“Every time you have one of those moments, no matter what moment that big moment is, in this business you have to be able to capitalize on it,” Kings/AEG Sports COO Kelly Cheeseman said. “If you aren’t prepared for that moment, you’re going to miss something with it.”
That moment, which followed flashes of attention and partial successes amidst the semi-regular disappointment associated with a team that had reached the conference finals and a Stanley Cup Final once in the 44 years prior to 2012, was born when the Kings, as an eight seed, sprung to the heights of the hockey world with a 16-4 postseason record and a Stanley Cup in 2012.