The LA Kings are turning opening night into a celebration of franchise history.
Before the 2026-27 home opener against Florida on Tuesday, October 6, the team will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. PT to unveil a new permanent Hall of Fame display at Crypto.com Arena. The structure will sit on the building’s main concourse next to the Team LA store and is designed to honor the players, staff members and broadcasters who helped shape the first 60 years of Kings history.
The new space will feature artifacts from across the franchise’s six-decade run, plaques for every Hall of Fame member and an interactive photo setup where fans can pose alongside likenesses of Kings icons from the past. The display is being built with Heritage Werks Inc. and the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the memorabilia will rotate regularly from the team’s archival collection.
Among the first items fans will see are pucks from Luc Robitaille’s record-setting goal and final hat trick, Dave Taylor’s game-used stick from his 300th career goal and letters from President Barack Obama to the Kings.
The current Kings Hall of Fame class includes 11 members: Rob Blake, Dustin Brown, Peter Demers, Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky, Butch Goring, Anze Kopitar, Bob Miller, Luc Robitaille, Dave Taylor and Rogie Vachon. The group features several players whose numbers already hang in the rafters at Crypto.com Arena, along with six former team captains and six members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Kings also said they will create a Hall of Fame Selection Committee, with more details to come later. The committee will include a chairman and members drawn from former players, executives, broadcasters, employees and local television, radio and print media who have covered the team annually. It will set the criteria for consideration, then meet each year to review potential inductees.
The standards for future selections will include career statistics, playoff performance, longevity and consistency, legacy and off-ice contributions, team contributions, and league and team awards and recognition. Further information on the committee will be released at a later date.
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