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MANCHESTER,
NH – The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs,
have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with restricted free agent
forward Michael Cammalleri and goaltender Adam Hauser, and a two-year
contract with unrestricted free agent defenseman Marty Wilford, Kings
Senior Vice President/General Manager Dave Taylor announced today. Per
club policy, terms of the agreements were not announced.
Cammalleri,
23, appeared in 79 games during the 2004-05 season with the Monarchs,
recording an AHL-best 46 goals and 109 points, which were second most
in the League. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound native of Richmond Hill, Ontario,
added another six points (1-5=6) in six post-season games with the Monarchs,
plus he skated for the Canadian AHL All-Stars at the 2005 AHL All-Star
Classic (hosted by Manchester) and was named an AHL Second Team All-Star
at the conclusion of the season.
Originally
selected by the Kings in the second-round (49th overall) in the 2001 NHL
Entry Draft, Cammalleri has 23 points (14-9=23) and 42 penalty minutes
in 59 career NHL regular season games – all with the Kings.
Hauser, 25,
appeared in 32 games with the Monarchs during the 2004-05 regular season,
posting a record of 19-11-0, five shutouts, a goals-against-average of
1.93 and a save-percentage of .933. He also saw duty in two post-season
contests with the Monarchs, registering no record, a goals-against-average
of 1.71 and a save-percentage of .905. The 6-foot-2, 194-pound native
of Bovey, Minnesota, ranked third in the AHL in goals-against-average
and fourth in save-percentage. The Edmonton Oilers originally selected
Hauser in the third-round (81st overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Wilford,
28, appeared in 78 games with the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals during
the 2004-05 regular season, registering 37 points (7-30=37) and 80 penalty
minutes. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Cobourg, Ontario, also appeared
in six post-season games with the Admirals, collecting four points (all
assists) and 15 penalty minutes. Wilford was originally selected by the
Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth-round (149th overall) in the 1995 NHL
Entry Draft.
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