{"id":640930,"date":"2026-08-11T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/640930\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:39:16","slug":"this-date-in-la-kings-history-august-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/640930\/","title":{"rendered":"This Date in LA Kings History: August 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kings_crown202425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL\u2019s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair of Stanley Cups to rosters filled with Hall of Fame players and fan favorites, the LA Kings have experienced a rich hockey history over the past 60 years. Courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kingstorian<\/a>, Harry Ouzounian, here are some key franchise moments that occurred on this date.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy 70th birthday to Mike McEwen. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> defenseman was born on August 10, 1956.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGfzgcg5CF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pGfzgcg5CF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086845268327350276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On August 10, 1983, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> signed free agent center Wes Jarvis to a one-year contract. Jarvis scored nine goals and 22 points in 61 games with the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/etcwKxoT9M\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/etcwKxoT9M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086846068227231774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On August 10, 1988, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> acquired John Miner from the Edmonton Oilers for Craig Redmond as an addendum to the Wayne Gretzky trade. Redmond, who was drafted sixth overall in 1984, was suspended by the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a> in 1987-88 after he refused to report to the AHL.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOL16ZNM16\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/oOL16ZNM16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086847387520376997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy 34th birthday to Stanley Cup champion, Tanner Pearson! The former <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> forward was born on August 10, 1992.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWenmvBzIM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KWenmvBzIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086852100966006875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On August 10, 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> signed Brandt Clarke to a three-year, entry-level contract. Clarke, who was selected eighth overall in 2021, recorded 15 goals, 66 assists, and 81 points in 185 games during his entry-level deal.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Itz43G4M3b\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Itz43G4M3b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086854880229253217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Austin Wagner (51) days until the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@LAKings<\/a> season opener.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LAKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GoKingsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GoKingsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RMNOcgzzb\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4RMNOcgzzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kingstorian (@Kingstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kingstorian\/status\/2086856514611081712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorsmanor\" data-show-count=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @mayorsmanor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE LA KINGS NEWS:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/2021\/07\/kings-of-the-podcast-ep-102-with-brandt-clarke-and-ufa-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 102 with Brandt Clarke and UFA Preview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayorsmanor.com\/2026\/07\/first-look-la-kings-2026-27-line-combos-plus-salary-cap-outlook-after-july-1-signings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIRST LOOK: LA Kings 2026-27 Line Combos, Plus Salary Cap Outlook After July 1 Signings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Note to webmasters\/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MayorsManor.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.MayorsManor.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From their humble beginnings as one of the NHL\u2019s Second Six expansion teams in 1967, through a pair&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5126],"tags":[5,186,1760,240,5303,793,145,5304,5302,4],"class_list":["post-640930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-kings","tag-hockey","tag-kings","tag-la","tag-la-kings","tag-lakings","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-kings","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleskings","tag-nhl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/117077158612615468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}