50 Kings - Mathieu Schneider

Mathieu Schneider played 1289 games in the National Hockey League, divided amongst 10 different teams – 11 if you count the Montreal Canadiens twice. After living in one third of the NHL cities it might be hard-pressed for someone to develop any kind of roots or emotional connection to any one particular city.

But 16 years after Schneider signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings he sits outside at a Starbucks in El Segundo, reminiscing about his time in a Kings jersey. He chooses a seat in the sun, hoping to soak up as many SoCal rays as he can before leaving his second home to return to work in Toronto, Canada.

Before deciding to come to LA during the summer of 2000, Schneider knew…