AHL Manchester Monarchs

Moller, Voynov Headed To World Junior Championship

Published on December 18, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


MANCHESTER, NH - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have re-assigned forward Oscar Moller to the Swedish Junior National Team and the Monarchs have re-assigned defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov to the Russian Junior National Team for their participation in the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships--which will be held Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Ottawa. In addition, the Kings have recalled forward Trevor Lewis from the Monarchs, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Moller and Voynov are two of four Kings players/prospects scheduled to play in the upcoming World Junior Championships. Moller (Sweden) and Voynov (Russia) join defenseman Thomas Hickey (Canada) and defenseman Colten Teubert (Canada) in the prestigious tournament. In addition, forward Andrei Loktionov has been invited to participate in Team Russia's camp for this event.

To follow the World Junior tournament, and for exclusive Kings coverage from Ottawa, visit LAKings.com/WJC0809.

Moller, 19, has played in 30 games with the Kings this season, his first in the NHL, and has 13 points (6-7=13) and 14 penalty minutes. He is also tied for the team-lead with five power play goals, which ranks first among NHL rookies. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound native of Stockholm has previously represented Sweden at the 2008 World Juniors, where he earned a silver medal, and at the 2007 World Junior Under-18 Championships.

Voynov, 18, represented Team Russia at the 2008 World Junior Championships and earned a bronze medal. He also represented Team Russia at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships where he earned a silver medal. The 5-foot-11, 186-pound native of Chelyabinsk was the Kings' second round choice (32nd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and is currently playing in Manchester, where he has 12 points (4-8=12), 18 penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating in 24 games.

Hickey, 19, will serve as Team Captain for Canada and is one of four players returning to Canada's team this year after earning a gold medal one year ago at the World Junior Championships. The 6-foot, 191-pound native of Calgary was the Kings' first-round draft choice (fourth overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and is currently playing for Seattle (WHL), where as that team's captain he has 18 points (6-12=18), a plus-13 rating and 14 penalty minutes in 26 games.

Teubert, 18, represented and was an alternate captain for Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Under-18 Championships and earned a gold medal. He has also represented Canada at the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in 2007. The 6-foot-4, 187-pounder from White Rock, British Columbia, was the Kings' first-round draft choice (13th overall after the Kings drafted defenseman Drew Doughty second overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and is currently playing for Regina (WHL), where as that team's assistant captain he has 22 points (8-14=22), a plus-14 rating and 72 penalty minutes in 33 games.

The Kings are the only NHL team with two defensemen on Team Canada, and the club is also one of only four NHL teams to have two players on the Canadian roster.

Loktionov, 18, represented Team Russia at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships and earned a silver medal. The 5-foot-11, 177-pounder from Voskresensk was the Kings' fifth-round choice (123rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and is currently playing with Windsor (OHL), where he has 21 points (6-15=21), six penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating in 20 games.

Lewis, 21, was the Kings' first-round draft choice (17th overall after the Kings drafted goaltender Jonathan Bernier 11th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. In 28 games with Manchester this season, the 6-foot-1, 204-pounder from Salt Lake City has 19 points (8-11=19) and 18 penalty minutes, with the 19 points tied for first on the club, the 11 assists third on the club and the eight goals second on the club. Lewis, who has not played in the NHL, will wear No. 61.

The Monarchs return to the Verizon Wireless Arena for a 7:30 p.m. contest with the Hamilton Bulldogs on Friday, December 19, 2008. The Monarchs will be celebrating the holiday season at Friday's game. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Max holiday ornament and fans are asked to bring a teddy bear for the annual Teddy Bear Toss. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGAM AM 1250 and at www.manchestermonarchs.com. Watch the games live on AHL Live for just $6 per game. Log onto www.manchestermonarchs.com and click on the link to AHL Live five minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live.

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