The Los Angeles Kings welcomed their newest star to the Southland with a tour of the practice facility and the Manhattan Beach Pier.
About two weeks ago, Phillip Danault signed with the Kings in free agency, coming here from Montreal, where he played for most of the last six seasons.
Los Angeles Times photographer Al Seib accompanied Danault on Tuesday to documenting the welcoming tour.
At the conclusion of my time with Phillip, I showed him the historic photo (googled on my phone) I shot in 1994 when Wayne Gretzky, then with the Kings, scored his 802nd goal, breaking Gordy Howe’s record. Phillip smiled broadly and said, ‘You took that photo? I was 1 year old when that happened. That will be me one day!’
Phillip Danault, the Kings’ big free-agent acquisition, comes to Los Angeles hoping to play a bigger role on offense than he did last season with Montreal.
Al Seib was a photographer and videographer for the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 2022. His photos have won numerous awards from national and international photographer associations. Seib’s work has helped win four Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news reporting awarded to The Times’ staff: the Los Angeles riots in 1993, the Northridge earthquake in 1995, the Southern California wildfires in 2004 and the San Bernardino shootings in 2016.