April 18, 2013
by Gann Matsuda
LA Kings right wing prospect Brandon Kozun, who is playing this season for the Manchester Monarchs
of the American Hockey League.
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Photo: Steve Babineau/Manchester Monarchs
LOS ANGELES — Over the past year or two, when it comes to the
Los Angeles Kings’ young prospects, players such as
Tyler Toffoli and
Jake Muzzin (both are now with the Kings),
Linden Vey,
Tanner Pearson and
Martin Jones have gotten the vast majority of the media attention, and for good reason, as they have been the go-to players for the
Manchester Monarchs of the
American Hockey League, the Kings’ primary minor league affiliate.
Before that, another young player, an offensively gifted prospect who has the added story line of being a local product who played his youth hockey in the Los Angeles area, suddenly found himself out of the spotlight almost completely.
To be sure, Brandon Kozun, now 23 years old, was quickly becoming the forgotten prospect, in terms of the media attention a National Hockey League prospect might normally receive.
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