Los Angeles Kings retired jerseys: A deep look in franchise history

Marcel Dionne (16)

The Los Angeles Kings would trade for Marcel Dionne in 1975 and was one of the best trades they have made. He would play 12 seasons with the Kings in 921 games with 550 goals and 757 assists, a franchise record that stood until this past season when Anze Kopitar passed the total.

In the 12 seasons, he won the Pearson Award (which is now the Ted Lindsay Award) in back-to-back seasons in 1978-79 and 1979-80. He also won the Ross Award in 1979-1980 after he led the NHL with 137 points.

Dave Taylor (18)

Dave Taylor would play all 17 years of his NHL career with the Los Angeles Kings after they drafted him in the 15th round of the 1975 NHL Draft. He would play 1,111 games over before calling it a career after the 1993-94 season, which is pretty remarkable for a player drafted so late in the NHL Draft.

In his career, he would score 638 goals with a season high of 47 during the 1980-81 season, 638 assists with a season high of 67 in the 1981-82 season. Those would also be the only two seasons in his career where he registered over 100 points.

Taylor would also serve as captain over four seasons from 1985-6 through the 1988-89 season. After he called it a career, he also ended up in the front office as general manager similarly to Rob Blake.