The Los Angeles Kings are staying in house.

John Stevens will be named the next head coach of the team, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun and other sources.

It's a promotion for Stevens, who has been an associate head coach with the club since 2014.

Stevens was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from October 2006 through December 2009, compiling a record of 120-109-34 in the regular season and 11-12 in the playoffs. He joined Los Angeles after his time in Philly, and the 2017-18 season will be his eighth with the Kings.

Oddly enough, while the Kings haven't formally announced Stevens' promotion, they have a release up on their website as of Sunday morning with the news that Stevens is the 27th head coach in team history. It includes a statement from new general manager Rob Blake.

John and I had very productive dialogue this last week in relation to his head coaching philosophy and specifically how he would implement a strategy to activate our players offensively while maintaining the defensive philosophies we have come to be known for. am confident that we are both in agreement on how that can be executed. With that said, we believe John has the ideal qualities to lead our hockey club. His wide array of coaching experience, including success as an NHL head coach and his inherent knowledge of our players and those in our development system, is very appealing to us. We are confident he is the best person to lead our hockey club forward.

Stevens was part of both Kings' Stanley Cup-winning teams in 2012 and 2014.

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