KINGS PROFILES

Garry Galley #3

Age: 36 Defenseman Shoots: Left

Has played for five different clubs in 15 NHL seasons and is in fifth season with Kings. Averaged 17 minutes last season. He has played in 1,023 NHL games. He ranks ninth on the Kings’ all-time scoring list for defensemen.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 60 4 12 16 30 -9

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Craig Johnson #23

Age: 27 Left wing Shoots: Left

Played his third full season with the Kings and fifth in the NHL in 1998-99. Obtained from St. Louis in a deal that involved Wayne Gretzky. Averaged 12 minutes of ice time per game. Was St. Louis second-round draft choice in 1990.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 69 7 12 19 32 -12

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Frantisek Kaberle #2

Age: 25 Defenseman Shoots: Left

Kings’ third-round choice (76th overall) this year. Played last season for league champion MoDo in the Swedish National League. Played on the gold medal-winning Czech Republic team in 1999 World Championships.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- MoDo 45 15 18 33 4 NA

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Ian Laperriere #22

Age: 25 Center Shoots: Right

Voted the team’s top defensive player by media last season, his third with the Kings. Recorded his 100th career point with an assist against Dallas and had a game-winning goal against Detroit.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 72 3 10 13 138 -5

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Steve McKenna #7

Age: 26 Left wing Shoots: Left

Missed 56 games because of an abdominal injury last season, his second full year in the NHL, after playing in 10 of the first 12 games. Played defense in final four games of season. Has 223 penalty minutes in 91 NHL games.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 20 1 0 1 36 -3

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Jaroslav Modry #44

Age: 28 Defenseman Shoots: Left

Played 64 games with the Long Beach Ice Dogs last season but appeared in five games with the Kings. Modry, 6-2 and 219 pounds, played parts of two other seasons with the Kings in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 5 0 1 1 0 +1

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Glen Murray #27

Age: 26 Right wing Shoots: Right

Third on the team in goals (16), shots (173) and game-winning goals (three). Second on the team with 10 multiple-point games. Averaged 20.6 minutes, third on the team. Missed 19 games with a knee injury.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 61 16 15 31 36 -14

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Mattias Norstrom #14

Age: 27 Defenseman Shoots: Left

Named team’s “Most Inspirational Player” by teammates. Ranked third in the NHL in hits with 236 last season and made his first All-Star game appearance. Fourth on the team in ice time.

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1998-99 Record GP G A TP PIM +/- Kings 78 2 5 7 36 -10

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