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LOS ANGELES (CBS) – The 2012 Stanley Cup champions have begun their celebrations just before their official parade on Thursday.

Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Kings and the Stanley Cup made stops on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Wednesday, they showed off their championship hardware in front of a big crowd at Dodgers Stadium prior to the finale of the freeway series.

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Anze Kopitar and the rest of the Stanley Cup Champions joined the Dodgers and Angels on the pitchers mound for an amazing photo opportunity.

Then every member of the Kings, who made the trip, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

KCAL 9, CBS2 and cbsLA.com will have the parade live on Thursday starting at 11AM.