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The LA Kings were born in 1967 with the first major expansion of the NHL from 6 teams to 12 that year - the original owner, Jack Kent Cooke, (Yep a Canadian) also owned at one time or another the Lakers, Washington Red Skins along with the Kings. The Kings struggled at the gate for many years and when told that more than 300,000 Canadians were in the LA area he quipped "now I know why they left - they all hate hockey!"
Well now all of LA loves a winner - congratulations to the Kings!!
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