Jim Hiller, 55, enters his first full season as Head Coach of the LA Kings. Hiller was originally elevated to Kings interim head coach on Feb. 2, 2024, after serving as an assistant coach over the past two seasons. Hiller made his head coaching debut on Feb. 10 against the Edmonton Oilers to become the 18th different head coach in league history to make their coaching debut with the team that originally drafted them, and the first to do so since Phil Housley (6th overall, 1982 by Buffalo).

D.J. Smith, 47, enters his first full season as an Assistant Coach for the LA Kings. Smith joined the organization on Feb. 5, 2024, after serving as the Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators for parts of the last five seasons (2019-24). Smith also served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs (2015-19), spending four seasons behind the bench alongside current Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller before being hired by Ottawa.

Newell Brown, 62, joins Jim Hiller’s staff for his first season with the LA Kings after serving as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks for the last three seasons (2021-24). Brown has been an assistant coach in the NHL since the 1996-97 campaign, beginning with a two-year stint behind the bench for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Derik Johnson enters his second season as an assistant coach and seventh with the Kings organization, having previously served as a skills coach and assistant video coach after joining the team in 2018. Prior to his time with the Kings, Johnson served as a video coach for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2017-18 season where he helped the Condors achieve a 31-27-10 record.

Mike Buckley begins his second season with the Kings after being named goaltending coach on June 9, 2023.