Kings Sign Purcell
Published on April 27, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have signed forward Teddy Purcell to a multi-year entry-level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
Purcell, 21, played in 40 games this season as a freshman for the University of Maine and had 43 points (16-27=43), seven power play goals, five game-winning goals and 34 penalty minutes. His 27 assists led the Black Bears and his 16 goals and 43 points were both ranked third on his team, which reached this year's NCAA Frozen Four Tournament.
Purcell, a 6-foot-3, 177-pound native of St. John's, Newfoundland, played for the Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) prior to attending the University of Maine. With the Roughriders, he helped lead his team to back-to-back Eastern Championships and a Clark Cup in 2004-05. An assistant captain in 2005-06, Purcell led the USHL in assists that season with a franchise-record 52, and he was named to the USHL All-Star Second Team for the second consecutive year. He was also named Most Valuable Player of the 2003 National Midget Hockey Championship while playing for the St. John's Maple Leafs.
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