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

Rogie Vachon (30)

The only goalie to have his number retired (for now) by the Los Angeles Kings is Rogie Vachon. The Kings would trade for Vachon during the 1971-72 season and he would play seven seasons with the Kings in 389 games.

During this period, Vachon had 171 wins and 32 shutouts with a save percentage of .901 and a goals against average of 2.86. The best season of his career was arguably in 1974-75 when he led the league in save percentage at .927.

Wayne Gretzky (99)

The final player who had his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings is Wayne Gretzky, however his number has been retired across the entire NHL. When someone has the nickname "The Great One", he is certainly not short on accomplishments.

During his eight seasons with the Kings, he would have 246 goals, 672 assists and 918 points. In five of those seasons, he led the league in assists and in three of them led the league in points. While he didn't score at nearly the same rate as he did with the Edmonton Oilers, he still had three seasons with 40 or more goals.