2009–2010 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2009–10 Los Angeles Kings season was the team's 43rd season (42nd season of play) in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time since the 2001–02 NHL season, the Kings qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
== Preseason ==
The Kings were busy at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, making five trades. The Kings chose Brayden Schenn as their first-round pick, fifth overall. The Kings finished the pre-season with a record of 4–3–1. Defenseman Sean O'Donnell received a five-game suspension during the preseason after an incident involving New York Islanders forward Matt Martin. O'Donnell missed the final three pre-season games, and will miss the first two games of the regular season.
2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)	2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–3–0; Neutral: 2–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 15 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Won 4–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Jonathan Bernier (1–0–0) 	8,432 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 15 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 4–2 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Erik Ersberg (0–1–0) 	4,643 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	September 17 (in Ontario, CA) 	San Jose Sharks 	Lost 2–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	SO 	Jonathan Quick (0–0–1) 	6,245 	1–1–1 	 	
4 	September 19 	Anaheim Ducks 	Won 4–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Jonathan Bernier (2–0–0) 	11,995 	2–1–1 	 	
5 	September 22 (in Kansas City, MO) 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 4–2 	New York Islanders 	 	Jonathan Quick (1–0–1) 	9,792 	3–1–1 	 	
6 	September 23 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 3–2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Erik Ersberg (0–2–0) 	 	3–2–1 	 	
7 	September 26 (in Las Vegas, NV) 	Colorado Avalanche 	Won 5–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Jonathan Quick (2–0–1) 	11,263 	4–2–1 	 	
8 	September 27 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 5–4 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Jonathan Bernier (2–1–0) 	15,677 	4–3–1 	 	
Luc Robitaille was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2009. Robitaille, who currently serves as the President of Business Operations for the Kings, was joined by Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Lou Lamoriello in this year's class of inductees.
== Regular season ==
The Kings observed a 17-day break in the schedule in February due to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Five players currently under contract for Los Angeles were selected to represent their countries during the tournament. Drew Doughty played for Canada, Michal Handzus played for Slovakia, while Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson and Jonathan Quick all represented the United States.
The main highlights for the club included them breaking an eight-year playoff absence by qualifying as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. They finished the season with 101 points, the third highest point total in franchise history. They also set a franchise record with a nine-game winning streak from January 21 through February 6. They registered two other eight game stretches without a loss. On the road, they established franchise records for road wins in a season (24), road points (51) and the first ever 5–0–0 record on a five-game trip in franchise history.
Individually, goaltender Jonathan Quick established single-season records for victories with 39 and games played with 72.
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Schedule and results==
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October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)	October: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Lost 6–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (0–1–0) 	18,118 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 6 	San Jose Sharks 	Won 6–4 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (1–1–0) 	15,053 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 8 	Minnesota Wild 	Won 6–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (2–1–0) 	14,995 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 10 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 2–1 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Quick (3–1–0) 	19,150 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 12 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 2–1 	New York Islanders 	 	Quick (4–1–0) 	12,145 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 14 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 4–2 	New York Rangers 	 	Ersberg (0–1–0) 	18,200 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 15 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 5–2 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Quick (4–2–0) 	17,782 	4–3–0 	8 	
8 	October 17 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 4–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Quick (4–3–0) 	15,251 	4–4–0 	8 	
9 	October 19 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 4–1 	Dallas Stars 	 	Quick (5–3–0) 	16,210 	5–4–0 	10 	
10 	October 22 	Dallas Stars 	Won 5–4 	Los Angeles Kings 	OT 	Quick (6–3–0) 	15,025 	6–4–0 	12 	
11 	October 24 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 5–3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Quick (7–3–0) 	7,968 	7–4–0 	14 	
12 	October 25 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Won 6–2 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (8–3–0) 	15,820 	8–4–0 	16 	
13 	October 28 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 2–1 	San Jose Sharks 	SO 	Quick (8–3–1) 	17,562 	8–4–1 	17 	
14 	October 29 	Vancouver Canucks 	Lost 2–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	SO 	Quick (8–3–2) 	16,838 	8–4–2 	18 	
==Playoffs==
*The Los Angeles Kings qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2002, clinching the sixth seed with 101 points.
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver Canucks won series 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 15 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 3–2 	Vancouver Canucks 	OT 	Quick (0–1) 	18,810 	0–1 	
2 	April 17 	Los Angeles Kings 	Won 3–2 	Vancouver Canucks 	OT 	Quick (1–1) 	18,810 	1–1 	
3 	April 19 	Vancouver Canucks 	Won 5–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (2–1) 	18,264 	2–1 	
4 	April 21 	Vancouver Canucks 	Lost 6–4 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (2–2) 	18,322 	2–2 	
5 	April 23 	Los Angeles Kings 	Lost 7–2 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Quick (2–3) 	18,810 	2–3 	
6 	April 25 	Vancouver Canucks 	Lost 4–2 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Quick (2–4) 	18,287 	2–4 	
Legend:
==Player statistics==
=== Skaters ===
Regular season 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
Anze Kopitar 	82	34	47	81 	6 	16
Drew Doughty 	82	16	43	59 	20 	54
Dustin Brown 	82	24	32	56 	−6 	41
Ryan Smyth 	67	22	31	53 	8 	42
Alexander Frolov 	81	19	32	51 	−1 	26
Jarret Stoll 	73	16	31	47 	13 	40
Michal Handzus 	81	20	22	42 	4 	38
Wayne Simmonds 	78	16	24	40 	22 	116
Jack Johnson 	80	8 	28	36 	−15	48
Justin Williams 	49	10	19	29 	3 	39
Brad Richardson 	81	11	16	27 	1 	37
Scott Parse 	59	11	13	24 	13 	22
Randy Jones 	48	5 	16	21 	−3 	28
Sean O'Donnell 	78	3 	12	15 	14 	70
Rob Scuderi 	73	0 	11	11 	16 	21
Matt Greene 	75	2 	7 	9 	4 	83
Davis Drewiske 	42	1 	7 	8 	−4 	14
Oscar Moller 	34	4 	3 	7 	−6 	4
Teddy Purcell‡ 	41	3 	3 	6 	−1 	4
Fredrik Modin† 	20	3 	2 	5 	−2 	14
Peter Harrold 	39	1 	2 	3 	−2 	8
Richard Clune 	14	0 	2 	2 	1 	26
Jeff Halpern† 	16	0 	2 	2 	−1 	12
Brandon Segal‡ 	25	1 	1 	2 	0 	20
Corey Elkins 	3 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	0
Jonathan Quick 	72	0 	1 	1 	– 	2
Jonathan Bernier 	3 	0 	1 	1 	– 	0
Marc-Andre Cliche	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Trevor Lewis 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
Alec Martinez 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
Andrei Loktionov 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Brayden Schenn 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
Raitis Ivanans 	61	0 	0 	0 	−8 	136
Erik Ersberg 	11	0 	0 	0 	– 	0
Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jack Johnson 	6 	0	7	7 	−5 	6
Drew Doughty 	6 	3	4	7 	−5 	4
Michal Handzus 	6 	3	2	5 	−5 	4
Dustin Brown 	6 	1	4	5 	−7 	6
Anze Kopitar 	6 	2	3	5 	−1 	2
Fredrik Modin 	6 	3	1	4 	−3 	2
Alexander Frolov	6 	1	3	4 	−5 	0
Wayne Simmonds 	6 	2	1	3 	1 	9
Ryan Smyth 	6 	1	1	2 	0 	6
Brad Richardson 	6 	1	1	2 	−7 	2
Sean O'Donnell 	6 	0	1	1 	−2 	4
Justin Williams 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	2
Jarret Stoll 	6 	1	0	1 	−4 	4
Matt Greene 	6 	0	1	1 	−4 	0
Rob Scuderi 	6 	0	0	0 	−4 	6
Jeff Halpern 	6 	0	0	0 	−1 	4
Raitis Ivanans 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
Randy Jones 	4 	0	0	0 	−2 	2
Scott Parse 	4 	0	0	0 	−1 	0
Richard Clune 	4 	0	0	0 	−2 	5
Peter Harrold 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0
=== Goaltenders ===
Regular season 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
Jonathan Quick 	72	4258	39	24	7 	180	2.54	1927	1747	.907	4
Erik Ersberg 	11	551 	4 	3 	2 	22 	2.40	234 	212 	.906	0
Jonathan Bernier	3 	185 	3 	0 	0 	4 	1.30	94 	90 	.957	1
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Player 	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
Jonathan Quick	6 	360	2	4	21	3.50	181	160	.884	0
Erik Ersberg 	1 	13 	0	0	2 	9.23	4 	2 	.500	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.
== Awards and records ==
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alec Martinez 	1st career NHL game 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Davis Drewiske 	1st career NHL goal 	October 6, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Williams	200th career NHL assist 	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Brown 	200th career NHL point 	October 19, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anze Kopitar 	1st career NHL hat trick 	October 22, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Terry Murray 	400th career NHL coaching win	October 22, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Parse 	1st career NHL game 	October 24, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Parse 	1st career NHL assist 	October 24, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Parse 	1st career NHL goal 	October 24, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wayne Simmonds 	100th career NHL game 	November 9, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drew Doughty 	100th career NHL game 	November 11, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal Handzus 	700th career NHL game 	November 11, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brayden Schenn 	1st career NHL game 	November 26, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Richardson	200th career NHL game 	December 12, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corey Elkins 	1st career NHL game 	December 15, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corey Elkins 	1st career NHL goal 	December 17, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathan QuickHeatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anze KopitarKopitar, Cammalleri and Marleau named three stars of the week by NHL 	NHL First Star of the Week 	October 26, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathan QuickQuick NHL's No. 1 Star 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 14, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Drew Doughty was named as one of the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded to the outstanding defenseman in the NHL. The award will be handed out at the 2010 NHL Awards Show on June 23. Doughty became the second youngest player in NHL history to be nominated for this award, with Bobby Orr being the youngest ever. Doughty would be the second ever member of the Kings to win this award; Rob Blake is the only other member of the Kings to win this award.
== Transactions ==
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009 	To New York Rangers Brian Boyle 	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Jordan Weal
June 27, 2009 	To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick (74th overall) in 2009 – Ryan Howse 	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2009 – Nicolas Deslauriers4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson
June 27, 2009 	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2009 – Eddie Pasquale4th-round pick (120th overall) in 2009 – Ben Chiarot7th-round pick in 2009 – Jordan Samuels-Thomas	To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick (95th overall) in 2009 – Jean-Francois Berube
June 27, 2009 	To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson5th-round pick in 2009 – Wade Megan 	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Brock Beukeboom
July 3, 2009 	To Colorado Avalanche Kyle Quincey Tom Preissing 5th-round pick in 2010 – Luke Walker 	To Los Angeles Kings Ryan Smyth
March 3, 2010Kings Acquire Jeff Halpern from Tampa Bay	To Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Brock Beukeboom 	To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Halpern
March 3, 2010 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 7th-round pick in 2010 	To Los Angeles Kings Fredrik Modin
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====Notes====
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Dwight King 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 	3 years Entry Level
Rob Scuderi 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 years, $13.6 million
Brandon Segal 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 years
Justin Azevedo 	Manchester Monarchs 	Multi-year Entry Level
Juraj Mikus 	TPS Turku (Finland) 	2 year entry level contract
Kyle CliffordKings Sign Clifford to Multi-Year Deal	Barrie Colts (OHL) 	3 year entry level contract
Jake MuzzinKings Sign Muzzin; Activate Stoll 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	3 year entry level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Matt MoulsonIsles Sign Moore, Moulson, Mauldin and Flood For Next Season	New York Islanders 	1 year
Vladimir Dravecky 	HC Kosice (Slovakia) 	1 Year
Derek ArmstrongArmstrong, Blues Agree to Terms 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, 2-way NHL/AHL
Dan TaylorMacFarland says Syracuse Crunch a good showcase for Fritsche 	Syracuse Crunch (AHL)	1 year, two-way AHL/ECHL
Kyle CalderDucks Sign Calder to One-Year Deal 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, two-way NHL/ECHL
===Acquired via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Randy Jones	Philadelphia Flyers	October 29, 2009Kings Claim Jones
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon SegalStars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA	Dallas Stars	February 11, 2010
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Kevin Westgarth 	3 years
Scott Parse 	1 year
Joe Piskula 	1 year
Jack Johnson 	2 years, $2.85 million
Teddy Purcell 	1 year
Drew Bagnall 	1 year
Davis DrewiskeKings Notebook (Oct. 23)	3 Year, $600,000
Jonathan Quick 	3 Year, $1,800,000
===Miscellaneous===
Player 	Date 	Transaction
Jean-Francois BerubeKings Make Player Transactions 	September 16, 2009	Returned to Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL)
Nicolas Deslauriers 	September 16, 2009	Returned to Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Martin Jones 	September 16, 2009	Returned to Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Brandon Kozun 	September 16, 2009	Returned to Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Linden Vey 	September 16, 2009	Returned to Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Tyler Maxwell 	September 16, 2009	Released from tryout
Milan Doczy 	September 16, 2009	Released from tryout
Radko Gudas 	September 16, 2009	Released from tryout
Justin AzevedoKings Make Roster Moves 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Corey Elkins 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Bud Holloway 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Dwight King 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Andrei Loktionov 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
David Meckler 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Juraj Mikus 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Oscar Moller 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Patrick Mullen 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Jordan Nolan 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Scott Parse 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Michael Pelech 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Slava Voynov 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Geoff Walker 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Jeff Zatkoff 	September 20, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Colten Teubert 	September 20, 2009	Returned to Regina Pats (WHL)
Dennis McCauley 	September 20, 2009	Released from tryout
Drew BagnallKings Announce Player Transactions 	September 22, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Gabe Gauthier 	September 22, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Brandon Segal 	September 22, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
John Zeiler 	September 22, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Sean O'DonnellNHL Suspends O'Donnell For Five Games 	September 23, 2009	Suspended by NHL for 3 Preseason games and 2 Regular Season games
Andrew CampbellTraining Camp Update Sept. 24 	September 24, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Marc-Andre Cliche 	September 24, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Kyle Clifford 	September 24, 2009	Returned to Barrie Colts (OHL)
Joe PiskulaKings Assign Piskula 	September 26, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Jonathan BernierKings Send Three First Rounders Down 	September 28, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Thomas Hickey 	September 28, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Kevin Westgarth 	September 28, 2009	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Brayden Schenn 	September 28, 2009	Returned to Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
Richard CluneKings Officially Set Player Roster For 2009–10 NHL Season	September 30, 2009	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to September 26
Dwight KingMonarchs Announce Transactions 	October 2, 2009 	Reassigned to Ontario Reign (ECHL)
David Kolomatis 	October 2, 2009 	Signed to a Professional Tryout Agreement with Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Jordan Nolan 	October 2, 2009 	Released by Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Michael Pelech 	October 2, 2009 	Signed to a one-year contract with Manchester Monarchs (AHL) and assigned to Ontario Reign (ECHL)
Richard CluneClune Sent to Manchester 	October 9, 2009 	Activated from Injured Reserve and assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Oscar MollerKings Recall Moller 	October 17, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Oscar MollerKings Notebook Oct 20 	October 20, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Scott Parse 	October 23, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Alec Martinez 	October 29, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to October 5, 2009
Trevor LewisKings Assign Lewis 	October 30, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Alec MartinezMartinez Activated, Assigned 	November 19, 2009 	Activated from Injured Reserve and assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Ryan SmythKings Recall Two 	November 23, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to November 17
Andrei Loktionov 	November 23, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Brandon Segal 	November 23, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Brayden SchennSchenn To Kings, Loktionov to IR 	November 26, 2009 	Recalled under Emergency circumstances from Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) and signed to an Amateur Tryout Agreement
Andrei Loktionov 	November 26, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve
Dwight KingKings Recalled to Manchester 	December 1, 2009 	Reassigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL) from Ontario Reign (ECHL)
Oscar MollerKings Recall Moller 	December 6, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Brandon SegalSegal To IR 	December 9, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 2
Corey ElkinsKings Recall Elkins 	December 14, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL) under Emergency Circumstances
Wayne SimmondsSimmonds to IR, Martinez Recalled 	December 16, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 11
Alec Martinez 	December 16, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Ryan SmythKings Activate Ryan Smyth, Assign Four 	December 18, 2009 	Activated from Injured Reserve
Corey Elkins 	December 18, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Alec Martinez 	December 18, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Oscar Moller 	December 18, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Scott Parse 	December 18, 2009 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Corey ElkinsKings Recall Two 	December 23, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Oscar Moller 	December 23, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Wayne SimmondsKings Activate Simmonds, Segal; Stoll to IE 	December 26, 2009 	Activated from Injured Reserve
Brandon Segal 	December 26, 2009 	Activated from Injured Reserve
Jarret Stoll 	December 26, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 15, 2009
Scott ParseKings Make Player Moves 	December 28, 2009 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Corey Elkins 	December 28, 2009 	Loaned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Justin Williams 	December 28, 2009 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 27, 2009
Jarret Stoll 	January 4, 2010 	Activated from Injured Reserve
Alec MartinezKings Recall Martinez; Jones to IR 	January 6, 2010 	Recalled from Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Randy Jones 	January 6, 2010 	Placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 16, 2009
Alec MartinezKings Activate Jones; Martinez Sent Down 	January 9, 2010 	Assigned to Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Randy JonesKings Activate Jones; Martinez Sent Down 	January 9, 2010 	Activated from Injured Reserve
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== Draft picks ==
LA 's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	5 	Brayden Schenn 	C 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 	35 	Kyle Clifford 	LW 	 	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 	84 (from New Jersey via Calgary)	Nicolas Deslauriers 	D 	 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4 	95 (from Atlanta) 	Jean-Francois Berube	G 	 	Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL)
4 	96 	Linden Vey 	RW 	 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5 	126 	David Kolomatis 	D 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6 	156 	Michael Pelech 	C/LW 	 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 	179 (from Chicago) 	Brandon Kozun 	RW 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 	186 	Jordan Nolan 	C 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
7 	198 (from St. Louis) 	Nic Dowd 	C 	 	Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
== Final roster ==
Updated April 2, 2010.
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== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
The Kings have one American Hockey League affiliate in the Manchester Monarchs. They also have one ECHL affiliate in the Ontario Reign. They have discontinued their affiliation with the Reading Royals. Both the Monarchs and the Reign are owned in part by the Kings' parent company Anschutz Entertainment Group.
== References ==
== External links ==
*2009–10 Los Angeles Kings season at ESPN
*2009–10 Los Angeles Kings season at Hockey Reference
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