Kings Prospect Is The AHL’s Top Rookie

EL SEGUNDO, CA — On April 4, the American Hockey League named Los Angeles Kings right wing prospect Teddy Purcell as the winner of the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s Rookie of the Year for the 2007-08 season.

Purcell, 22, leads all AHL rookie forwards with 59 assists and 77 points in 64 games, going into Friday’s action.

The 6-3, 177-pound native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was named to the AHL’s All-Rookie Team on April 2, and was selected as an AHL First Team All-Star on April 3.

Purcell leads the Manchester Monarchs in scoring with 22 goals and 55 assists for 77 points going into Friday’s action.

"This is a great honor for a young hockey player who continues to make great strides as a professional," said Kings Assistant General Manager/Monarchs General Manager Ron Hextall.  "We congratulate Teddy and the entire Monarchs organization on this prestigious honor."

Purcell was also the RBK Edge/AHL AHL Rookie of the Month in November, and was the most valuable player in the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic.

Purcell signed with the Kings following a standout freshman season at the University of Maine in 2006-07, when he was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and helped the Black Bears reach the NCAA’s Frozen Four.

Purcell made his National Hockey League debut with the Kings on January 15, 2008, and recorded a goal and two assists in ten games with the Kings.

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