FANS IN ATTENDANCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE IN THEIR SEATS BY 7 P.M. THE FESTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON FOX SPORTS WEST.
Members of the inaugural LA Kings organization who will participate or be represented include:
Additional information regarding the LA Kings 50th Anniversary Season Opening Weekend:
Additional information regarding the organization's Heritage efforts this season:
Another highlight of the 2016-17 season will be the unveiling of a new storied Kings monument that will exist among the other legendary statues outside STAPLES Center. This monument - made of bronze, granite and glass - will serve to commemorate 50 years of LA Kings hockey. The unveiling will occur on Saturday, November 26 before the LA Kings host the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration will conclude with the 2017 NHL All-Star Game at STAPLES Center. The game on January 29 is the highlight of All-Star Weekend (January 28-29) and features the popular NHL All-Star Skills Competition and NHL Fan Fair.
Another highlight of Friday's home opener is the Kings and AEG have again partnered with Unlicensed Chimp Technologies (UCT) on a new fan-facing enhancement to the game day experience. This past February UCT & AEG teamed up to let LA Kings fans exclusively test a custom developed beta version of UCT's communication protocol, scheduled for global launch in Q1 2017. As a way of celebrating the 50th Anniversary, UCT has created a custom show for the fans to help kick off the season. For UCT media inquiries, contact [email protected].
The LA Kings kick-off the 2016-17 regular season Wednesday in San Jose. The game against the rival Sharks will be broadcast nationally on NBCSN and it will be broadcast by the LA Kings on KABC Radio 790.
The home opener between the LA Kings and Flyers will air on FOX Sports West Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The game will be preceded by an episode of "In My Own Words/Anze Kopitar" at 5:30 p.m., the Kings Live Season Preview show at 6:30 p.m., and the Kings Live Pregame show at 7 p.m. The Kings Live Postgame show will air immediately following the game.
