The Kings are set to begin the defense of their Stanley Cup title against the Chicago Blawkhawks on Jan. 19 with the player lockout apparently resolved (the players still have to approve of the deal).

The Kings made this nice video in the off-season promoting Metro as a good way to travel to Staples Center, which is a five-minute walk from the Pico Station shared by the Blue and Expo lines. (Sorry, couldn’t embed the video into the blog–sorry about the Pizza Hut commercial preceding the video!)

It’s also easy to reach the arena from the Red/Purple Line station at 7th/Metro Center, not to mention the numerous buses that stop near Staples Center, including the Silver Line.