Kings remove interim tag, name Jim Hiller head coach

Kings remove interim tag, name Jim Hiller head coach

The Los Angeles Kings removed the interim tag and named Jim Hiller as the club's 30th head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.Multiple media outlets reported Hiller agreed to a multi-year contra

The Los Angeles Kings removed the interim tag and named Jim Hiller as the club’s 30th head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.Multiple media outlets reported Hiller agreed to a multi-year contract.The Kings fired Todd McLellan on Feb. 2 and tabbed Hiller as the team’s interim head coach. Under Hiller’s watch, the Kings finished the regular season on a 21-12-1 run before falling in five games to the Edmonton Oilers in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.Los Angeles was 23-15-10 under McLellan this season.

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