Kings to Retire Dustin Brown's No. 23 and Unveil Statue

The LA Kings will retire Dustin Brown's No. 23 and unveil a statue of the franchise icon at Crypto.com Arena on February 11, 2023, as part of a special evening honoring the legendary Kings player. The festivities will include raising the banner with his number to the rafters during an on-ice ceremony to mark the organization's highest individual achievement.
The all-time games played leader in franchise history (1,296), Brown will be only the seventh Kings player to receive the tremendous honor of having his number (23) retired. He will join Rogie Vachon (30), Marcel Dionne (16), Dave Taylor (18), Wayne Gretzky (99), Luc Robitaille (20), and Rob Blake (4) in the company of those that define what it means to be part of the identity of the LA Kings.
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Brown, who retired in May, will forever be recognized as a fierce competitor who captained the Kings to two Stanley Cup championships (2012, 2014) over the course of his distinguished career and led the organization to many of the pinnacle moments in its history.
"Having my number retired is something I never imagined and is a humbling honor," said Brown. "I am incredibly proud that I played for the LA Kings my entire career. With my number going to the rafters, I am honored to be amongst the King Greats, but it makes me think of the two banners already in the rafters, of which I am most proud. It took numerous people to raise those two banners; the same is true for this one. Thank you to all who have helped me achieve my dreams."
The illustrious statue outside Crypto.com Arena will be just the third individual player recognition and fourth Kings statue at the arena with Brown joining Gretzky and Robitaille, along with broadcaster Bob Miller (who has a banner as well) to celebrate the heroes who grace our sport and represent our city as pillars in our community.
The only Kings player in history to skate 18 seasons with the organization, Brown compiled 712 points (325-387=712) and an NHL record 3,632 hits (since the statistic was added in 2005-06) in 1,296 regular season games played, the sixth-most by an American-born player.
The recent 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs marked the end of Brown's playing career, including his eighth and final appearance in the postseason. In 92 playoff games, he tallied 49 points (19-30=49) and, as captain in 2012, became the first player in LA Kings history and second-ever American-born captain to hoist the Stanley Cup when the Kings won Game 6 over the New Jersey Devils on home ice on June 11, 2012.
"Since Dustin first joined our organization nearly 20 years ago, he has represented the LA Kings with incredible class and passion," said Robitaille, LA Kings President and Hockey Hall of Famer. "In addition to enjoying an outstanding playing career and leading us to moments we had never experienced with two Stanley Cups, he has been a standout in the Southern California community and set the course for our franchise. This is indeed a very well-deserved honor and I look forward to an incredible celebration for Dustin, Nicole, and their family, while sharing his legacy with our fans at our home arena for what promises to be a special night."
Brown, 37, ranks in the top ten in nearly every major regular-season category in franchise history, including seasons (1st; 18), games (1st; 1,296), goals (6th; 325), powerplay goals (4th; 105), game-winning goals (6th; 42), overtime goals (2nd; 9), assists (8th; 387), and points (7th; 712). He is also one of two players (Joe Nieuwendyk) in NHL history to score at least one goal in his 1,000th, 1,100th and 1,200th career regular-season games, and the only player in NHL history to do so with the same franchise.
Selected by the Kings in the first round (13th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft, Brown made his NHL debut on Oct. 9, 2003. At 18 years and 339 days old, he was then the eighth-youngest player to make their debut in franchise history. In his fifth NHL season, he became the youngest captain at 23 years old and first American-born captain in franchise history. Over his eight seasons as captain, Brown and the Kings qualified for the playoffs six times, including five-straight seasons (2009-14) and a three-year stretch (2012-14) in which the Kings claimed two Stanley Cups (2012 and 2014) and reached the Western Conference Final (2013).
An NHL All-Star Game participant in 2009, Brown was recognized in 2011 with the NHL Foundation Player Award for his community efforts and involvement, and in 2014 was awarded the Mark Messier Leadership Award for his leadership on and off the ice. Within the Kings organization, Brown was named the Bill Libby Memorial Award Most Valuable Player twice (2008-09, 2018-19), Most Popular Player on five occasions (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2017-18), Most Inspirational Player three times (2007-08, 2017-18, 2018-19), the Jim Fox Community Service Award recipient four different seasons (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2021-22), and the Daryl Evans Youth Hockey Service Award in 2021-22.
The Brown statue, created by renowned sculptors/artists Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany, will also join Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jerry West, Chick Hearn, Oscar De La Hoya, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal in Crypto.com Arena's Star Plaza along Chick Hearn Court.
Tickets for this game can be secured now with a
Season Ticket Membership
,
group package
, or
event suite plan
. Single game tickets for the game will be released at a later date.