The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the

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for the Kings in the

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. The Kings qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs but lost in their first playoff series.

Offseason

The Kings were one of six

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, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve. While the expected favorite bid in Los Angeles was by

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, owner of the

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and the

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, the league instead awarded a franchise to

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, a Canadian who also owned the

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.Kings have interesting, some might say colorful history
/ref> The Kings were placed in the newly established West Division, along with the other expansion teams: the

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and

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

. Prior to the

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, Cooke arranged a deal with

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left wing

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, who as a player holds the distinction of playing on the most

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championship teams without any of them including time in

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, and was set for his retirement, to become the Kings' first head coach. During the draft, the Kings picked goaltenders

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and

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with their first picks, and once Maple Leafs' general manager

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decided to put Kelly on the protected list on the tenth round, Cooke was forced to send one of his picks,

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, in exchange for his future coach. To not rely only on the draft, Cooke purchased the

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for $1 million to bolster the Kings roster. Long-time Indians player

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would score the Kings' first goal. Cooke invested heavily on promoting his team, inviting Hollywood stars to the arena, and creating nicknames for most players which he enforced play-by-play announcer

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to employ in broadcasts. Still, conditions were chaotic. For the first preseason practice in California, ''

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'' producer Saul Ilson had to bring a puck from his Hollywood office for the Kings to play, as the team's own were unreachable in storage.

Regular season

The Kings played their home games in three locations during that inaugural campaign. Before the brand new arena built by Cooke and known as The Forum would become their permanent home, the team played their first two games at the

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, and 14 more at the

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. The season opener was against fellow expansion

, a 4-2 victory in Long Beach. While the Inglewood arena was being finished, the Kings struggled to attract consistent crowds, with sellouts only when the "

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" visited. The team still played well, only losing on the sixth game, and in the previous one winning their first confrontation against an Original Six team when visiting the

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. The Forum was opened on December 30, and in the Kings' first game ever there, they lost 2–0 to the

, to their largest crowd that far of 14,366 spectators. Given that aside from California Seals the closest team from Los Angeles were the St. Louis Blues, the Kings had to endure long road trips for away games. A new arena led to bigger and more consistent crowds, with the average of 6,045 tickets in the first 16 games rising to 9,725 at the Forum, for combined totals of 8,037 across the 37 home games. Original Six teams still brought larger audiences, with an average of 12,560 fans compared to the 7,432 when receiving fellow expansion teams. The Kings were predicted by writers to finish last in the new West Division. Surprisingly, the Kings finished second, just one point behind the Flyers. The division lead was taken by the Kings with four games remaining once they beat Philadelphia at The Forum, but Los Angeles slipped down one position by failing to win the final three games. The Kings had the best record of any of the expansion teams against the "

", going a respectable 10–12–2, including winning their first two games ever against the legendary

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. The home record of the Kings was 20–13–4 in their 37 home games spread over 3 arenas. On the road, Los Angeles posted a record of just 11–20–6. The goaltending tandem of future

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and

allowed the team to stay in most games. The roster invested heavily on depth, with eight players having at least 25 points, and four scoring at least 18 goals. The leaders were

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, who scored 26 goals, while

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scored 23 goals, adding 34 assists for 57 points and was the second leading scorer in the West Division. Defenseman Bill White had 11 goals and 38 points, and had the second most penalty minutes with 100, just one behind

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Playoffs

The Kings faced off against the Minnesota North Stars in their first-ever playoff series. Although the Kings had home-ice advantage, the North Stars won the best-of-seven series 4–3. Los Angeles got the first two games at the Forum, lost twice in Minnesota, and had a close 3-2 victory on Game 5 to retain the lead. Afterwards, the North Stars won in overtime to force a Game 6, and dominated Game 7 at the Forum with a 9-4. Doug Robinson and

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led all Kings playoff scorers with seven points, while

and

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had five points each.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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, , 3–1 , , Memorial Sports Arena (5,301) , , 9–6-3 , - align="center" , 19 , , 24 , ,

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, , 3–2 , , Long Beach (4,323) , , 12–9-3 , - align="center" , 25 , , 8 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Long Beach (4,624) , , 12–10–3 , - align="center" , 26 , , 10 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Boston (13,409) , , 13–10-3 , - align="center" , 27 , , 13 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Minnesota (7,749) , , 13–11–3 , - align="center" , 28 , , 15 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Long Beach (7,149) , , 13–12–3 , - align="center" , 29 , , 16 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Long Beach (6,510) , , 13–13–3 , - align="center" , 30 , , 19 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Memorial Sports Arena (4,505) , , 14–13-3 , - align="center" , 31 , , 21 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Memorial Sports Arena (4,013) , , 15–13-3 , - align="center" , 32 , , 23 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Memorial Sports Arena (4,447) , , 16–13-3 , - align="center" , 33 , , 25 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Pittsburgh (4,002) , , 16–14–3 , - align="center" , 34 , , 27 , ,

, , 2–4 , , St. Louis , , 16–15–3 , - align="center" , 35 , , 30 , ,

, , 0–2 , , The Forum (14,366) , , 16–16–3 , - align="center" , 36 , , 31 , ,

, , 1–9 , , Philadelphia (5,643) , , 16–17–3 , - , - align="center" , 37 , , 3 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Minnesota (9,921) , , 16–18–3 , - align="center" , 38 , , 4 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Pittsburgh (4,202), , 16–19–3 , - align="center" , 39 , , 6 , ,

, , 1–2 , , St. Louis (7,186) , , 16–20–3 , - align="center" , 40 , , 7 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Oakland (4,577) , , 16–21–3 , - align="center" , 41 , , 11 , ,

, , 2–2 , , The Forum (6,894) , , 16-21–4 , - align="center" , 42 , , 18 , ,

, , 3–2 , , The Forum (5,755) , , 17–21-4 , - align="center" , 43 , , 19 , ,

, , 5–2 , , The Forum (11,740), , 18–21-4 , - align="center" , 44 , , 21 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Oakland (3,650) , , 18–22–4 , - align="center" , 45 , , 24 , ,

, , 1–4 , , The Forum (7,553), , 18–23–4 , - align="center" , 46 , , 27 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Pittsburgh (11,156) , , 19–23-4 , - align="center" , 47 , , 28 , ,

, , 2–0 , , Philadelphia (13,577) , , 20–23-4 , - align="center" , 48 , , 31 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Minnesota (10,751) , , 20–24–4 , - , - align="center" , 49 , , 1 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Detroit (10,257) , , 21–24-4 , - align="center" , 50 , , 3 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Montreal (15,343) , , 21–25–4 , - align="center" , 51 , , 4 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Chicago (16,666) , , 21–26–4 , - align="center" , 52 , , 7 , ,

, , 2–4 , , The Forum (7,120), , 21–27–4 , - align="center" , 53 , , 8 , ,

, , 3–1 , , The Forum (6,195) , , 22–27-4 , - align="center" , 54 , , 12 , ,

, , 2–0 , , The Forum (12,397), , 23–27-4 , - align="center" , 55 , , 14 , ,

, , 2–2 , , St. Louis (7,652), , 23-27–5 , - align="center" , 56 , , 16 , ,

, , 7–1 , , The Forum (9,867) , , 24–27-5 , - align="center" , 57 , , 18 , ,

, , 5–6 , , The Forum (11,066), , 24–28–5 , - align="center" , 58 , , 24 , ,

, , 3–3 , , The Forum (15,752), , 24-28–6 , - align="center" , 59 , , 25 , ,

, , 4–2 , , The Forum (7,386), , 25–28-6 , - align="center" , 60 , , 29 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Philadelphia (9,115) , , 26–28-6 , - , - align="center" , 61 , , 2 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Toronto (15,816), , 26–29–6 , - align="center" , 62 , , 5 , ,

, , 2–6 , , The Forum (14,450), , 26–30–6 , - align="center" , 63 , , 7 , ,

, , 9–2 , , The Forum (6,678), , 27–30-6 , - align="center" , 64 , , 9 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Pittsburgh (8,176) , , 27–31–6 , - align="center" , 65 , , 10 , ,

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, , 2–1 , , Minnesota (13,739), , 29–31-8 , - align="center" , 69 , , 20 , ,

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, , 6–1 , , The Forum (8,753), , 30–31-9 , - align="center" , 71 , , 23 , ,

, , 4–2 , , The Forum (14,003) , , 31–31-9 , - align="center" , 72 , , 26 , ,

, , 1–2 , , The Forum (7,057) , , 31–32–9 , - align="center" , 73 , , 27 , ,

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Playoffs

1968 NHL Quarter-finals

Minnesota North Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings ''Minnesota'' wins best-of-seven series 4–3.

Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Defencemen

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

Records

Individual

*March 10, 1968: Fastest two goals, 6 seconds apart,

at 9:14 of first period, and

at 9:20.

Team

*Fewest short-handed goals against in season, 3 *Most shutouts against in season, 9

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1967-68 season.

Trades

Draft picks

NHL draft

*NOTE: Back before 1979, the amateur draft was held with varying rules and procedures. In 1967, teams only needed to select as many player as they wanted to, which is why there was only one Kings player drafted.

Expansion draft

* Los Angeles Kings selections

Farm teams

(

)

Broadcasting

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was the radio broadcaster in all games.

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covered 20 of the 37 away games through a simulcast.

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broadcast nationally the first game at the Forum.

References

Kings on Hockey Database
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