Knights’ Lawrence signs with Kings
The Los Angeles Kings announced today that they have signed London Knights overage forward Kaleb Lawrence to a three-year, entry-level contract with the club.
The 21-year-old Orleans, Ont. forward tallied 37 points (20-17-37) in 58 games split between the London Knights (10-9-19) and Ottawa 67’s (10-8-18) this season. The 6-foot-7, 229lb. forward added nine points (5-4-9) and maintained a plus-7 rating through eight playoff appearances for London to be crowned an OHL champion.
Lawrence began his OHL career in 2019-20 with the Owen Sound Attack after being selected in the second round (42nd overall) in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. Over 149 career OHL regular-season games split between Owen Sound (2019-23), Ottawa (2023-24) and London (2023-24), Lawrence has accumulated 82 points (41-41-82) with a plus-18 rating. His best junior season came in the 2022-23 campaign with Owen Sound where he notched 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points in 50 games.
Lawrence was originally selected by the Kings in the seventh round (215th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.
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We have signed three players to NHL contracts:
▪️ F Taylor Ward (one-year, two-way contract)
▪️ D Joe Hicketts (one-year, two-way contract)
▪️ F Kaleb Lawrence (three-year, entry-level contract)Read More 📝 https://t.co/n7ambeVApH#GoKingsGo | @Enterprise pic.twitter.com/1vTBCCpq4f
— LA Kings (@LAKings) May 24, 2024
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