List of Los Angeles Kings head coaches

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The Kings have played their home games at the Staples Center since 1999. Staplescenter.jpg
The Kings have played their home games at the Staples Center since 1999.

The Los Angeles Kings are an American professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team with five other teams, and won their first Stanley Cup in 2012. Having first played at The Forum, the Kings have played their home games at the Staples Center since 1999. [2] The Kings are owned by Philip Anschutz and Edward P. Roski, Ken Holland is their general manager, and Anze Kopitar is the team captain. [3] [4]

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There have been 30  head coaches for the Kings. The franchise's first head coach was Red Kelly, who coached for two seasons. Andy Murray is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (480), the most regular-season game wins (215), and the most regular-season points (519); Darryl Sutter is the franchise's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached (64) and playoff game wins (41), and the highest playoff winning percentage (.641), which is one of only two over .500 out of the Kings' head coaches. Rogatien Vachon, who coached the Kings for three non-consecutive stints, is the Kings' all-time leader for the least regular-season games coached, with 10. Sutter is the only coach to have won a Stanley Cup with the Kings, in 2012 and 2014. [2] Bob Pulford is the only head coach to have been awarded the Jack Adams Award with the Kings, having won it in the 1974–75 season. [5] Larry Regan and Don Perry have spent their entire NHL head coaching careers with the Kings. Roger Neilson, who coached the Kings for 28 games, is the only Kings head coach to have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder. [6] Darryl Sutter was the Kings head coach from 2011 to 2017.

Key

#Number of coaches [a]
GCGames coached
WWins = 2 points
LLosses = 0 points
TTies = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point [b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage
*Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Kings
†Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder

Coaches

Larry Robinson (shown wearing a Montreal Canadiens jersey) coached the Kings for four seasons. Larry Robinson.jpg
Larry Robinson (shown wearing a Montreal Canadiens jersey) coached the Kings for four seasons.
Marc Crawford was the head coach of the Kings from 2006 to 2008. Marccrawford 2006nhlawards.jpg
Marc Crawford was the head coach of the Kings from 2006 to 2008.

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 season.

#NameTerm [c] Regular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsReference
GCWLT/OTPTSWin%GCWLWin%
1 Red Kelly 1967–1969 150557520130.43318711.389 [7]
2 Hal Laycoe 1969 24518111.229———— [8]
3 Johnny Wilson 1969–1970 52934927.260———— [9]
4 Larry Regan* 1970–1971 8827471468.386———— [10]
5 Fred Glover 1971–1972 681842844.324———— [11]
6 Bob Pulford* 1972–1977 39617815068424.535261115.4231974–75 Jack Adams Award winner [5] [12]
7 Ron Stewart 1977–1978 8031341577.481202.000 [13]
8 Bob Berry 1978–1981 2401079439253.5271028.200 [14]
9 Parker MacDonald 1981–1982 421324531.369———— [15]
10 Don Perry* 1982–1984 168528531135.4021046.400 [16]
11 Rogatien Vachon 1984 21013.750———— [17]
12 Roger Neilson† 1984 28817319.339———— [18]
13 Pat Quinn 1984–1987 2027510126176.436303.000 [19]
14 Mike Murphy 1987–1987 652037848.369514.200 [20]
15Rogatien Vachon 1987 10100.000———— [17]
16 Robbie Ftorek 1987–1989 132655611141.53416511.313 [21]
17 Tom Webster 1989–1992 2401159431261.544281216.429 [22]
18 Barry Melrose 1992–1995 2097910129187.447241311.542 [23]
19Rogatien Vachon 1995 73228.571———— [17]
20 Larry Robinson 1995–1999 32812216145289.441404.000 [24]
21 Andy Murray 1999–2006 48021517689519.541241014.417 [25]
22 John Torchetti 2006 1257100.417———— [26]
23 Marc Crawford 2006–2008 164598421139.424———— [27]
24 Terry Murray 2008–2011 27513910630308.5601248.333 [28]
25 John Stevens 2011 42204.500———— [29]
26 Darryl Sutter 2011–2017 42522514745417.592644227.6412012, 2014 Stanley Cup [2] [30]
27John Stevens 2017–2018 9549379107.563404.000 [29]
28 Willie Desjardins 2018–2019 692734862.449———— [31]
29 Todd McLellan 2019–2024 33816413044372.550135838.46 [32]
30 Jim Hiller* 2024–present11669379148.6381138.273

Notes

References

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Specific

  1. ↑ "Teams". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "The History of the Los Angeles Kings". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Team - Staff Directory". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Kings Roster". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Jack Adams Award". NHL . NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Hall of Fame inductees - Builders by Induction Year". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Red Kelly Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Hal Laycoe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Johnny Wilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Larry Regan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Fred Glover Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Bob Pulford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Ron Stewart Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Bob Berry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Parker MacDonald Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Don Perry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  17. 1 2 3 "Rogie Vachon Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  19. ↑ "Pat Quinn Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Mike Murphy Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  21. ↑ "Robbie Ftorek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  22. ↑ "Tom Webster Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  23. ↑ "Barry Melrose Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  24. ↑ "Larry Robinson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  25. ↑ "Andy Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  26. ↑ "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  27. ↑ "Marc Crawford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  28. ↑ "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  29. 1 2 "John Stevens Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Darryl Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Willie Desjardins NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  32. ↑ "Todd McLellan NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.

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