KINGS NOTEBOOK: LEHOUX SENT TO MINORS.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - Yanick Lehoux Yanick Lehoux (born April 8, 1982, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian hockey player for the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. He attended to Phoenix Coyotes training camp, but was reassigned to AHL quickly. , one of four Kings prospects signed during the summer, has been assigned to the club's minor-league affiliate in Manchester, N.H. Lehoux, 20, was one of seven players sent down Friday as the Kings pared their roster to 35. The team, which plays tonight in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. (7:30 p.m., 1110-AM) and Anaheim on Sunday, is expected to make a few more cuts Monday and must be down to 23 by the Oct. 9 opener against Phoenix. Lehoux scored 56 goals last season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Introduction The QMJHL is the smallest of the three Canadian junior leagues in numbers of teams. Its teams are based in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the American state of Maine. but has been working to improve his overall game. He was disappointing during a summer-development camp, but Kings coach Andy Murray was pleased with Lehoux's effort during training camp. ``This definitely was the best we've seen of him,'' Murray said. ``He is a very skilled player, but he wasn't going to make the team to start the season, and we thought it was best to get him to Manchester to start their camp.'' Other players sent to the minors Friday: goaltenders Travis Scott and Cristobal Huet Cristobal Huet (IPA pronunciation: [y.ɛ]) (born September 3, 1975 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France) is a French professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. , right wing Pavel Rosa Pavel Rosa (June 7, 1977 in Most, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward formerly of the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. Selected by Kings in the second round (#50 overall) 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Rosa has played 36 games for the Kings since the and defensemen Richard Seeley Richard Seeley (born April 30, 1979 in Powell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currenty playing for the Vienna Capitals of the Erste Bank Hockey League in Austria. , Tomas Zizka and Michael Pudlick. The remaining prospects signed during the summer are Alexander Frolov, Mike Cammellari and Jared Aulin. When camp opened three weeks ago, it appeared there were two open spots on the club's two offensive lines. But now the Kings are working third-year center Eric Belanger at left wing on the second unit with Bryan Smolinski and perhaps Ziggy Palffy. Frolov, who had a goal and an assist Wednesday in a loss to Colorado, appears to be the front runner to play on the top line with Jason Allison and Adam Deadmarsh. --Banged up: Ken Belanger, the Kings' top enforcer last season, skated for one of the few times during camp. Belanger, sidelined for a month last season with a broken left wrist, has been bothered by a sore lower back. Ryan Flinn, who was so impressive as Belanger's replacement last year, also is out with lower-back problems and could miss the season opener. Kip Brennan, third on the tough guy depth chart, impressed coaches with several big hits during Thursday's 3-2 victory over Phoenix. --Quick whistles: Lehoux showed speed and quickness Thursday but missed a penalty shot and a breakaway opportunity. ... Defenseman Brad Norton, in camp on a tryout basis after playing 22 games for Florida last season, continues to get playing time. The Kings already were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a replacement for Philippe Boucher when Aaron Miller was lost until November with abdominal surgery. Chris McAlpine, who played 50 games for Chicago last season, is expected to win one of the spots. Norton is 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds and might have an advantage over rookie Joe Corvo. ... Ian Laperriere is participating in drills just five weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery but has not seen contact. - Matt McHale NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there notes: --Burke to stay with Phoenix: Goalie Sean Burke signed a multiyear deal to stay with the Phoenix Coyotes. ``Whether you are a general manager, a coach or a teammate, you sleep better at night when you have Sean Burke on your roster,'' Coyotes general manager Michael Barnett said. The 35-year-old Burke was a finalist last season for the Vezina Trophy, which goes to the NHL's top goalie. --Wild signs top pick: The Minnesota Wild signed first-round draft pick Pierre-Marc Bouchard. The 18-year-old center was selected eighth overall in the 2002 NHL entry draft The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. after being named Canadian Hockey League player of the year. He led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in scoring last season with 46 goals and 94 assists in 69 games for Chicoutimi. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KEN BELANGER The Kings' top enforcer, who has a sore back, participated in a skating session Friday. |
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