Kings Sign Toffoli, Weal to Entry Level Contracts
Published on April 18, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have signed forwards Tyler Toffoli and Jordan Weal to three-year entry level contracts, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
Toffoli, who turns 19 on Sunday, was selected by the Kings in the second round (47th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at STAPLES Center. He has played the past three seasons with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and this past season he recorded 108 points (tied for first in the OHL) - including a league-leading 57 goals - and 33 penalty minutes while recording a plus-44 rating in 68 regular season games. He also played in four playoff games this season with the 67's, recording eight points (3-58), and he has played in the first three games of the playoffs for the Monarchs, recording one goal to date.
A 6-foot-1, 183-pound center, Toffoli was born in Scarborough, Ontario.
Weal, who turned 19 this past Friday, was selected by the Kings in the third round (70th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He has played the past four seasons with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and this past season he recorded 96 points (tied for fifth most in the WHL) - including 43 goals, which were tied for ninth most in the WHL - and 13 penalty minutes while recording a plus-13 rating in 72 regular season games. He also played in seven regular season games this season with the Monarchs, recording one assist.
A 5-foot-10, 166-pound center, center, Weal was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Monarchs will battle the Binghamton Senators in game four of the 2011 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Semifinal Series B at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:05 p.m. Catch all 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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