Murray reaches century mark with Kings

As noted yesterday, Terry Murray has reached 100 wins faster than any other coach in Kings history. Murray did it in 197 games, topping the mark of Tom Webster, who did it in 211 games. Murray now ranks sixth in all-time coaching wins for the Kings, behind Andy Murray (215), Bob Pulford (178), Larry Robinson (122), Webster (115) and Bob Berry (107). Murray’s current winning percentage of .561, though, is the best of any Kings coach. Webster had a .544 winning percentage in 240 games. For his NHL coaching career, which also includes stops in Washington, Philadelphia and Florida, Murray has a career record of 460-353-89-32 (.557).

To look at the Kings’ coaching history, click here. After last night’s game, Murray was typically low-key about his achievement…

MURRAY: “Coaches win because you have good players with good character. That leadership group in there [the Kings’ locker room], that has been put in place by Dean Lombardi and the management staff and scouts. They have assembled a great group of guys. That locker room is as close, as tight, as any team that I’ve ever been around. They really care about each other, work hard for each other, and it comes down to the players looking at each other in the eye and saying, `I’m going to play hard for you tonight.’ To me, that’s what has been taking place here, over the couple years that I’ve been here. When you have that kind of an attitude going into games, you’re going to get your share of wins. Hopefully you get a lot more wins than you do losses, and you just continue to build on it by drafting well and putting young guys in the lineup, and you become a real good organization and a real top team in the league.”