The Maple Leafs announced Thursday that Hockey Hall of Fame member Ted Kennedy will be the first of three players to be honored with a statue in "Legends Row."

Legends Row will be in Maple Leaf Square, just outside Gate 5 at Air Canada Centre. Two other initial honorees will be named during the Fan Fest, which starts Sept. 6.

Former Kings captain/defenseman and current club executive Rob Blake will have his No. 4 jersey retired by the Kings as part of a special pregame ceremony at STAPLES Center on Saturday, January 17, prior to the Kings-Ducks game, the club announced today.
 
Blake – who is also being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November – will become the sixth Kings player to be so honored by the organization, joining Luc Robitaille (#20 / 2007), Wayne Gretzky (#99 / 2002), Dave Taylor (#18 / 1995), Marcel Dionne (#16 / 1990) and Rogie Vachon (#30 / 1985).
 
Blake’s white jersey from the “silver and black era” will hang from the STAPLES Center rafters.
 
“It is an honor to be included with the former great LA King players who have their Jersey’s retired.  I have always felt LA was a special place to play and it was and is a tremendous privilege to put on an LA Kings jersey,” said Blake.
 
Blake is the all-time leader in games played, goals, assists and points by a Kings defenseman.  He played 14 of his 20 NHL seasons with the Kings (1990-01 and 2006-08).  He served as the Kings captain from 1996-01 and again from 2007-08 (six total seasons).