Kings Acquire Koehler From Nashville
February 4, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired center Greg Koehler from the Nashville Predators for future considerations and have assigned him to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, Kings Senior Vice President/General Manager Dave Taylor announced today.
The Kings also today activated center Brad Chartrand off of the injured reserve list and placed center Michael Cammalleri on the injured reserve list. In addition, they recalled forwards Jared Aulin, Scott Barney and Ryan Flinn, and defenseman Joe Corvo from the Monarchs. The Monarchs today recalled goaltender B.J. Boxma from the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the West Coast Hockey League. Boxma will take the place of goaltender Cristobal Huet on the Monarchs roster. The Kings recalled Huet yesterday.
Koehler, 27, has played 43 games for the Milwaukee Admirals this season, recording 26 points (16-10=26) and 51 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound native of Scarborough, Ontario, leads the club with eight power play goals. Koehler, who has played one career NHL regular season game (with the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2000-01 season), was signed by the Predators as a free agent on July 15, 2002. He will wear jersey number 8 for the Monarchs.
The Kings next take on the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday, February 5 at STAPLES Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. EST). The game will be broadcast on FOX Sports Net, ESPN Radio 710-KSPN and along the Kings Radio Network.
The Monarchs (27-11-5-3) return to home ice action on Wednesday, February 5 at the Verizon Wireless Arena when they welcome the Manitoba Moose for a 7:05 p.m. contest. The Moose and the Monarchs will also face off on Friday, February 7 at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Friday's game is slated for a 7:35 p.m. start. For Monarchs ticket information, call (603) 626-7825.
Ken Cail broadcasts all Monarchs games on the Monarchs Radio Network (610 WGIR, 930 WGIN, 1540 WGIP, and 1400 WTSL) and on the World Wide Web at monarchshockey.com.
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