Pop open a bottle of champagne and paint the town silver and black, because LA officially has a budding hockey dynasty on its hands. It took decades to win the first one, but the second one came only two years later: the LA Kings are Stanley Cup championsagain after beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in double overtime. We've rounded up our favorite tweets and photos in celebration of the team's latest championship run.
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Mission accomplished. pic.twitter.com/9lBL7fBRf0
— LA Kings (@LAKings) June 14, 2014
Start spreading the news...LA has just won! #gokingsgo
— Eric Garcetti (@ericgarcetti) June 14, 2014
Welcome back #LordStanley! @LAKings are the #StanleyCupchampspic.twitter.com/Q2K8PVUhY5
— L.A. LIVE (@LALIVE) June 14, 2014
Hollywood is Hockeywood.
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) June 14, 2014
"And they shall hold the cup of plenty, and rejoice." (1 Kings 20:14). #LAKings
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 14, 2014
"The @LAKings -- what a team, and what a finish." -Vin Scully
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 14, 2014
Congratulations @LAKings!! We love seeing #StanleyCup banners hanging across from the purple & golds at STAPLES. pic.twitter.com/tibRjjv5Ce
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 14, 2014