Thursday just happened to be the fifth anniversary of The Comeback on Katella, the playoff game wedged in the hearts of Anaheim Ducks fans and the game still capable of generating nightmares for Edmonton Oilers fans.
But Woodcroft, 45, with 23 NHL games as the Oilers head coach and McLellan, who has run the show for 1,000, are as close as their teams in the standings in the Pacific Division.
Will become 31st in history to reach milestone when Kings host Kraken on Monday.
McLellan is the 27th coach in league history to reach 500 wins. He is in his third season behind the Kings’ bench after previous stops in Edmonton and San Jose.
The countdown to training camp is down to hours, not days or months, and the Kings coaching staff has long been ready to start working with the invited players.
Learn more about your favorite NHL coaches and meet those you don’t yet know in the NHLCA’s Behind The Boards feature.
It may not have come as much of a shock to many but after Friday’s loss to Colorado, the LA Kings were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Coach thinks long-term players should be ‘excited to hear that’
Ever since he and his staff returned to work at their El Segundo offices in late August, Kings coach Todd McLellan has kept a big calendar on the wall. Hardly a week has gone by since where he hasn’t erased, revised and adapted to the league’s ever-changing — and still not yet finalized — plans for the upcoming season.
LA Kings coach Todd McLellan and Sportsnet’s Gene Principe discuss the differences between coaching in Canada and the USA. Coach McLellan also lists players who have stood out under his guidance, in this episode of @Home.
Sportsnet Hockey Central have spent time over the last few weeks speaking with many of our head coaches during the paused NHL season. Take a listen.
Those who attended the annual NHL Coaches’ Association Global Coaches Clinic in Dallas last year were given quite a treat. A trio of established bench bosses with a combined 35 years of NHL head coaching experience, Mike Babcock, Todd McLellan, and Bill Peters shared their wisdom with coaches on hand.
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