Construction of a championship team

Upon his hiring as Kings general manager in 2006, Dean Lombardi set out to build a championship team. Six years later, he accomplished the goal. Along the way, many players passed through Los Angeles, with some (Michal Handzus, Wayne Simmonds, Sean O’Donnell) destined to be better-remembered than others (Brian Willsie, Dan Cloutier, Ladislav Nagy). How was this season’s Stanley Cup championship team created? A total of 23 players dressed for at least one game in the playoff run. Lombardi inherited three key pieces — Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick — from former GM Dave Taylor. Lombardi drafted nine others, acquired three more through free agency and traded for the other eight. Here’s a breakdown…

VIA DRAFT
Jonathan Bernier — 2006 first round (No. 11)
Dustin Brown — 2003 first round (No. 13)
Kyle Clifford — 2009 second round (No. 35)
Drew Doughty — 2008 first round (No. 2)
Dwight King — 2007 fourth round (No. 109)
Anze Kopitar — 2005 first round (No. 11)
Trevor Lewis — 2006 first round (No. 17)
Andrei Loktionov — 2008 fifth round (No. 123)
Alec Martinez — 2007 fourth round (No. 95)
Jordan Nolan — 2009 seventh round (No. 186)
Jonathan Quick — 2005 third round (No. 72)
Slava Voynov — 2008 second round (No. 32)

VIA FREE AGENCY
Simon Gagne (2011)
Willie Mitchell (2010)
Rob Scuderi (2009)

VIA TRADE
Jeff Carter (2012, from Columbus for Jack Johnson and a first-round draft pick)
Colin Fraser (2011, from Edmonton, with a seventh-round pick for Ryan Smyth)
Matt Greene (2008, from Edmonton, with Jarret Stoll for Lubomir Visnovsky)
Dustin Penner (2011, from Edmonton for Colten Teubert, a first-round draft pick and a conditional draft pick)
Mike Richards (2011, from Philadelphia for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a second-round draft pick)
Brad Richardson (2008, from Colorado for a second-round draft pick)
Jarret Stoll (2008, from Edmonton, with Matt Greene for Lubomir Visnovsky)
Justin Williams (2009, from Carolina for Patrick O’Sullivan and a second-round draft pick)