LA Kings announce a major celebration for one of the team's legends
The LA Kings announced today that the organization will retire number 23 in honor of legendary captain Dustin Brown on February 11, as the Kings host Pittsburgh at Crypto.com Arena. The highlights of the evening will include a banner raised to the rafters and a statue outside of the building.
Brown's number 23 is the seventh number in franchise history to rise to the rafters, joining Rob Blake (4), Marcel Dionne (16), Dave Taylor (18), Luc Robitaille (20), Rogie Vachon (30) and Wayne Gretzky (99). Brown's statue will be just the third in franchise history for an individual player, joining Robitaille and Gretzky, in addition to broadcaster Bob Miller.
Brown played a franchise record 1,296 regular-season games scoring 325 goals and 712 points.
"Having my number retired is something I never imagined and is a humbling honor. I am incredibly proud that I played for the LA Kings my entire career. With my number going to the rafters, I am honored to be amongst the King Greats, but it makes me think of the two banners already in the rafters, of which I am most proud. It took numerous people to raise those two banners; the same is true for this one. Thank you to all who have helped me achieve my dreams.»
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What he's done for this franchise had never been done before,» Kings President Luc Robitaille said, "He was drafted here, he became the captain and with all of his accomplishments � goals, points, hits, number of games played � and what he's done for the franchise. He was the first captain to raise the Stanley Cup for the franchise and that alone was enough for him to get his jersey retired. But, when you add everything else on top of it and everything he's meant to this franchise, it's the ultimate no-brainer.»
| POLL | ||
Who is your favorite LA King of all time? | ||
| Dustin Brown | 35 | 17.2 % |
| Wayne Gretzky | 71 | 35 % |
| An�e Kopitar | 37 | 18.2 % |
| Rob Blake | 60 | 29.6 % |
| List of polls | ||
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