Luc Robitaille Luc Robitaille ( born February 17 , 1966 ) is a retired Canadian professional player . During his 19 - season National Hockey League ( NHL ) career , Robitaille won a Stanley Cup in 2001 – 02 with the Detroit Red Wings , and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers , but is most known for his fourteen seasons with the Los Angeles Kings . Robitaille retired after the 2005 – 06 season as the highest - scoring left winger in NHL history and the holder of several Kings franchise records , as well as numerous Kings playoff records . Junior hockey career . Robitaille was drafted by the Kings in the ninth round ( 171st overall ) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft . Many hockey experts expected Robitaille to be drafted late in the draft due to his poor skating ability . Robitaille played junior hockey for the Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . In three seasons with the Olympiques from 1983 to 1986 , Robitaille amassed 155 goals and 269 assists , for 424 points in only 197 games . He won the CHL Player of the Year and scored 191 points in 1985 – 86 . In his honor , because of his efforts , the QMJHL created the Luc Robitaille Trophy , awarded to the team which scores the most goals each season . National Hockey League career . Robitaille made it to the NHL in 1986 , helping the Kings make the playoffs , despite having a 31 - 41 - 8 record . Robitaille scored 45 goals and had 39 assists in 79 games , earning him the Calder Memorial Trophy , the only Los Angeles player ever to do so . He also earned a spot on the Second All - Star team . Robitaille scored more than 40 goals in each of his first eight seasons , including three 50 or more goal seasons , with a career - high 63 in 1992 – 93 . That year the Kings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals for the only time in the franchise ' s history , but would eventually lose to the Montreal Canadiens in five games . In 1992 – 93 , Robitaille set league records for most goals and points ( 125 ) in a season by a left winger . Robitaille also amassed 9 goals and 13 assists during his 24 games in the playoffs . Robitaille ' s 63 - goal record amongst left wingers was later eclipsed by Alexander Ovechkin during the 2007 – 08 season , although he still holds the record for most points in a season by a left winger . After the 1993 – 94 season , the Kings decided to cut ties with Robitaille . He was traded on July 29 , 1994 to the Pittsburgh Penguins , in exchange for Rick Tocchet and the Penguins ’ 2nd round draft pick in 1995 ( Pavel Rosa ) . There , Robitaille set then - career lows in goals and assists during the strike - shortened 1994 – 95 season . After one season , Robitaille was traded to the New York Rangers with Ulf Samuelsson in exchange for Petr Nedvěd and Sergei Zubov . Robitaille had below - average numbers in two seasons with the Rangers , and for the first time in his career , had more penalty minutes ( 80 ) than points ( 69 ) in 1995 – 96 . On August 28 , 1997 , in new - General Manager Dave Taylor ' s first move , the Kings re - acquired Robitaille from the Rangers in exchange for Kevin Stevens . Robitaille struggled in his first season back in Los Angeles , scoring only 16 goals in an injury - shortened 1997 – 98 season . Robitaille returned to his All - Star form , scoring no fewer than 36 goals and had the best stats of his career after his first stint with the Kings during those three seasons . On January 7 , 1999 , Robitaille scored his 500th career goal in a 4 - 2 victory at the Great Western Forum against the Buffalo Sabres . During the 2000 – 01 playoffs , Robitaille helped the seventh - seed Kings to a first round upset of the Detroit Red Wings . But after a seven - game series loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the conference semifinals in 2001 , Robitaille decided to seek a better opportunity for a Stanley Cup championship . Robitaille would sign with the Red Wings in the offseason . With the Red Wings , Robitaille scored 30 goals and 50 points , helping them win the Presidents ' Trophy , awarded to the team with the best regular season record . Robitaille scored only four goals in the postseason , but was a major part in the Red Wings run in the playoffs . The Red Wings defeated the Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals in seven games , meaning that Robitaille was going to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in his career . With the Red Wings ’ 3 - 1 victory in Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes , Robitaille ’ s quest for an elusive Stanley Cup Championship finally came to an end . After the lowest goal total in his career in 2002 – 03 , Robitaille decided to end his career with one final stint with the Kings . Robitaille had mediocre numbers for a team in the rebuilding process . On March 9 , 2004 , Robitaille scored the 650th goal of his professional career in a 3 - 2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at Staples Center . He played his 1 , 000th game as a King a few days later , on March 13 , 2004 , in a 3 - 1 loss to the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion at San Jose . On January 19 , 2006 , during a game against the Atlanta Thrashers , Robitaille scored a hat - trick , tying and passing Marcel Dionne ’ s then - franchise record of 550 goals . His record - breaking goal was met with several minutes of standing ovations and a video - congratulation reel on the scoreboard . On April 10 , the Kings announced Robitaille ' s intention to retire at the conclusion of the 2005 – 06 NHL season . Robitaille officially confirmed this the next day in a press conference held at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo , California . Luc Robitaille played his final NHL home game as a Los Angeles King against the Calgary Flames on April 15 , 2006 . He also wore the captain ' s " C " that normally belonged to Mattias Norström . Although he was held without a point in the game , he logged 18 : 37 of ice time , and had 4 shots on goal . He was also the second shooter in the shootout , but his shot towards the upper - right corner of the net was stopped by the glove of goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff , despite being given an open five hole . The Kings went on to win the game 2 - 1 off of a shootout goal by Pavol Demitra , and three shootout saves by the Kings ' Jason LaBarbera . The Kings held a curtain call for Robitaille after the game , where he was given a standing ovation by the sell - out crowd of 18 , 118 fans in attendance . After chants of his name died down , he gave a short speech and did one final lap of the rink at Staples Center . Luc Robitaille finished his playing career on April 17 , 2006 at the HP Pavilion in a game against the San Jose Sharks . The Kings won this game 4 - 0 , with Jason LaBarbera earning the shutout . He received applause and chants of his name throughout the night by the 17 , 496 fans in attendance , as well as good wishes from many of the opposing players of the Sharks . After the game ended , the Kings players came out and gathered around him first , rather than the traditional congratulation of the goaltender . The players of the Sharks team then came onto the ice to shake hands with Robitaille before they headed off into their locker room . At the end of his legendary career , Robitaille had made eight All - Star teams , set the NHL record for goals by a left wingers ( with 668 ) and points ( with 1394 ) , as well the Kings ’ franchise record for goals , with 577 , finished second to Dave Taylor in games played , fourth ( behind Marcel Dionne , Wayne Gretzky , and Taylor ) in assists with 726 , second behind John Bucyk ’ s NHL record , and second to Dionne in points , with 1 , 154 . Robitaille also became the second player in NHL history to record 1 , 000 points after being as drafted as low as the ninth round . The Kings honored his playing career by retiring his number during a pre - game ceremony on January 20 , 2007 . Robitaille ’ s number 20 hangs in the rafters of Staples Center alongside Rogatien Vachon , Marcel Dionne , Dave Taylor , and Wayne Gretzky . International play . Played for Canada in : External links . " Note : Robitaille served as Kings captain during the first half of the 1992 – 93 season , while Gretzky was injured . "