Staples Center rally photos

After the parade, the Kings and 18,000-plus friends went inside Staples Center for a rally in which the team was introduced and several players, coaches and front-office members spoke. Jonathan Quick made the folks at Fox Sports West choke a bit with his creative way of praising his teammates, Darryl Sutter brought down the house with some fist-pumping and Dustin Brown gave a heartfelt tribute to Bob Miller, who did an outstanding job as the event emcee. I went up and sat in Bob and Jim’s booth and got some pictures of the scene…

(Just before the start of the ceremony.)

(Kings coaches.)

(Kings training and equipment staff.)

(Bob Miller starts the show.)

(Jack Ferreira and Ron Hextall, while Darryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi look up at where the new banner will be.)

(Players sit on the bench and watch a video tribute.)

(Anze Kopitar and Matt Greene bring out the Clarence Campbell Bowl.)

(Jonathan Quick with the Conn Smythe Trophy.)

(Players take pictures of the Stanley Cup coming onto the ice.)

(And here it is, with Dustin Brown.)

(Dustin Brown greets Bob Miller.)

(The star of the show, Darryl Sutter.)

(Players react to Sutter’s speech.)

(Luc Robitaille and Tim Leiweke with the players.)

(Dustin Brown.)

(Jonathan Quick.)

(One last group photo.)

(A final goodbye to the fans.)