The NHL is celebrating the best of the past 25 years by revealing Quarter-Century Teams for each of the League’s 32 franchises and the Arizona Coyotes.
Each club will be represented by a First Team and Second Team of six players -- three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie -- who played for the franchise from Jan. 1, 2000 - Dec. 31, 2024. The first and second teams were selected by broadcasters, national writers and local writers and NHL.com writers who have covered the respective teams, in addition to select former players.
The six players voted to each First Team will be on the ballot for the NHL All Quarter-Century Team that will be chosen via a fan vote that will start in February.
Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the Los Angeles Kings. Players are listed in alphabetical order.
LOS ANGELES KINGS QUARTER-CENTURY TEAMS
First Team
Forwards
Defensemen
Goalie
Forwards: Kopitar (1,411) and Brown (1,296) are first and second, respectively, in total regular-season games played in Kings history. Kopitar went to the Kings with the No. 11 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft, while Brown was selected by Los Angeles with the No. 13 pick in 2003. Brown was the captain of the Kings’ Stanley Cup championship teams in 2012 and 2014 that also featured Kopitar and Carter in starring roles. Kopitar was Los Angeles’ all-time leader in the quarter-century century in games played, goals (431), assists (819), points (1,250), playoff games played (97), assists (55) and points (80). He won the Selke Trophy in 2015-16 and 2017-18, the Lady Byng Trophy in 2015-16 and 2022-23 and the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2021-22. Brown had 712 points (325 goals, 387 assists) in the regular season and 49 points (19 goals, 30 assists) in 92 playoff games. He was second in the quarter-century in goals and points, and third in assists behind Doughty (513). Carter led the Kings leader with 26 goals in the playoffs. The Kings got him from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 23, 2012, and he proceeded to win the Stanley Cup twice with them, producing 383 points (194 goals, 189 assists) in 580 regular-season games and 53 points (26 goals, 27 assists) in 73 playoff games.
Defensemen: Doughty, the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, is the most decorated defenseman in Kings history, the franchise leader at the position in games played (1,177), assists (513), points (669), playoff games played (95), playoff goals (18), assists (39) and points (57). He is second in Kings history with 156 goals, five behind current general manager Rob Blake. Doughty won the Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2012 and 2014. He won the Norris Trophy in 2015-16. Martinez is most known for his overtime heroics in the 2014 playoffs. He sent the Kings to the Stanley Cup Final with a Game 7 winner against the Chicago Blackhawks and won them the Stanley Cup with a Game 5 double-OT winner against the New York Rangers. Martinez, the No. 97 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, was second among Kings defenseman in the quarter-century in games played (597), third in goals (62), and fourth in assists (136) and points (198). He played in 64 playoff games with Los Angeles from 2009-20.
Goalie: Quick was the most dominant goalie in Kings history, their all-time leader with 370 wins, 57 shutouts and 743 games played in the regular season, plus 49 wins, 10 shutouts and 92 games played in the playoffs. He had a .911 save percentage and 2.46 goals-against average in the regular season, and a .921 save percentage and 2.31 GAA in the playoffs. Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs in 2012, when he was 16-4 with a .946 save percentage, 1.41 GAA and three shutouts.
