The Figment Sporting Journal MY FIGMENT LEAGUE BROOKLYN KINGS DYNASTY PAST DYNASTYS My History of Hockey Replay Tiger Fan's Sporting News : the mid 1940's Tiger Fan's All Sport Replay: The 1920s History of Sports 1901-15 Historical Tutorial and Feedback League My first fictional attempt The HOB4: The last of my series of history of baseball replays that go back to OOTP2 and the old message board.