The Los Angeles Kings announced plans to retire Anze Kopitar’s No. 11 jersey and unveil a statue of his likeness outside Crypto.com Arena next season, the first since he hung up his skates after 20 years with the franchise. 

Kopitar, 38, will be the team’s eighth-ever player to have his number retired, and the fourth to have a statue built outside of the stadium, joining the likes of legends like Luc Robitaille, Dustin Brown and “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky. 

“To have my number retired and a statue unveiled by the LA Kings is an incredible honor, and one that is difficult to put into words,” Kopitar said in a statement. “I have been fortunate to spend my entire career with one organization, surrounded…