D.J. Smith is getting a second chance to be a National Hockey League head coach. Smith, 48, was hired to be an associate coach with the Kings after being fired by the Senators midway through the ...

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 ...

The Ottawa Senators' rebuild reminds coach D.J. Smith of the one he was part of with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Smith was an assistant with the Maple Leafs from 2015-19 prior to being hired by the ...

The Los Angeles Kings haven't been the same team this season following their fourth straight first-round playoff exit, and general manager Ken Holland decided a coaching shakeup was the final chance ...

After a few seasons of treading water rather than diving toward a Stanley Cup, the LA Kings decided to pull the plug on head coach Jim Hiller on March 1. The man who replaced him on an interim basis, ...

After about two years of coaching the L.A. Kings, it was announced on Sunday that their head coach, Jim Hiller, had been respectfully let go, and they have promoted D.J. Smith to temporarily fill the ...

1:31 Could the Ottawa Senators move downtown? Mayor say it’s worth a look The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing season in the nation’s capital. The Senators made ...