New Los Angeles Kings Dynasty(NHL10)

[kingalexander]

i'll start posts soon.

I also decided to use the first roster updates that EA Sports allowed to download, which was in September for this dynasty series.

[kingalexander]

Kings select Leclaire in Entry Draft



(Montreal) - With the number five overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings selected center Stephane Leclaire.

"This is a great day for the Kings and for Stephane who we are looking forward to have on our team for many years to come." said Kings general manager, Dean Lombardi.

"We are definitely excited to see Stephane on the ice for the Kings this year and hopefully he can me a part of the growing squad of youngsters that we have now." said former King and future hall of famed Luc Robitaille.

Before entering the draft, The 6 foot center from Windsor, Ontario played four seasons with the Guelph Storm of the OHL, a former home to Kings captain Dustin Brown and defenseman Drew Doughty.

During the first five rounds, the Kings drafted a number of players from different parts of the world, including their second round choice in defenseman Steven Ardelan from Russia.

Los Angeles then drafted goaltender Yuri Minkhov from Latvia in the third round, followed by two American born players in Trevor Willsie in the fourth round and Gord Hasler in the fifth.


This year however seemed to have a different tone for the Los Angeles Kings as they were more focused on what kinds of trades they could accomplish on the floor during the draft, rather than drafting players for the future like previous seasons.

They made a big splash as it was announced that a trade had been completed before the start of the second round involving the Kings and their Southern California rivals, the Anaheim Ducks.

The biggest trade of the day saw Brad Richardson and Sean O'Donnell heading to Anaheim, while Los Angeles received winger Teemu Selanne.

Vancouver also made a splash as they sent Pavol Demita to the Dallas Stars in return for Jere Lehtinen.

The day also saw Vancouver involved in one more trade, this time with Willie Mitchell heading to Tampa Bay and Alex Tanguay heading the opposite direction.

And now that the draft is done and over with, all teams are now looking forward to the next few weeks as they prepare for the start of the free agent signing period ahead of the NHL season.

[kingalexander]

NHL Network

Kings Release Players to Pool

Los ANgeles, CA - The Los Angeles Kings have announced the signings of their 2009 draft class to entry level contracts.

Stephane Leclaire, the fifth overall draft choice, signed on the dotted line along with the other top 5 round choices from the entry draft for the Kings on Monday morning.

It was announced earler today as GM Dean Lombardi held a small press conference to also announce the release of three players from the Kings roster.

Forwards Gabe Gauthier, Brandon Segal and defenseman Joe Piskula have been bought out by the Los Angeles Kings, just a few days shy of July 1st.

All three players will be added to the free agency pool where they hope a team will pick them up.

[kingalexander]

NHL.com

Five sign deals with Kings


Manny Fernandez has a new home in Los Angeles.

(Los Angeles, CA) - It has been confirmed the Los Angeles Kings have signed five players to their team with only two weeks into the free agent signing period.

Forwards Mark Parrish and Jakub Klepis, along with defensemen Denis Gauthier, Mark Popovic, and goaltender Manny Fernandez have all signed on the dotted line for the Los Angeles Kings ahead of the 09/10 season.

Both Parrish and Gauthier begin their second stint with the Kings, after playing for them previously. Gauthier first stint was last season but was then released to free agency after not being able to come to an agreement.

But talks continued and Gauthier has been brought back to Los Angeles with a one year contract signed and sealed.

Parrish played for the Kings in 2006 and only managed to play 19 games after suffering injuries throughout the season. He then went on to play for the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars. His second appearance with the Kings was confirmed with a two year contract.

Center Jakub Klepis will finally return to the NHL after spending the last few seasons playing in Russia as he signed a one year deal with Los Angeles ahead of a possible return to the Washington Capitals.

Mark Popovic signed a two year deal after spending three seasons with the Atlanta Thrashers, and will more than likely round out the top six defensemen for the Kings.

Goaltender Manny Fernandez was also signed earlier this week to a three year deal as backup to Jonathan Quick. Despite having starting role capability, Kings head coach Terry Murray confirmed Quick was his number one goalie. "Manny is a great goaltender but right now, like we've said, Quick is our number one. Manny will be our number two for the time being."

[kingalexander]

Kings release 20 man roster

The Los Angeles Kings have released their 20 man roster, which will start the 09/10 season against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Forwards
C - Anze Kopitar (A)
C - Jarret Stoll
C - Michal Handzus
C - Jakub Klepis
LW - Ryan Smyth
LW - Alexander Frolov
LW - Dustin Brown (C)
LW - Raitis Ivanans
RW - Justin Williams
RW - Mark Parrish
RW - Teddy Purcell
RW - Teemu Selanne

Defense
D - Drew Doughty
D - Jack Johnson (A)
D - Mark Popovic
D - Denis Gauthier
D - Rob Scuderi
D - Matt Greene

Goatlenders
G - Jonathan Quick
G - Manny Fernandez

[GoldenJet]

Nice job inking Manny Fernandez to a contract.

[thrashman]

Looks good, like the format.

No way Anaheim makes that trade though.

[kingalexander]

Quick on point in season opener


Ryan Smyth gets checked after scoring his first goal for Los Angeles.

(Los Angeles, CA) - Jonathan Quick was the first star of the game as he started the 09/10 season with a solid win and his first shutout as he led the Kings to a 3-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.

Mark Parrish, Ryan Smyth, and Michal Handzus scored for the Kings in tonights win with Quick making 18 saves for his fifth career shutout.

Parrish got the ball rolling late In the first period as he scored on a shorthanded play for the 1-0 lead.

Another newcomer, Jakub Klepis, was involved in the shorthanded goal as he made the scoring pass at 19:39.

Handzus followed late in the third period with his goal to make it 2-0 at 19:15. Alexander Frolov and Rob Scuderi earned the assists.

Ryan Smyth added his goal 11 seconds later at 19:27 for the 3-0 lead with Jack Johnson and Justin Williams earning the assists in the final goal for the Los Angeles Kings in a great offensive display over their division rivals, in Smyth's first goal wearing a Kings jersey.

The Kings held the final few seconds as they defeated the Phoenix Coyotes with final score of 3-0.

"This was a great way to start the season, we played really well and worked hard every shift" said head coach Terry Murray. "We came to play and gave the fans a hell of a game to watch."