The Edmonton Oilers have had a busy offseason already, reshaping their coaching staff with the additions of Mike Babcock as ...

The Stanley Cup champion brings a storied résumé and past controversy to Edmonton, as the organization bets on his veteran pedigree to lead their superstars to a title.

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 ...

Former Los Angeles Kings interim head coach D.J. Smith is joining the Edmonton Oilers as an associate coach under Mike Babcock, adding another stop to his long NHL coaching journey.

D.J. Smith's first game as the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings is in the books, and it was a 4-2 loss to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. While the score didn't go Los Angeles' way - and ...

The Edmonton Oilers didn’t stop after bringing Mike Babcock back behind an NHL bench. They doubled down by adding another ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Los Angeles Kings interim bench boss for this past season, D.J. Smith, has been named an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 2026 World Championship tournament, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

The 49-year-old rejoins Mike Babcock behind the bench in Edmonton after starting his coaching career under him in Toronto in 2015; most recently served as interim head coach of Los Angeles last season ...

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 ...