April 23 -- Robert Blake's attorney today admitted his client had a motive, but did not kill his wife and was "very resigned to staying the course" after pleading not guilty to the killing of ...

Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake speaks to reporters at the NHL hockey club's training complex in El Segundo, Calif., May 23, 2024. Credit: AP/Greg Beacham ...

April 18 -- Actor Robert Blake was arrested by Los Angeles police today, nearly a year after his wife was shot to death in the couple's car. The actor was arrested at his sister's home in Hidden ...

The Los Angeles Kings will not bring back Rob Blake, the team's general manager and vice president of hockey operations, after a fourth straight first-round playoff exit. Blake didn't have a ...

Kings general manager Rob Blake, left, and Kings president Luc Robitaille attend the 2024 NHL draft together in Las Vegas. (Jeff Vinnick / NHLI / Getty Images) ...

He replaced Dean Lombardi, who built the two championship-winning teams, as the Kings' GM in April 2017. Blake led the Kings back to relevance, and they went 309-238-71 in his eight regular seasons.

Blake, a former draft pick by the Kings in 1988, spent 14 seasons with the team from 1989 to 2000 and again in 2006 and '07. He had 494 points in 805 games throughout his tenure with the team.

FILE - Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake speaks to reporters at the NHL hockey club's training complex in El Segundo, Calif., May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham, file) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

Blake, whose No. 4 is retired in the rafters of the Kings' downtown arena, retired in 2010 and joined the Kings' front office during the 2013-14 season, Los Angeles' second Stanley Cup ...