Holland spent this past season as a consultant with the NHL’s department of hockey operations, which consisted of watching games. Prior to that, he spent five seasons as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers and 22 years as GM of the Detroit Red Wings (from 1997-2019).

The Los Angeles Kings named Ken Holland the 10th GM in franchise history on Wednesday. Next season will be the Hockey Hall of Famer’s 27th campaign as an NHL GM as the Kings look to take the next step.