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No surprises among Kings’ cuts

By Helene Elliott
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A day off the ice turned into cut-down day for the Kings on Friday.

The first round of moves contained no surprises. Thirty-seven players will return to practice Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo.

Assigned to Manchester of the American Hockey League:

Centers--Justin Azevedo, Robert Czarnik, Corey Elkins and Michael Pelech.

Left wings--Zach Harnden, Dwight King and Jordan Nolan.

Right wings--Bud Holloway, Brandon Kozun and David Meckler.

Defensemen--David Kolomatis, Patrick Mullen.

Goaltenders--Martin Jones, Jeff Zatkoff.

Assigned to Ontario (ECHL):

Goaltender Garrett Zemlak.

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Returned to Junior Team: Jean-Francois Berube – G (Montreal - Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Nicolas Deslauriers– D (Gatineau - QMJHL)

Tyler Toffoli – RW (Ottawa - Ontario Hockey League)

Jordan Weal – C (Regina - Western Hockey League

Linden Vey– RW (Medicine Hat - WHL)

Released from amateur tryout:

Riley Brace – LW

Samuel Groulx – D

Dylan King – D

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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