Even before Anaheim changed the NHL jersey landscape with their unique uniforms, another fellow Californian club came into the league bearing jerseys with purple and yellow as the primary colors. The Los Angeles Kings came into the NHL in 1967 along with five other clubs during the league's first large expansion era. The inspiration for the team's colors came from team owner Jack Kent Cooke, who also happened to own the LA Lakers at the time. The team's simple design pattern for their away jerseys featured purple as the primary, with yellow stripes on the sleeves and bottom (per usual) but utilizes the bright yellow in a great way for the name and number section. Far too many teams have gone with another color when they design the numbers and name so it's awesome that they stuck with Kings yellow to make those areas pop and stand out. It might have been borrowed by another sports team but the concept gave the Kings an identity in the NHL. The other great aspect about this jersey is the King's crown logo; the kind of detail that is put into it deserves a lot of recognition and praise.
My final thoughts: Like the Mighty Ducks, the Kings have been successful with their purple unis. The popularity of the jersey rose so much during the last decade that the team has brought back the jersey to showcase in home games. Definitely a must have and a keeper for all jersey fanatics.
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