January 22, 2009

Kings Assign Westgarth to Manchester

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have assigned former Princeton forward Kevin Westgarth to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL), Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Thursday.

Westgarth, 24, played in the last two Kings games (including his NHL debut Tuesday in Minnesota), recording zero points and zero penalty minutes. In 37 games with Manchester this season, he’s recorded five points (1-4=5) and 104 penalty minutes. His 104 penalty minutes rank second on the Monarchs and 25th in the AHL. Westgarth had 12 points (6-6=12) and 191 penalty minutes for Manchester last season. His 191 penalty minutes ranked second on Manchester and second among AHL rookies. The 6-5, 241-pounder from Amherstburg, Ontario signed with the Kings as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2007 and finished the 2006-07 campaign with the Monarchs, posting three points (1-2=3) and 24 penalty minutes in 14 games.