Kings Announce Player Transactions
Published on February 24, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have announced that defenseman Slava Voynov has been recalled from Manchester and forward Andrei Loktionov has been assigned to Manchester, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
Voynov, 22, has 11 points (4-711), eight penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating in 26 games with the Kings (his first season in the NHL). Among NHL rookie defensemen Voynov is tied for eighth in points, tied for second in goals and tied for 10th in assists. The 5-11, 199-pound native of Chelyabinsk, Russia has also played in 15 games with Manchester this season, recording four points (2-24) and four penalty minutes. Voynov was originally selected by the Kings in the second round (32nd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Loktionov, 21, has seven points (3-47) and two penalty minutes in 39 games with the Kings this season. The 5-10, 179-pound native of Voskresensk, Russia has also played in 17 games with Manchester this season, recording 14 points (3-1114) and eight penalty minutes. Loktionov was originally selected by the Kings in the fifth round (123rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The Monarchs return home to play the Albany Devils at the Verizon Wireless Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25. Catch all the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WMYF 1380AM, WGIR.com and at www.manchestermonarchs.com, presented by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
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