As a kid growing up in Windsor, Ontario, just across the river from Detroit, D.J. Smith would look forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs the way other kids looked forward to Christmas. “It's special as ...

As a kid growing up in Windsor, Canada, just across the river from Detroit, D.J. Smith would look forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs the way other kids looked forward to Christmas. “It's special as a ...

Since taking over for the fired Jim Hiller on March 1, interim head coach D.J Smith has injected energy and purpose into the Los Angeles Kings' lineup. However, has he done enough to be given the ...

The Edmonton Oilers officially rounded out Mike Babcock’s coaching staff on Tuesday, announcing that D.J. Smith has been hired as an associate coach. Smith reunites with Babcock after previously ...

EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced on Tuesday that D.J. Smith has been named Associate Coach under Mike Babcock. Smith, 49, most recently served as interim head coach of the Los Angeles ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — 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 ...

DENVER(AP) — D.J. Smith felt the pushing from behind and then the glass raining down on him. He didn't have time to duck out of the way. The Los Angeles interim coach had shattered glass fall on him ...

March 2 - The Los Angeles Kings will have a new coach behind the bench when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. Jim Hiller was fired Sunday morning and replaced by D.J. Smith, who will ...

Kings interim coach D.J. Smith, top, talks with right winger Alex Laferriere (14) during Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. (Jack Dempsey / Associated Press) As a kid growing up in ...

March 1 - The Los Angeles Kings fired head coach Jim Hiller after parts of three seasons on Sunday and tabbed D.J. Smith as their interim coach for the remainder of the campaign. The Kings also named ...