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When were the Los Angeles Kings founded?

  • 1965

  • 1967

  • 1970

  • 1972

Answer

The Los Angeles Kings were founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966. They were one of the six teams that began play as part of the 1967 NHL expansion.
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