Kings sign Kenny Connors to the entry -level contract – Orange County Register

Kings and prospect striker Kenny Connors accepted the conditions for an entry -level contract, the team announced on Thursday.

It is a two -year pact for the 22 -year -old, who has just completed his third season at the University of Massachusetts.

His minutemen were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA tournament by goalkeeper Kings Hampton Slukynsky and west of Michigan after dominating Minnesota during a prolongation victory.

The fourth round of 2022 (n ° 103 in total) joined another choice of 2022, the Finnish defender Otto Salin, by signing his entry -level agreement. While Salin was added to the Ontario Reign list at the beginning of the week, the Connors union with the best affiliate of the Kings minor league may have to wait according to his health. The mayor of the mayor of Kings’ blog reported that he was dealing with a foot injury suffered while blocking a blow.

Connors was a selection of East All-Rookie hockey with 26 points in 32 games. He established careers last season with 10 goals and 29 points in 40 competitions, although connois call cards are his competitiveness and his full effort.

“I try to be a 200 -foot player who can play in the three areas and trust at any time in the game,” Connors at Kings Insider Zach Dooley told. “A bit like the guys that the kings have as an Ane Kopitar and Philip Danault, they are two of the best bidirectional centers of the NHL. This is the game I try to play, someone who is defensive but who can also produce offensively goals and score goals in a coherent manner.

The native of Glen Mills, in Pennsylvania, came by the junior system of Philadelphia Flyers, from 5 to 16 years old, when he frequented the preparatory school and then played in the Hockey League of the United States.

Jared Wright, another prospect written in 2022 in front with the six projections and the high nature, could be the next king to sign. His pioneers from the University of Denver are still alive in the tournament, which is expected to face western Michigan next Thursday.

Originally published: April 3, 2025 at 12:43 pm PDT