The title was guaranteed in the final day of the regular season, when the Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5 – 2 and the Vancouver Canucks lost against the Los Angeles Kings 2 – 0.

With the Canucks ' roster set, the team played its inaugural game against the Los Angeles Kings on October 9, 1970.

Continuing their success in the playoffs, the Canucks made the Stanley Cup Finals with a combined 11 – 2 record in series against the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, and Chicago Black Hawks.

The Canucks also had home ice advantage during the second round series against the Kings, who upset the Oilers in the first round.

For most of the second half of the 1980s, the Canucks competed with the Los Angeles Kings for the final playoff spot in the Smythe Division.

This led Hunter to form a new league with five former members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ( SJHL ), the Estevan Bruins, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades, Moose Jaw Canucks, and Weyburn Red Wings, to leave the SJHL and join the Oil Kings and the Calgary Buffaloes in a new league known as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League.

In addition, the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks have used versions of athletic gold in the past.

* 1995 – 96: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins ( through 2005 – 06 ), Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins ( through 1996 – 97 ; would eventually become their regular road shirt ), Vancouver Canucks ( through 1996 – 97 )

* 2003 – 04: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( through 2005 – 06 ), Atlanta Thrashers ( would become home shirt ), Boston Bruins ( c. 1970 – vintage program ) Columbus Blue Jackets ( became home jersey in 2007 – 08 ), Dallas Stars ( used through 2005 – 06 ), Edmonton Oilers ( c. 1988 – vintage program ), Florida Panthers ( former road shirt, through 2006 – 07 ), Los Angeles Kings ( c. 1987 – vintage program ), Minnesota Wild ( became home jersey in 2007 – 08 ); Montreal Canadiens ( c. 1946 and c. 1960 versions – vintage program – 1946 version used through 2006 – 07 ), New York Rangers ( c. 1978 – vintage program ), St. Louis Blues ( c. 1979 – vintage program ) Vancouver Canucks ( c. 1976 – vintage program ; worn as fourth in 2005 – 06, in use as third through 2006 – 07 )

The following teams announced the use of third jerseys for the 2008 – 09 NHL season: Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks ( a vintage jersey for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field ), Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings ( for the 2009 Winter Classic ), Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks.

The 1993 and 1994 playoffs also saw Andreychuk and the Maple Leafs advance to the Conference Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively.

On the last day of the 2002 – 03 regular season, the Canucks lost the Northwest Division title to the Colorado Avalanche through a defeat against the Los Angeles Kings.

Nearly a month after being let go, Crawford was hired by the Los Angeles Kings, a team in a similar situation to that of the Canucks when Crawford first joined them.

He remained out of the lineup for the first three games of the 2012 playoffs, all of which the Canucks lost against the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings.

Winning their second straight Presidents ' Trophy, the Canucks entered the 2012 playoffs against the last-seeded Los Angeles Kings.

The Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks to set up a Stanley Cup final rematch with the Montreal Canadiens.

Nolan and his wife Sandra are the parents of Brandon Nolan, a Vancouver Canucks draft pick who last played for the AHL's Albany River Rats, and Jordan Nolan, a winger currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings.

That year the Rangers ' 54-year championship drought ended with a 7-game Stanley Cup victory over the Vancouver Canucks ; Leetch became the first non-Canadian to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy, remaining the only American to win the award until the Boston Bruins ' Tim Thomas in 2011 and the Los Angeles Kings ' Jonathan Quick in 2012.

The playoffs began with a first round sweep of the eighth seed Vancouver Canucks before enduring a seven game scare by the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Semi-Finals before cakewalking past the St. Louis Blues in five games, setting up a Stanley Cup Finals matchup with the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed New Jersey Devils.

Playing against the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the 1993 playoffs, McLean recorded his 15th playoff win in a 7 – 2 Game 4 victory, establishing himself as the winningest playoff goaltender in Canucks history.

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Canucks 3 – 1 in the Canucks ' NHL debut.

The Kings ' Bob Berry scored the first goal, with Barry Wilkins scoring the first goal for the Canucks.

Brown had one goal and four assists in six games as the Kings lost in the first round to the Vancouver Canucks.

As the season went on, the Penguins signed new head coach ( and former Penguin and commentator ) Eddie Olczyk, traded Martin Straka to the Los Angeles Kings, and opted not to include the highly rated Fleury in the lineup for the bulk of the 03-04 season.

* Gene Carr, NHL Hockey Player drafted by St. Louis Blues ( 1st round, 4th overall of the 1971 NHL Amateur draft ), New York Rangers, L. A. Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames

He compared Näslund to the Los Angeles Kings ' Swedish forward Tomas Sandström, although he did not consider him as aggressive a player, and further claimed that he was a more natural goal-scorer than Penguins forward Jaromír Jágr, who had just completed his rookie year with the club.

Edward Walter " Eddie " Olczyk (; born August 16, 1966 ) is an American former head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins.

He played right wing for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993 – 2006.

After the 2003 – 04 season, the Kings tried to resign Pálffy, but when Pálffy had a phone call with Penguins owner Mario Lemieux and gave him his word that he would sign with the Penguins, that ended all negotiations with the Kings.

Notable people from the Onaping falls area include National Hockey League players Dave Taylor ( Los Angeles Kings ), Dave Hannan ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) and Troy Mallette ( Ottawa Senators ), Olympic cyclist Eric Wohlberg, Paralympian ( rowing ) Steven Daniel and author Mark ( Lefebvre ) Leslie.

* Steve McKenna, NHL hockey player for the LA Kings, Minnesota Wild, NY Rangers & Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1996 – 2004 )

Buchberger has played for the Edmonton Oilers, Atlanta Thrashers, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In addition to the Kings and Capitals, he also suited up for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.

During his 19-season National Hockey League ( NHL ) career, Robitaille won the Stanley Cup in 2001 – 02 with the Detroit Red Wings, and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, but is most known for his fourteen seasons, over three different stints, with the Los Angeles Kings.

" After winning two Stanley Cups with the Flyers ( 1973 – 4 and 1974 – 5 ), " The Hammer " drifted through several teams ( Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres ) in search of a permanent position.

Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins ninth overall in the 1984 NHL Draft he would play in over 1, 000 games in the NHL with the Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, and the Vancouver Canucks.

He played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He split the 1996 – 97 season between the Lumberjacks, Kings, Penguins, and Oilers, and was released in 1997.

He would score 25 points in 67 games with the Penguins over two seasons before being dealt to the Los Angeles Kings on February 5, 1988.

He has also served as a head coach in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues.

Kings 4, have rated as a popular act in Vegas and Western nightclubs.

Kiernan's reasoning has in part to do with the much-discussed political context of the poem: it has been held by most scholars, until recently, that the poem was composed in the 8th century on the assumption that a poem eliciting sympathy for the Danes could not have been composed by Anglo-Saxons during the Viking Ages of the 9th and 10th centuries, and that the poem celebrates the namesakes of 8th Century Mercian Kings.

Since the second half of the 20th century most scholars have agreed with Martin Noth's thesis that the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings form parts of a single work.

It is usually assumed that the author of Chronicles used Kings as a source and re-wrote history as he would have liked it to have been.

In 1 Kings 4: 32, 3000 proverbs and over 1000 songs are said to have come from Solomon and it is also said that people came from all over the ancient world to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

" Thus declaring that the burnt offering of both animals and humans ( which may have been practiced in Judah under Kings Ahaz and Manasseh ) is not necessary for God.

There are also churches for Roman Catholic, Methodist and other denominations, including Cheddar Valley Community Church, who not only meet at The Kings of Wessex School on Sunday, but also have their own site on Tweentown for meeting during the week.

Woolf suggests that Constantine and his cousin Donald may have passed Giric's reign in exile in Ireland where their aunt Máel Muire was wife of two successive High Kings of Ireland, Áed Findliath and Flann Sinna.

The Second Battle of Corbridge appears to have been indecisive ; the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is alone in giving Constantine the victory.

In this the " hoary " Constantine, by now around 60 years of age, is said to have lost a son in the battle, a claim which the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba confirms.

* Two world class roller coasters have been named after Earnhardt ; the Intimidator ( roller coaster ) at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Intimidator 305 located at Kings Dominion in Virginia.

The term " king " would not be difficult ; since the Persian Monarch was known as the King of Kings, a lesser lord may have called himself a king.

The house featured in the image of Kings Head St to the left, is unique in the town and is an example of a sailmaker's house, thought to have been built circa 1600. Notable public buildings, all later, include the parish church of St. Nicholas ( 1821 ) in a restrained Gothic style, with many original furnishings including a ( somewhat altered ) organ of the same date in the west end gallery, and the Guildhall of 1769, the only Grade I listed building in Harwich.

In 2 Kings 5, the Aramean general Naaman insists on transporting Israelite soil back with him to Syria in the belief that only then will Yahweh have the power to heal him.

Reynolds wrote to Jonathan Shipley, Bishop of St Asaph, a few weeks later: " Your Lordship congratulation on my succeeding Mr. Ramsay I take very kindly but it is a most miserable office, it is reduced from two hundred to thirty-eight pounds per annum, the Kings Rat catcher I believe is a better place, and I am to be paid only a fourth part of what I have from other people, so that the Portraits of their Majesties are not likely to be better done now, than they used to be, I should be ruined if I was to paint them myself ".

Other musicians have also adapted elements from Led Zeppelin's attitude to apparel, jewellery and hair, such as the hipster flares and tight band t-shirts of Kings of Leon, shaggy hair, clingy t-shirts and bluesman hair of Jack White of The White Stripes, and Kasabian guitarist Sergio Pizzorno's silk scarves, trilbies and side-laced tight jeans.

* S. M. Stirling's Lords of Creation series includes In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, in which Mars ( as well as Venus ) have been terraformed by unknown aliens over the course of hundreds of millions of years and seeded with all kinds of terrestrial life.

The Screaming Jets have the unenviable title of the " Kings of the Sticky Carpet " regarding the volume of gigs performed in venues ( pubs ) which had carpet floors that had alcohol, sweat and vomit spilt over it on a regular basis.

" So God said to him, ' Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked ...'" ( 1 Kings 3: 11-12 ) The Hebrew Bible also states that: " The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

Such views have been challenged by other historians who maintain that there is evidence that these passages in Kings are derived from official court records at the time of Solomon and from other writings of that time that were incorporated into the canonical books of Kings.

Salukis have appeared in medieval paintings regarding the birth of Christ, including Paolo Veronese's 1573 work the Adoration of the Magi ( also known as the Adoration of the Kings ), currently located at the National Gallery, London.