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MARC CRAWFORDHEAD COACHMIKE JOHNSTONASSOCIATE COACHThe Kings hired Marc Crawford as the club’s Head Coach on May 22,2006. The 21st head coach in Kings history, Crawford formerly wasthe Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks and ColoradoAvalanche/Quebec Nordiques, where he won a Stanley Cup in 1996with the Avalanche. He is the youngest coach in NHL history towin the Jack Adams Trophy for Coach Of The Year.In his first season with the Kings, Crawford, 45 (2/13/61), is the16th winningest coach in NHL history with 411 career regular seasonwins and he is the all-time leader in regular season wins for Vancouver with 246. Hiredby the Canucks in January of 1999, Crawford compiled a 246-197-94 (70 ties) record in529 regular season games over seven seasons in Vancouver and the Canucks made the playoffsfour of the last five seasons. In 2003-04, the Canucks won the Northwest Divisiontitle (the franchise’s first division title since 1992-93) and in 2003 the Canucks advancedto the Western Conference Semifinals. Vancouver this past season finished with a 42-32-8 record.Crawford began his NHL coaching career with Quebec in 1994 and in his first season hebecame the youngest coach to win the Jack Adams Trophy. After the Nordiques relocatedto Denver he won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and with the win became the third-youngestcoach in NHL history to raise Lord Stanley. Colorado went 16-5 that post-season and sweptFlorida in the Finals.Crawford’s four seasons with Colorado/Quebec were marked by incredible success. In additionto the Stanley Cup, the franchise’s first, Crawford helped lead the Avalanche to theWestern Conference Finals the following year as his Colorado playoff teams combined to go26-12 in 1996 and 1997.The franchise also enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in the regular season.Crawford’s 1994-95 Nordiques won the first of nine consecutive divisional titles (the streakwas snapped by the Crawford-led Canucks in 2003-04) for the club, and from 1994-98 hiswin totals were as follows: 30 (in just 48 games), 47, a then-franchise record 49 and 39.Crawford coached the Avalanche for two seasons after winning the Cup before leaving followingthe 1997-98 season. He then spent time providing analysis for CBC’s Hockey Nightin Canada before being hired as the 15th head coach of the Canucks, the club he playedevery game of his nine-year professional career with.As a left wing, Crawford recorded 50 points (19-31=50) and 229 penalty minutes in 176regular season NHL games from 1981-87. He was a rookie on the Canucks team thatreached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1982 and he was a member of two Memorial Cup championshipteams with Cornwall in 1980 and 1981. He was also named to the Memorial CupAll-Star Team in 1981.Crawford’s coaching accomplishments also include stints behind the bench for TeamCanada. A native of Belleville, Ontario, Crawford served as the Head Coach in the 1998Winter Olympic Games in Nagano where his squad finished first in its pool and advancedto the semifinals before losing to the eventual champions, the Czech Republic, 2-1 in ashootout. Crawford also served as an Assistant Coach for Team Canada for the silver medalwinningsquad at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.Prior to taking over the Nordiques, Crawford spent three seasons as the Head Coach of St.John’s in the American Hockey League and two seasons with Cornwall of the OntarioHockey League. He has worked as a professional coach every season since 1989-90 (withthe exception of the 2004-05 NHL season which was cancelled).Overall, in 12 seasons as an NHL coach, Crawford, has compiled a regular season mark of411-285-127 (103 ties) and a playoff mark of 43-40.Marc and his wife Helene have two children: daughter Kaitlin, and son Dylan. They residein Manhattan Beach.Mike Johnston is in his first season as the Associate Coach with the Kings. He was named to his position on July 10,2006.Johnston, 49 (2/19/57), most recently served as Associate Coach in Vancouver for six seasons (1999-2006), playing amajor role in the team’s development while working with Marc Crawford, who is now the Head Coach of the Kings. In2004, after a second consecutive 100-point season and a third straight campaign with more than 40 wins, the Canuckscaptured the Northwest Division championship - the first division title for the franchise since the 1992-93 season.Johnston worked for Team Canada for five seasons from 1994-99. He was with Crawford as an Assistant Coach at the1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, and at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, where his squad earned a silver medal.Prior to joining the Canucks, Johnston was Head Coach and General Manager of Team Canada in 1998-99 and he compiled a 21-17-8 record, wona gold medal at the Spengler Cup and finished fourth at the 1999 World Championship. Johnston also won gold medals as an Assistant Coachwith Team Canada at the 1994 and 1995 World Junior Championships.Johnston originally began his coaching career at Camrose Lutheran College in 1982 and then moved on to the University of New Brunswick (UNB),where he had a regular season record of 77-44-6 over five seasons (1989-94). While at UNB, he recorded three first place finishes and he capturedtwo McAdam Division titles.Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Johnston holds a Master’s degree in Coaching Science and he recently co-authored the book “Simply The Best,Insights and Strategies From Great Coaches.”Mike and his wife, Myrna, have two children: a daughter Gabrielle and a son Adam. They reside in Manhattan Beach.JAMIE KOMPONASSISTANT COACHJamie Kompon is in his first season as Assistant Coach with the Kings. He was named to his position on July 10,2006.Kompon, recently completed his ninth season with the St. Louis Blues organization where he served as the club’s VideoCoach since arriving in 1997. He added Strength and Conditioning Coach to his title during the 2002-03 season, andthis past spring he was on the coaching staff of Team Canada at the World Championship in Latvia where he servedas Video Coach.Prior to joining the Blues, Kompon was an Assistant Coach with the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey Leaguefor the 1996-97 season and he also served as Co-Head Coach at McGill University in Montreal in 1994-95 after being employed there as anAssistant Coach for three seasons.Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Kompon, 40 (9/18/66), also played four seasons as a defenseman at McGill (1985-89) and then he played twoseasons of professional hockey, including stints in the East Coast Hockey League and in the German Elite League.Jamie’s wife’s name is Tina. They reside in Holly Glen.NELSON EMERSONASSISTANT COACH/PLAYER DEVELOPMENTNelson Emerson is in his first season as Assistant Coach/Player Development with the Kings. He was named to hisposition on July 10, 2006.Emerson has most recently served as the Head Coach for the Los Angeles Junior Kings Midget AAA Under-18 Teamwhere he also held the title of Director of Hockey Operations (in his role with the Kings, Emerson remains active inthe Junior Kings program, serving as Director of Hockey Operations and GM of the Midget Major team). Born inHamilton, Ontario, Emerson also worked as a Coaches Aide with the Kings during the 2003-04 season.Prior to embarking on his coaching career, Emerson, a right wing, played with the Kings from 2000-02 and recorded29 points (16-13=29) and 79 penalty minutes in 119 regular season NHL games. He also played in 19 playoff games with the Kings and hadfive points (2-3=5) and six penalty minutes. The Kings acquired Emerson and Kelly Buchberger from the Atlanta Thrashers for Donald Audetteand Frantisek Kaberle on March 13, 2000.Originally selected by the St. Louis Blues in the third-round (44th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, Emerson recorded 488 points (195-293=488) and 575 penalty minutes in 771 career regular season NHL games with the Kings, Thrashers, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks,Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets and Blues. In 40 career NHL playoff games, he had 22 points (7-15=22) and 33 penaltyminutes.Prior to turning pro, Emerson, 39 (8/17/67), enjoyed four standout years at Bowling Green State University of the Central Collegiate HockeyAssociation (CCHA), where he was a two-time All-America, a three-time CCHA All-Star and he was the school’s all-time leading scorer with 294points while becoming the first player to be a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award three different seasons. At Bowling Green, Emerson was ateammate of current Kings defenseman Rob Blake.Nelson and his wife June have four children: daughters Mackenzie and Madelyn, and sons Quinn and Blake. They reside in Manhattan Beach.BILL RANFORDGOALTENDING COACHBill Ranford is in his first season as the Goaltending Coach with the Kings. He was named to his position on July 10,2006.Ranford, 39 (12/14/66), had worked as the Goaltending Consultant with the Vancouver Giants of the Western HockeyLeague for the last two seasons. In addition, Ranford -- a two-time Stanley Cup Champion goalie with the EdmontonOilers in 1988 and 1990 and the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoff MVP in 1990 -- has also worked as aGoaltending Consultant with the Burnaby Express of the British Columbia Hockey League (Tier II Junior), of which heis a part-owner.Ranford, who shares the NHL’s single season playoff record for most wins by a goaltender with 16 victories in 1990, completed a stellar 15-yearNHL playing career following the 1999-00 season. Originally selected by the Boston Bruins in the third-round (52nd overall) of the 1985 NHLEntry Draft, Ranford had a regular season record of 240-279-76, 15 shutouts, a 3.41 goals-against-average and a .888 save-percentage in 647regular season NHL contests with the Oilers, Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. He also played in a totalof a 51 NHL playoff games, and he played for the Oilers’ alumni team at the recent outdoor Heritage Classic in Alberta.Ranford, an All-Star in 1991-92, made his acting debut in the movie Miracle, where he performed scenes as a “stunt double” of Jim Craig, TeamUSA’s goalie during the 1980 Winter Olympics. He is a native of Brandon, Manitoba.Bill and his wife Kelly have two children: daughters Cassady and Tristan.HOCKEY OPERATIONS2021