Bruins Acquire Stevens

Kevin Stevens, a high-scoring left wing, was acquired by the Boston Bruins from the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of a four-player trade, radio station WEEI-AM reported.

In exchange for Stevens and center Shawn McEachern, the Penguins received center Bryan Smolinski and right wing Glen Murray. Stevens and McEachern are both from the Boston area and played college hockey in the city.

Bruins general manager Harry Sinden could not be reached to confirm the trade.

Dave King, fired as coach of the Calgary Flames in June, has agreed to a four-month contract as a consultant with the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation.

King, who spent nine years heading up Canada’s national team program, will work with the six teams in Japan’s top league with the aim of establishing a fulltime national team program in 1996. That team would then begin preparations for the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.