List of Los Angeles Kings head coaches

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, Rob Blake is their general manager, and Anže Kopitar is the team captain.[3][4]

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

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# Number of coaches[a]
GC Games coached
W Wins = 2 points
L Losses = 0 points
T Ties = 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

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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.

Note: Statistics are correct through the hiring of Hiller during the 2023–24 season.

# Name Term[c] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%
1 Red Kelly 1967–1969 150 55 75 20 130 .433 18 7 11 .389 [7]
2 Hal Laycoe 1969 24 5 18 1 11 .229 — — — — [8]
3 Johnny Wilson 1969–1970 52 9 34 9 27 .260 — — — — [9]
4 Larry Regan* 1970–1971 88 27 47 14 68 .386 — — — — [10]
5 Fred Glover 1971–1972 68 18 42 8 44 .324 — — — — [11]
6 Bob Pulford* 1972–1977 396 178 150 68 424 .535 26 11 15 .423 1974–75 Jack Adams Award winner[5] [12]
7 Ron Stewart 1977–1978 80 31 34 15 77 .481 2 0 2 .000 [13]
8 Bob Berry 1978–1981 240 107 94 39 253 .527 10 2 8 .200 [14]
9 Parker MacDonald 1981–1982 42 13 24 5 31 .369 — — — — [15]
10 Don Perry* 1982–1984 168 52 85 31 135 .402 10 4 6 .400 [16]
11 Rogatien Vachon 1984 2 1 0 1 3 .750 — — — — [17]
12 Roger Neilson† 1984 28 8 17 3 19 .339 — — — — [18]
13 Pat Quinn 1984–1987 202 75 101 26 176 .436 3 0 3 .000 [19]
14 Mike Murphy 1987–1987 65 20 37 8 48 .369 5 1 4 .200 [20]
15 Rogatien Vachon 1987 1 0 1 0 0 .000 — — — — [17]
16 Robbie Ftorek 1987–1989 132 65 56 11 141 .534 16 5 11 .313 [21]
17 Tom Webster 1989–1992 240 115 94 31 261 .544 28 12 16 .429 [22]
18 Barry Melrose 1992–1995 209 79 101 29 187 .447 24 13 11 .542 [23]
19 Rogatien Vachon 1995 7 3 2 2 8 .571 — — — — [17]
20 Larry Robinson 1995–1999 328 122 161 45 289 .441 4 0 4 .000 [24]
21 Andy Murray 1999–2006 480 215 176 89 519 .541 24 10 14 .417 [25]
22 John Torchetti 2006 12 5 7 10 0 .417 — — — — [26]
23 Marc Crawford 2006–2008 164 59 84 21 139 .424 — — — — [27]
24 Terry Murray 2008–2011 275 139 106 30 308 .560 12 4 8 .333 [28]
25 John Stevens 2011 4 2 2 0 4 .500 — — — — [29]
26 Darryl Sutter 2011–2017 425 225 147 45 417 .592 64 42 27 .641 2012, 2014 Stanley Cup[2] [30]
27 John Stevens 2017–2018 95 49 37 9 107 .563 4 0 4 .000 [29]
28 Willie Desjardins 2018–2019 69 27 34 8 62 .449 — — — — [31]
29 Todd McLellan 2019–2024 338 164 130 44 372 .550 13 5 8 38.46 [32]
30 Jim Hiller* 2024–present 34 21 12 1 43 .632 5 1 4 20

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Kings. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[33]
  • c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.

References

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General

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  • "Los Angeles Kings Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

Specific

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  1. ^ "Teams". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c "The History of the Los Angeles Kings". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-21.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Team - Staff Directory". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  4. ^ "Kings Roster". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  5. ^ a b "Jack Adams Award". NHL. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  6. ^ "Hockey Hall of Fame inductees - Builders by Induction Year". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  7. ^ "Red Kelly Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  8. ^ "Hal Laycoe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  9. ^ "Johnny Wilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  10. ^ "Larry Regan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  11. ^ "Fred Glover Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  12. ^ "Bob Pulford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  13. ^ "Ron Stewart Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  14. ^ "Bob Berry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  15. ^ "Parker MacDonald Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  16. ^ "Don Perry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  17. ^ a b c "Rogie Vachon Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  18. ^ "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  19. ^ "Pat Quinn Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  20. ^ "Mike Murphy Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  21. ^ "Robbie Ftorek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  22. ^ "Tom Webster Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  23. ^ "Barry Melrose Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  24. ^ "Larry Robinson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  25. ^ "Andy Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  26. ^ "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  27. ^ "Marc Crawford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  28. ^ "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  29. ^ a b "John Stevens Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  30. ^ "Darryl Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  31. ^ "Willie Desjardins NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  32. ^ "Todd McLellan NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  33. ^ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

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