LA Kings to Build Year-Round Public Ice Rink in Los Angeles

AEG’s LA Kings announced a new partnership with the City of Los Angeles to build and manage a year-round public ice rink in Los Angeles earlier today. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield joined Los Angeles Kings President and Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to solidify the partnership at Toyota Sports Center, the club’s practice facility, in El Segundo, Calif.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for the LA Kings to continue to grow the game of hockey in Los Angeles,” said Robitaille.  “We would like to thank Councilmember Blumenfield and the city of Reseda for their hard work and diligent effort in helping make this a reality.  We look forward to seeing the shovel in the dirt and watching the Reseda Ice Rink come to fruition.  The facility is something that will be enjoyed by the community for a long, long time.”

The project is a key part of Blumenfield’s Reseda Rising initiative which is a multi-front effort to reinvest in the community and enhance Reseda as a center for entertainment and small business. The $26 million facility will be funded by Proposition K, the Kings and through other City resources. When completed, the facility will be owned by the Department of Recreation and Parks, managed by the Kings and will serve kids and residents of the West Valley and the entire region.

Blumenfield and Robitaille were joined by other integral partners including Kelly Cheeseman, COO of the Los Angeles Kings and AEG Sports; Michael Shull, General Manager of the Department of Recreation and Parks; and Sylvia Patsaouras, President of the Recreation and Parks Commission; in addition to representatives from the American Sports Entertainment Company (ASEC), the largest independent owner/operator of ice rink facilities in the United States.