TheLos Angeles Kings are an American professionalice hockey team based inLos Angeles,California. They play in thePacific Division of theWestern Conference in theNational Hockey League (NHL).[1] The team joined theNHL in 1967 as anexpansion team with five other teams, and won their firstStanley Cup in 2012. Having first played atThe Forum, the Kings have played their home games at theCrypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) since 1999. The team has had tengeneral managers since their inception.[2]
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| No. | Number of general managers[a] |
| Ref(s) | References |
| – | Does not apply |
| † | Elected to theHockey Hall of Fame in theBuilder 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 | May 5, 2025 | 2,947 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [14][15] |
| 10 | Ken Holland | May 14, 2025 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [14][16] |
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