Celebrating LA Kings Birthdays

Everyone loves a good celebration, so whether you are cutting your own cake or wishing friends and family a happy birthday today, here are a few LA Kings players, past and present, who were also born on this day.

Trevor Moore – 1995 (28)

LA Kings Left Wing (2020 – Present)

Trevor Moore is a native of Thousand Oaks, California, and grew up playing youth hockey for the Los Angeles Hockey Club. As an undrafted prospect, he played college hockey at the University of Denver and earned NCHC Forward of the Year in 2015 and a collegiate championship in 2014. Eventually, Moore signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent on July 26, 2016.

Feb 21, 2023; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Kings left wing Trevor Moore (12) brings the puck into the Minnesota Wild zone in the first period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports

While in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies, Moore won a Calder Cup championship in the AHL in the spring of 2018 before making his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs on Dec. 23, 2018, against the Detroit Red Wings. After just 52 games over two seasons in Toronto, he was acquired by the LA Kings on Feb. 6, 2020, in a trade package for Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford.

On Dec. 15, 2022, Moore signed a five-year contract extension with the Kings after a career year in 2021-22, scoring 48 points with 17 goals and 31 assists in 81 games.

Bob Pulford – 1936 (87)

LA Kings Left Wing (1970 – 1972), LA Kings Head Coach (1972 – 1977)

Bob Pulford played in 1079 NHL games over 16 seasons between the Maple Leafs and Kings, winning the Stanley Cup four times while earning enshrinement at the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Although he had a successful playing career, including two Memorial Cup championships, Pulford’s legacy extended beyond the ice. His contributions to the game as a coach and executive left him in a class of his own.

Canadian professional ice hockey player Bob Pulford (right) of the Los Angeles Kings tussles with opponent Rod Gilbert on the ice during an away game against the New York Rangers, Madison Square Garden, New York, early 1970s. Pulford played for the Kings from 1970 to 1972 and Gilbert for the Rangers from 1960 to 1978. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)

After 14 years in Toronto, Pulford came to Los Angeles in a trade for Garry Monahan and Brian Murphy on Sept. 3, 1970. Immediately after retiring in 1972, he became the head coach of the Kings, leading the team to their first playoff win of the 1970s while winning the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1975. Unfortunately, he departed the franchise after a dispute with then Kings’ owner Jack Kent Cooke. He moved on to the Chicago Blackhawks, where he’d spend the next 30 years in various organizational roles.