Darryl Sutter Darryl John Sutter ( born August 19 , 1958 in Viking , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian professional forward and coach , and current head coach of the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League . He is one of seven Sutter brothers , six of whom made the NHL ( Brent , Brian , Darryl , Duane , Rich and Ron ) . As a player , Darryl spent five years in the minor leagues , including a year in Japan , where he was rookie of the year . He stands 5 foot 11 inches and his playing weight was 176 pounds . Darryl was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1978 in the 11th round as the 179th pick overall . In his NHL career as a player , he suited up only for the Blackhawks and scored 279 points ( 161 + 118 ) in 406 career regular season games , plus 43 points ( 24 + 19 ) in 51 playoffs games . He was a well - respected , hard working left - winger but was never an all - star and never won the Stanley Cup . His last season as a player was in 1986 – 87 . On July 12 , 2006 , Sutter stepped down as the Calgary Flames head coach . He has said that he found it difficult to handle the jobs of both head coach and GM of the Flames . Sutter compiled a 107 – 73 – 26 record in two - plus seasons behind the Calgary bench , joining the Flames after head coaching stints in Chicago and San Jose . The Flames promoted Jim Playfair as Sutter ' s replacement , but after a first - round loss to the Detroit Red Wings in 06 / 07 , Sutter hired Mike Keenan as head coach , with Playfair stepping back into an associate coaching role . Keenan was fired a month after the Flames were eliminated from the 2008 - 09 NHL playoffs at the hands of the Blackhawks . Brent Sutter , former coach of the New Jersey Devils , was selected as the new Flames coach in June 2009 . On December 28 , 2010 , Sutter resigned as the general manager of the Flames . On December 17 , 2011 , the Los Angeles Kings hired Sutter mid - season as the team ' s new head coach after the dismissal of Terry Murray . Sutter ' s first game with the Kings was a December 22 , 2011 , shootout victory over rival Anaheim Ducks . He led the Kings to a 25 – 13 – 11 mark in 49 games , finished third in the Pacific Division , and entered the 2012 playoffs as the eighth and last seed in the Western Conference . In the playoffs , the team beat the first seed Vancouver Canucks , second seed St . Louis Blues and third seed Phoenix Coyotes to advance to the Stanley Cup Final , the only team to accomplish that feat in the 119 - year history of the Finals . The Kings then went on to defeat New Jersey four games to two to give Los Angeles its first Stanley Cup championship in its 45 - year history . The Kings set several records during the playoffs , including winning ten - straight games on the road and being the first team to go three games to zero in each of their playoff series . Sutter and the Kings later won another Stanley Cup in the 2013 – 14 season , playing 26 playoff games , the most ever for a Cup champion . The Kings also became only the fourth team in NHL history to come back from down three games to zero in a series after shocking the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Quarterfinals . Los Angeles then went on to defeat Anaheim and Chicago , both in seven - game series . On June 13 , 2014 , the Kings beat the New York Rangers in five games to win their second Stanley Cup in three years . Despite posting a 40 – 27 – 15 record in the 2014 – 15 season , Sutter and the Kings missed the 2015 playoffs by four points , becoming the first team since the 2006 – 07 Carolina Hurricanes to miss the playoffs entirely after winning the Stanley Cup the previous year , and only the fourth in NHL history .