page_title: Tanner Pearson
section_title: Los Angeles Kings
hierarchical_section_title: Tanner Pearson / Playing career / Los Angeles Kings
caption_attribution_description: Tanner Pearson, Canadian ice hockey left winger
context_page_description: Tanner Pearson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Pearson was drafted 30th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
context_section_description: Pearson played major junior hockey with the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. On August 3, 2012, Pearson signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings, who had drafted him with the last pick of the first round (30th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
  In 2013, the Kings recalled Pearson after completion of his first professional season with affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, to be one of their "black aces" on their taxi squad during the Stanley Cup playoffs. On May 18, 2013, he played right wing on the Kings fourth line in his first NHL game in a playoff game against the San Jose Sharks. On December 3, 2013, Pearson was sent back down to Manchester. On June 13, 2014 Pearson helped lead the Kings to a Stanley Cup victory over the New York Rangers.
  In the 2014–15 season, Pearson played a majority of the season with Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli, with the line being dubbed "That 70s Line" since all three had numbers in the 70s. Pearson was injured on January 10, 2015, suffering a broken left leg during a game against the Winnipeg Jets. The injury would cause Pearson to miss the remainder of the 2014–15 season. On April 2, 2015, Pearson signed a two-year contract extension worth $2.8 million.
  In October 2016, Pearson was suspended for four games for an illegal hit to the head of Brandon Davidson.
  As an impending restricted free agent following the 2016–17 season, having established career bests with 24 goals and 44 points, Pearson agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $15 million on May 8, 2017. Pearson through the first year of his new contract in 2017–18 season, was one of four Kings skaters to appear in all 82 games, he ranked sixth in scoring with 15 goals and 40 points.
  With the Kings off to slow start to start the 2018–19 season, Pearson mirrored the Kings struggles by registering just 1 assist through 17 games.
caption: Pearson was drafted by the Kings in 2012.
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