L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: -- Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. The Kings signed center Brady Murray Brady Murray (born on August 17, 1984 in Brandon, Manitoba, but raised in Faribault, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings' AHL team, the Manchester Monarchs. His father is current St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray. , the son of former LosAngeles/current St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray, to an multi-year entry level deal Tuesday. For those who attended the prospects camp last summer, Murray was one of the kids who took the biggest steps forward in the eyes of Kings management, so this shouldn't come as a big surprise. Murray, 22, played in 38 games this past season for Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss-A League and had 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) and 38 penalty minutes. He originally was selected by the Kings in the fifth-round (152nd overall) in the 2003 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. . The 5-9, 180-pound native of Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The surrounding area is often referred to as "Westman". The city started as a major junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Assiniboine River and was then incorporated in 1882. , spent the past two seasons with Rapperswil-Jona after finishing his collegiate career at North Dakota. |
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