Trent Yawney joins McLellan's coaching staff with LA Kings
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Trent Yawney has joined Todd McLellan's staff as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings.
The Kings announced the hiring Tuesday.
Yawney was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers last season. The former Chicago Blackhawks head coach spent 2014-18 on the staff of the Anaheim Ducks, working under Bruce Boudreau and Randy Carlyle.
Yawney was McLellan's assistant for three seasons with the San Jose Sharks from 2008-11. Yawney and McLellan also played together for two seasons with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades from 1983-85.
Yawney specializes in coaching defensemen. He joins a staff in Los Angeles including Marco Sturm and goaltending coach Bill Ranford, two holdovers from Willie Desjardins' staff last season.
McLellan was hired by the Kings on April 16.
