Dustin Penner Dustin Penner ( born September 28 , 1982 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Penner was never drafted by a team in the NHL . He was discovered and signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after playing college hockey for the University of Maine in the NCAA . Penner won the Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs . He is known as a power forward , using his ability to maneuver his way around and behind the net with his big size and soft hands . Pop Culture . Stemming from habits developed during his time with the Edmonton Oilers , citizens of that city now commonly refer to the donair as a " Penner " . Playing Career . Minors and collegiate . Growing up in Winkler , Manitoba , Penner played on his high school team , the Garden Valley Zodiacs . Pursuing hockey beyond his high school , he was , however cut by many minor hockey teams , including his local junior club three times . With little hope of ever playing hockey professionally , Penner agreed to play with Minot State University - Bottineau , now known as Dakota College at Bottineau , but immediately broke his femur , ending his first year with the club . The next year , in the 2001 - 02 season , he became a very important player for the club , scoring 20 goals with 13 assists in 23 games , also earning the Most Determined Player Award for his improvement and stellar play after recovering from his injury . Penner then went to an evaluation camp at Saskatoon . He played well there , scoring an average of three points per game . There he was spotted by Grant Stanbrook , the assistant coach for the University of Maine . Penner was offered a scholarship , which he accepted . Although he did not inititally join the team that year , in 2003 – 04 , he helped lead the Black Bears and to the NCAA Championship game , scoring the game winning goal in the semifinals against Boston College . Maine then lost the championship title game to the University of Denver 1 - 0 . Professional . Penner was signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks on May 12 , 2004 to a three - year entry - level contract . He was assigned to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks , Anaheim ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate . He recorded 28 points in his professional rookie season with Cincinnati , then took a major step the next season as he was moved to the Portland Pirates , who became the Mighty Ducks ' AHL affiliate in 2005 – 06 . He scored 39 goals and 84 points in 57 games with Portland while also making his NHL debut , appearing in 19 games with the Mighty Ducks that season . He was originally called up on November 23 , 2005 , being sent back and forth from the minors . During the Mighty Ducks ' 2006 playoff run , scoring 9 points in 13 games until Anaheim was eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Finals . Penner earned a full - time roster spot with the Ducks in 2006 – 07 and broke out with 29 goals and 45 points playing with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry on a unit dubbed the " Kid Line " . His goals total was second most on the team , only trailing superstar Teemu Selänne who scored 48 , while setting the Ducks ' franchise rookie record for most points ( surpassed by Bobby Ryan in 2008 – 09 ) . During the Ducks ' 2007 Stanley Cup run , Penner scored the game - winner in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Minnesota Wild and Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Ottawa Senators . In Game 5 , Penner and the Ducks defeated the Senators 6 - 2 to win the Stanley Cup . Penner became the first former Maine Black Bear to win the Stanley Cup as a player . After winning the Stanley Cup with the Ducks , Penner ' s entry - level deal expired and he became a restricted free agent in the off - season . With the Ducks dealing with salary cap issues and the signing of Todd Bertuzzi , Kevin Lowe , then the general manager of the Edmonton Oilers , jumped on the opportunity and signed Penner to a five - year , $ 21 . 25 million offer sheet . Lowe was criticized by the media and specifically Ducks general manager Brian Burke for the contract as being grossly inflated . After seven days , the Ducks were unwilling to match the offer and Penner became an Oiler . To date , Penner is the most recent player to change teams via an offer sheet . In his first season with the Oilers , Penner scored a team - high 23 goals and improved to 47 points . He then began the 2008 – 09 season with a slow start and was publicly criticized by head coach Craig MacTavish for a lack of fitness and competitiveness after being made a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game . Penner was confirmed to be a part of a planned summertime 2009 blockbuster trade that would see Andrew Cogliano , Ladislav Smid , and himself dealt to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for disgruntled All - Star forward Dany Heatley . In the end , Heatley exercised the no - trade clause contained in his contract and the deal could not be finalized . Heatley would shortly after accept a trade to the San Jose Sharks instead , and Penner remained an Oiler . Penner got off to a good start in 2009 - 10 NHL Season and was fourth in NHL scoring with 11 goals and 11 assists after 18 games played . On October 22 , for the first time in his career , he scored 5 points ( 2 Goals , 3 Assists ) , in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets . His linemates for that game were Ales Hemsky ( 1 Goal , 4 Assists ) and Sam Gagner ( 1 Goal , 2 Assists ) . At season ' s end , the Oilers had finished last overall in the league , but Penner had recorded career highs in goals ( 32 ) and points ( 63 ) . On February 28 , 2011 , Penner was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Colten Teubert , a first round draft pick in 2011 , as well as a conditional second round pick in 2012 .