LA Kings News and Rumors
Kings name D.J. Smith as assistant coach
Not exactly breaking news, after reports yesterday afternoon, but the Kings have made it official here this morning – The organization has hired D.J. Smith as an assistant coach under Interim Head Coach Jim Hiller. Smith rounds out the staff under
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Published: 7 months ago
Analytics Perspective: Some Good, Bad, and Ugly from the LA Kings Season so Far
Kings GM Rob Blake brought up some of the more pressing numbers during Monday’s press conference in El Segundo, most notably that the Kings looked like two different teams over the first 24 games compared to their most recent 24. Once an offensive
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Published: 7 months ago
Key Takeaways From Rob Blake’s Press Conference – Timeline, Reasoning, Particulars Regarding Friday’s Coaching Change
There are two sides of today’s availability with Kings General Manager Rob Blake. There’s what we learned and there’s where we go from here. To me, it makes sense to start with the former, because without the former, there is no latter. So, for
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Published: 7 months ago
Los Angeles Kings to name D.J. Smith assistant coach
Smith previously served as head coach of the Ottawa Senators, who fired him in December.
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Published: 7 months ago
Kings hiring former Senators coach D.J. Smith as assistant
The Los Angeles Kings are set to hire former Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith as an assistant coach on interim coach Jim Hiller’s staff.
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Published: 7 months ago
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Why Hiller as Kings Coach and What’s Next
Follow @mayorNHL Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to break down everything that went down with the LA Kings moving on from Todd McClellan and promoting J
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Published: 7 months ago
Will the Los Angeles Kings stay alive in the wild-card race?
Going into Monday night, the Kings have 56 points and are clinging onto one of the Western Conference’s wild card spots.
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Published: 7 months ago
Brandt Clarke takes home hardware at AHL Skills with perfect performance in Accuracy Shooting, defeats brother in Puck Control race
It was a busy night for Brandt Clarke at the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday night in San Jose, which saw him play a big role in the Western Conference defeating the Eastern Conference by competing in four events during the league’s annua
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Published: 7 months ago
KOTP Ep.180 — Goodbye McLellan, Hello Hiller
The guys discuss the departure of Todd McLellan after 4 1/2 seasons behind the LAK bench. DB discuss his adventures at the NHL All Star weekend in Toronto. The Mayor gives his thoughts on the expansion of the international hockey calendar. You can
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With new bruises from Saturday, Brandt Clarke set for a memorable AHL All-Star event in San Jose
Rookie defenseman Brandt Clarke, who is set to represent the Ontario Reign at the AHL All-Star Classic in San Jose over the next two days, had a more unconventional way of getting to know one of his Pacific Division teammates Saturday night. Midway t
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Sabres' Samuelsson done for season with upper-body injury
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season with an upper-body injury that requires surgery, the team announced Sunday.Samuelsson has seven points in 41 games this season while playing 20:30 per contest. He r
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Published: 7 months ago
Talbot Talks All-Star Weekend + Photos & Videos from Toronto
Another All-Star Weekend in the books! A meaningful three days for Kings goaltender Cam Talbot, who represented the club this weekend in Toronto. In front of friends and family, Talbot represented the Kings with class and will now earn a few much-nee
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Published: 7 months ago