Reign Receive Defenseman Derek Forbort as Kings Acquire Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn from Phil
January 6, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Vincent Lecavalier and defenseman Luke Schenn from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Jordan Weal and a third-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
To make room on the 23-man roster, the Kings have assigned defenseman Derek Forbort to Ontario (AHL).
Lecavalier, 35, has played in seven games with the Flyers this year and has one point (0-1=1) and two penalty minutes.
The 6-4, 215-pound native of Ile Bizard, Quebec has played for the Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning during his 17-year NHL career. In 1,170 career regular-season games he has 932 points (411-521"2) and 828 penalty minutes. The first overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by Tampa Bay, Lecavalier won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004 and has appeared in 70 playoff games overall. He has posted 54 points (25-29=54), a plus-1 rating and 82 penalty minutes during that time.
Schenn, 26, has appeared in 29 games this season with the Flyers and has five points (2-3=5) and 30 penalty minutes.
The 6-2, 229-pound native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has played for the Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs during his eight-year NHL career. Drafted in the first-round (fifth overall) by Toronto during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Schenn has appeared in 523 career regular-season games he has 117 points (26-91=117) and 357 penalty minutes. He has appeared in seven playoff games scoring one goal (1-0=1) and posting a plus-1 rating. Luke's brother, Brayden, was drafted by the Kings during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and appeared in nine games with Los Angeles.
The Kings are scheduled to hold an informal media conference call this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. pacific time. To request the call information, please contact either Eddie Fischermann or Mike Kalinowski of the Kings Communications Department.
Weal, 23, has appeared in 10 games during his first NHL season going scoreless with two penalty minutes. He was selected in the third round (70th overall) by the Kings in 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from January 6, 2016
- Reign Receive Defenseman Derek Forbort as Kings Acquire Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn from Phil - Ontario Reign
- Wolf Pack Add Two from ECHL - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Syracuse Crunch Weekly - Syracuse Crunch
- Coyotes Assign Dauphin to Springfield - Springfield Falcons
- Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Brian Hart to Greenville, Crunch Recall Charlie Dodero - Syracuse Crunch
- Heat Look for Fourth-Straight Win with Midweek Clash in San Jose - Stockton Heat
- 2nd Annual Career Fair Set for January 13th - Binghamton Senators
- Comets Sign Darren Archibald to a Standard Player's Contract - Utica Comets
- Reign Outshine Stars in 3-2 OT Victory - Ontario Reign
- Stars Force Overtime, But Fall in Ontario, 3-2 - Texas Stars
- Griffins Split Series in Winnipeg, Fall to Manitoba Moose 2-1 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Manitoba Moose Post Game Report - Manitoba vs. Grand Rapids - January 5 - Manitoba Moose
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
