Kings Ink Voynov, Loktionov
Published on August 27, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have agreed to terms on three-year entry-level contracts with defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov and forward Andrei Loktionov, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. Per club policy, terms of the agreements were not announced.
Voynov was the Kings' second-round selection (32nd overall), while Loktionov was the club's fifth-round pick (123rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Voynov, 18, spent the last two seasons with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Russian Hockey League. Last season the 6-foot, 190-pound native of Chelyabinsk, Russia, had four points (1-3=4), 20 penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating in 36 games. Voynov was the youngest member of Team Russia at the 2007 World Junior Championships and competed again for Russia at the 2008 World Junior Championships. He was also a member of the silver medal-winning Team Russia at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships, tying for the team lead among defensemen with five points (1-4=5) in six games.
Loktionov, 18, made his debut in the Russian Super League last season with the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv and he recorded one assist in five games. The 5-foot-11, 187-pound native of Voskresensk, Russia, was teammates with Voynov for silver medal-winning Team Russia at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships, recording eight points (3-5=8) and 29 penalty minutes in six games. Loktionov was also a member of Team Russia at the 2007 Under-18 World Championships, where he registered six points (2-4=6) and a plus-4 rating in seven games.
Both players recently participated in the Kings' annual Development Camp in El Segundo.
The first on-ice session for the Kings' 2008-09 Training Camp will be Friday, September 19, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo.
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