Kings Sign Campbell To Multi-Year Contract
October 17, 2008 - 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 a three-year entry-level contract with defenseman Andrew Campbell, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. Campbell was the club's third round selection (74th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not announced.
Campbell, 20, recently finished his first training camp with the Kings and he was assigned to the Monarchs on September 29. Manchester released him from his amateur tryout agreement on October 8 and he returned to his junior team. Campbell will rejoin the Monarchs on Saturday.
Campbell, a 6-foot-4, 196-pound native of Caledonia, Ontario, played with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 2007-08 season. In 68 regular season games with the Greyhounds that year, he totaled 35 points (13-22=35) and 64 penalty minutes while posting a plus/minus rating of plus-20, good for fifth on the team. In addition, his 13 goals and 22 assists each ranked second among club blueliners in 2007-08 as did his 35 points and seven power play goals. Campbell also skated in all 14 post-season games for the Greyhounds, collecting five points (2-3=5), 13 penalty minutes and a team-leading plus-13 rating during the 2008 OHL playoffs.
Campbell also played with Sault Ste. Marie during the 2006-07 season and he registered 18 points (4-14=18) and 75 penalty minutes in 63 regular season games that year. He also skated in an additional 13 post-season games while registering one point (0-1=1) and six penalty minutes during the 2007 OHL playoffs.
The Monarchs travel to the Tsongas Arena on Friday, October 17 for a 7 p.m. contest with the Lowell Devils before they return to the Verizon Wireless Arena for the Home Opener against the Devils on Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans to the Home Opener will receive a 2008-09 magnetic schedule and the chance to win a full-size or mini-refrigerator. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGAM 900/1250 AM and at www.manchestermonarchs.com.
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