2011-12 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season was the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. Although they finished the season with 95 points, and the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they went on to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history.

Regular season
On December 12, 2011, the Kings relieved head coach Terry Murray of his coaching duties and named John Stevens as interim coach. On December 20, 2011, the Kings hired Darryl Sutter to be their head coach, replacing interim head coach John Stevens.

Playoffs
The Kings made the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Kings also became the second team to eliminate the #1, #2 and #3 seeds from the playoffs in the same postseason (after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames). They won their first Stanley Cup Final.

Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

‡Traded mid-season.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.

Final roster
Updated June 4, 2012.

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Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

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Draft picks
LA 's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
The 2011–12 season will be the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The Monarchs clinched a playoff berth as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs and faced the Norfolk Admirals, where they were defeated 3 games to 1.

Ontario Reign (ECHL)
The 2011–12 season will be the 4th season of ECHL hockey for the franchise since moving to Ontario from Texas. It saw the Reign capture their second Pacific Division Regular Season championship and their second playoff berth. However, the Reign lost to the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs. The Reign have never advanced past the first round in their franchise history.