List of Los Angeles Kings head coaches
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, Dean Lombardi is their general manager, and Dustin Brown is the team captain.[3][4]
There have been 24 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 has been the head coach of the Kings since the 2011–12 season.
Key
# | 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
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015-16 season.
# | Name | Term[c] | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||||
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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] | |
— | Rogatien Vachon | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [17] | |
15 | Robbie Ftorek | 1987–1989 | 132 | 65 | 56 | 11 | 141 | .534 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | [21] | |
16 | Tom Webster | 1989–1992 | 240 | 115 | 94 | 31 | 261 | .544 | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | [22] | |
17 | Barry Melrose | 1992–1995 | 209 | 79 | 101 | 29 | 187 | .447 | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1993 Campbell Conference championship[2] | [23] |
— | Rogatien Vachon | 1995 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .571 | — | — | — | — | [17] | |
18 | Larry Robinson | 1995–1999 | 328 | 122 | 161 | 45 | 289 | .441 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [24] | |
19 | Andy Murray | 1999–2006 | 480 | 215 | 176 | 89 | 519 | .541 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | [25] | |
20 | John Torchetti | 2006 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .417 | — | — | — | — | [26] | |
21 | Marc Crawford | 2006–2008 | 164 | 59 | 84 | 21 | 139 | .424 | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
22 | Terry Murray | 2008–2011 | 275 | 139 | 106 | 30 | 308 | .560 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | [28] | |
23 | John Stevens | 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [29] | |
24 | Darryl Sutter | 2011–present | 343 | 186 | 112 | 45 | 417 | .608 | 64 | 42 | 27 | .641 | 2012, 2014 Stanley Cup[2] 2012, 2014 Western Conference championship[2] |
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Notes
- 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.[31]
- c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
References
General
- "Los Angeles Kings Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
Specific
- ↑ "Teams". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The History of the Los Angeles Kings". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ↑ "Team - Staff Directory". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ↑ "Kings Roster". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- 1 2 "Jack Adams Award". NHL. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Hockey Hall of Fame inductees - Builders by Induction Year". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ↑ "Red Kelly Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Hal Laycoe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Johnny Wilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Larry Regan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Fred Glover Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Bob Pulford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Ron Stewart Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Bob Berry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Parker MacDonald Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Don Perry Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- 1 2 3 "Rogie Vachon Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Pat Quinn Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Mike Murphy Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Robbie Ftorek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Tom Webster Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Barry Melrose Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Larry Robinson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Andy Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Marc Crawford Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ↑ "John Stevens Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ↑ "Darryl Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ↑ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-02-20.