With graying hair and slight hints of wrinkles around their eyes and smiles, a few LA Kings players are beginning to show their age off the ice. On the ice, there’s little sign that their 30+ year old bodies have been through the ringer throughout their careers.
At 36 years old, Anze Kopitar is still highly productive in all areas of the ice. He may not be a corsi god (that honor belongs to Arthur Kaliyev) but he excels perfectly at utilizing his large frame to block out defenders, score both pretty and ugly goals, is a key component of the power play and an even more critical member of the penalty kill.