Two of Los Angeles' championship winning teams visited the White House Monday for a ceremony with President Barack Obama.
The NHL champion Los Angeles Kings and Major League Soccer title winners the LA Galaxy were part of a middday ceremony that the President conducts to recognize champions of professional sports.
The Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2014 for the second time in three years. Several players from the 2012 Cup team, the franchise's first to win the NHL prize, returned for this year's visit.
"The Kings have done the unthinkable," Obama said. "They have turned a city with no snow, no ice, no winter into a hockey town."
The Galaxy's 2014 MLS Cup victory marked the team's third title in four years. Together, the teams have combined for six professional sports titles since 2009.
"You guys have an embarrassment of riches," said Obama. "Today feels a little like Groundhog Day."
Kings Coach Darryl Sutter presented the President with an engraved hockey stick. Obama received a jersey with "Barack" on the back from the Galaxy.