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L.A. Kings Hockey Night in LA  • Declassified
Digital-first identity for an NHL home game program

Faint black Los Angeles Kings logo on a dark background

Client since 2018

Challenge

Face Off/Online

The L.A. Kings Hockey, with a long, rich history dating to 1967, wanted a digital brand identity to bring their families, friends, fans, and the local community together for the team's home games. The Kings brought in L+R to help position its brand and design a program that could live natively in the digital environment while activating the stadium for fans.

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Solution

Technology-Enabled Design

Delving deep into the history of the L.A. King’s, exploring the current personality of the team, and understanding its future vision and direction, L+R created a brand strategy that fit hand-in-hand with the hockey team’s identity. It captured the nature of the ice sport, the warm-weather city, and the ethos of the devoted fan.

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Impact

The Reality Check

The L.A. Kings successfully launched its brand and worked with celebrities such as Will Ferrell and Snoop Dogg as well as participated in a cross promotion with Star Wars. Hockey Night in LA's identity was broadcast on phones, connected TVs, live-streaming platforms, and amplified to millions over social media.

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The Bottom Line

L.A. Kings Hockey Night in LA brought sports fandom into a more focused digital campaign experience. The broader challenge is turning a live cultural moment into engagement that feels timely and useful. L+R turns emerging technology into advantage by making strategy, engineering, and craft work together, with AI used selectively to support adaptable real-world products. If your next fan experience needs more structure, we should talk.

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