Monarchs

01/18/2013

Kings Officially Set Player Roster For 2012-13 NHL Season

LOS ANGELES, CA — The 2012 Stanley Cup Champions Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have announced their player roster for the 2012-13 NHL season.

The following is a breakdown of the Kings' player roster:

Goaltenders (2)                   Defense (7)                          Forwards (14)
Jonathan Bernier                  Drew Doughty                       Dustin Brown
Jonathan Quick                     Davis Drewiske                      Jeff Carter
                                                  Matt Greene                            Kyle Clifford
                                               Alec Martinez                          Colin Fraser
                                               Jake Muzzin                            Simon Gagne
                                                 Rob Scuderi                            Dwight King
                                                  Slava Voynov                          Trevor Lewis
                                                                                                Jordan Nolan
                                                                                                Dustin Penner
                                                                                                Mike Richards
                                                                                                Brad Richardson
                                                                                                Anthony Stewart
                                                                                                Jarret Stoll
                                                                                                Justin Williams

Center Anze Kopitar and defenseman Willie Mitchell both begin the 2012-13 season as Injured Non-Roster players. Additionally, defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk and right wing Tyler Toffoli have been assigned to Manchester.

The Kings will open the 48-game 2012-13 NHL season and raise their first Stanley Cup championship banner in franchise history tomorrow, Saturday, January 19 vs. the Chicago Blackhawks, with game-time set for a 3:00 p.m. EST start. Saturday's game will air nationally on NBC as the Kings raise their championship banner and players receive their rings at STAPLES Center as part of a special pregame ceremony.

The Monarchs will raise a banner to commemorate the Kings Stanley Cup Championship during their first ever Los Angeles Kings Night against the Providence Bruins at 7:00 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday, January 19. Catch all the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR.com and at www.manchestermonarchs.com, presented by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.