Todd McLellan named head coach of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to sign a multi-year contract for Todd McLellan, who was to become the club's new head coach, announced today Kings Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake.

McLellan becomes the 29th head coach of the club's history and has extensive experience as a head coach in the NHL after accumulating eleven years of experience as a head coach in Edmonton (more three seasons with the Oilers) and San Jose. (seven seasons with sharks). In 2008, he won a Stanley Cup championship while he was assistant coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

McLellan has a career record of 434-282-90 in 806 regular season games (.594 points). His 434 regular season wins are ranked 33rd overall and 11th in active NHL coaching. Teams led by McLellan have overshadowed the 50-game winning streak three times and more than 100 points five times during his coaching career. In addition, his teams have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in seven of his ten full NHL bench seasons, and he has a record 37-38 in more than 75 career games (percentage victories of .493).

McLellan recently served as the Oilers head coach for more than three seasons. He had a record of 123-119-24 in 266 regular season games with the Oilers (.508 points percentage) before being relieved of duties after recording a 9-10-1 record in the 20 games. first games of the 2018-19 season. .

McLellan led the Oilers to 47-26-9 and 103 points in the 2016-17 season, a season in which the Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division before ending up to a victory in the Western Conference final (lost 2-1 to Anaheim in the seventh game of the Pacific Division Finals on May 10, 2017). The 2016-17 season has been the first season of more than 100 points for the Oilers since 1986-1987 and the biggest advance for Oilers in the playoffs since 2005-06.

In 2014-2015, McLellan was Team Canada's head coach at the 2015 World Hockey Championship, leading Canada to his first gold medal since 2007.

The team had an unbeaten record of 10-0 and an impressive 6-1 win over Team Russia in the gold medal final.

He was also the head coach of the North American team at the 2016 World Hockey Cup.

McLellan spent seven seasons as head coach of the San Jose Sharks before joining the Oilers, recording a record of 311-163-66 in 540 regular season games (.637 points). During his tenure in San Jose, McLellan led the Sharks to six playoff appearances, six seasons of more than 40 wins and four seasons of 100 points, won the President's Trophy (2009), three division titles Pacific and consecutive appearances. in the final Western Conference (2010, 2011).

No head coach in the history of the NHL has won more games in four seasons behind the bench than the 195's collected by Todd McLellan (2008-2012). In 2010, McLellan became the third head coach in the history of the NHL to record more than 50 wins in his first two seasons as a bench leader.

McLellan was named finalist for the 2008-09 NHL Jack Adams Trophy and became only the sixth NHL head coach (the first since 1990) to lead his team to the Presidents' Trophy, setting a new record from 53-18-11 season in the Bay Area.

Prior to joining San Jose, McLellan was an assistant coach for three seasons at the Detroit Red Wings. One of McLellan's main responsibilities was the Detroit power play, which finished first in the NHL in 2005-06 (22.1%) and third in 2007-08 (20.7%). McLellan won a Stanley Cup in 2008 with the Red Wings, as well as two President's Trophies (2006 and 2008).

Prior to joining the ranks of the NHL coaches, McLellan spent four seasons as head coach of the Houston Eros of the American Hockey League (AHL), winning the Calder Cup title in 2003. Under his leadership, McLellan led the eros to 154 wins and four consecutive playoff trips, and he was named a minor coach of the year 2003 by The Hockey News. He was also selected to coach two AHL All-Star games during his tenure in Houston.

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