Titled "A Century of Greatness (1917-2017)," the float will serve as one of the key elements celebrating the official launch of the NHL's year-long Centennial festivities.
Also announced last night during the Kings vs Hurricanes game, our President of Business Operations Luc Robitaille, longtime Kings broadcaster Bob Miller and mascot Bailey will ride aboard the Centennial float.
The trio will be flanked by youth hockey players, including members of the Junior Kings program, wearing jerseys for all 30 NHL clubs.
"The NHL Centennial float in the 2017 Rose Parade sits at the center of an exciting 48 hours of New Year's celebrations," said Brian Jennings, NHL Executive Vice President of & Chief Brand Officer. "From the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic™ in Toronto to the 2017 Rose Parade in Pasadena to the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® in St. Louis, the NHL will make history in the way it celebrates its 100 year history this New Year's."
The float features a floral 55-foot long hockey rink with dual goal nets and lamps. From the front of the float to the back, the official logos of 30 NHL teams are detailed with flowers and floral material and represented in alphabetical order at the base of the floral gardens.
The official NHL Centennial logo stands at mid float, covered in flowers, with the iconic NHL Shield prominently displayed. The floral rink includes two NHL face-off circles, two 2017 NHL All-Star Game logos nestled in a floral garden, four oversized pucks and a base of oversized silver hockey sticks.
"A Century of NHL Greatness (1917-2017)" is one of 40 floats that will participate in the 128th Rose Parade, themed "Echoes of Success."
