D.J. Smith's first game as the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings is in the books, and it was a 4-2 loss to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. While the score didn't go Los Angeles' way - and ...

As a kid growing up in Windsor, Canada, just across the river from Detroit, D.J. Smith would look forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs the way other kids looked forward to Christmas. “It's special as a ...

According to reports, Los Angeles Kings' interim coach for the 2025-26 season, D.J. Smith, has been named to Team Canada's ...

As a kid growing up in Windsor, Ontario, just across the river from Detroit, D.J. Smith would look forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs the way other kids looked forward to Christmas. “It's special as ...

There’s a familiar name stepping back into the NHL head coaching spotlight, this time in Southern California. The Los Angeles Kings have hired former Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith to take over ...

Since taking over for the fired Jim Hiller on March 1, interim head coach D.J Smith has injected energy and purpose into the Los Angeles Kings' lineup. However, has he done enough to be given the ...

Interim coach D.J. Smith is a candidate for the LA Kings' full-time coaching position as GM Ken Holland initiates a search ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Interim head coach D.J. Smith will be among the candidates for the Los Angeles Kings' full-time job when ...

Kings interim coach D.J. Smith, top, talks with right winger Alex Laferriere (14) during Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. (Jack Dempsey / Associated Press) As a kid growing up in ...