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. The team has had nine general managers since their inception.[2]
Term | Definition |
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No. | Number of general managers[a] |
Ref(s) | References |
– | Does not apply |
† | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category |
No. | Name | Hired | Fired | Days | Playoff App | Div Titles | Conf Titles | S.C. Finals Wins/App | Ref(s) |
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1 | Larry Regan | June 8, 1967 | November 26, 1973 | 2,363 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3][4] |
2 | Jake Milford† | December 17, 1973 | May 26, 1977 | 1,256 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [5][6] |
3 | George Maguire | May 26, 1977 | January 30, 1984 | 2,440 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [6][7] |
4 | Rogie Vachon | January 30, 1984 | June 25, 1992 | 3,069 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [7][8] |
5 | Nick Beverley | June 25, 1992 | May 18, 1994 | 692 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | [8][9] |
6 | Sam McMaster | May 24, 1994 | April 22, 1997 | 1,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10][11] |
7 | Dave Taylor | April 22, 1997 | April 18, 2006 | 3,283 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [11][12] |
8 | Dean Lombardi | April 21, 2006 | April 10, 2017 | 4,007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | [13][14] |
9 | Rob Blake | April 10, 2017 | still in office | 2,569 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [14] |