Monarchs

02/26/2013

Kings Trade Gagne

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Kings, the 2012 Stanley Cup Champion and parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have acquired a conditional draft selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Simon Gagne, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Gagne, 32, has played in 11 games this season with the Kings, recording five assists and two penalty minutes. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Ste. Foy, Quebec has played in 772 career NHL regular season games with the Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Kings, recording 586 points (283-303=586) and 318 penalty minutes. In 109 career NHL playoff games he has 59 points (37-22=59) and 32 penalty minutes.

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