Kings Move Goaltender Prospects Within Their System
April 3, 2008
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On April 3, the Los Angeles Kings assigned goaltending prospect Jonathan Bernier to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey league, their primary minor league affiliate, and they recalled goaltending prospect Daniel Taylor from the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
Bernier, 19, just finished the 2007-08 season with the Lewiston MAINEiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he earned an 18-12-3 record with a 2.73 goals-against average (second in the QMJHL) and a .908 save percentage (fifth in the QMJHL).
Bernier represented Canada in the 2008 World Junior Championships where he went 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA, had a .947 save percentage and one shutout. Canada won the Gold Medal.
The 5-11, 177-pound native of Laval, Quebec began the season with the Kings. He was selected in the first round (11th overall) in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
Taylor, 21, bounces his way back to the Kings after being assigned to the Royals on April 2 when he played just one second in the Royals’ 4-1 loss to Johnstown.
Taylor has been going back and forth between the Kings, Monarchs and Royals because he needed to play two more games for Reading in order to be eligible for the ECHL playoffs. Last night’s game fulfilled that requirement.
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