# Top 19 Los Angeles Kings Players of All Time

> Hall of Famers who never lifted a Cup share the bracket with the core that finally won two, plus a few cult heroes from the Forum days.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-19-los-angeles-kings-players-of-all-time*

---

## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Charlie Simmer** — score 1000/1000
   Triple Crown Line left winger who scored 56 goals in two straight seasons.
2. **Butch Goring** — score 999/1000
   Hart-calibre center of the 1970s Kings and a Lady Byng winner.
3. **Adrian Kempe** — score 945/1000
   Swedish forward who became the Kings' top goal scorer of the 2020s.
4. **Wayne Gretzky** — score 862/1000
   The Great One, who led the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final and broke the NHL goals record in LA.
5. **Dustin Brown** — score 764/1000
   Captain who lifted the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014.
6. **Kelly Hrudey** — score 764/1000
   Goaltender of the 1993 Stanley Cup Final run.
7. **Anze Kopitar** — score 647/1000
   Two-time Stanley Cup-winning captain and two-way center who spent his whole career in LA.
8. **Drew Doughty** — score 647/1000
   Norris Trophy-winning defenseman and cornerstone of the 2012 and 2014 Cup teams.
9. **Ziggy Palffy** — score 647/1000
   Slovak winger who led the Kings in scoring in the early 2000s.
10. **Marcel Dionne** — score 647/1000
   Hall of Fame center and the Kings' all-time leading scorer with 1,307 points.
11. **Jeff Carter** — score 647/1000
   Sniper acquired in 2012 who scored key goals in two Cup runs.
12. **Rob Blake** — score 503/1000
   Hall of Fame defenseman who won the 1998 Norris Trophy as a King.
13. **Jonathan Quick** — score 503/1000
   Goaltender who won the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy and backstopped two Kings championships.
14. **Justin Williams** — score 503/1000
   Mr. Game 7, the 2014 Conn Smythe Trophy winner.
15. **Luc Robitaille** — score 0/1000
   Hall of Fame left winger and the franchise's all-time goals leader.
16. **Rogie Vachon** — score 0/1000
   Hall of Fame goaltender whose number 30 the Kings retired.
17. **Bernie Nicholls** — score 0/1000
   Center who scored 70 goals and 150 points for the Kings in 1988-89.
18. **Dave Taylor** — score 0/1000
   Triple Crown Line winger who played 17 seasons for the Kings.
19. **Alec Martinez** — score 0/1000
   Defenseman who scored the Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal in 2014.

Tags: hockey, players, nhl, los angeles kings