LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Tanner Pearson to a two-year contract extension, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.
The 22-year-old Pearson (born on Aug. 10, 1992) is a 6-1, 205-pound native of Kitchener, Ontario, who has appeared in 67 career NHL regular season games, all with the Kings, totaling 23 points (15-8=23), a plus-16 rating and 22 penalty minutes.
A first round (30th overall) selection of the Kings at the 2012 NHL Draft, Pearson has tallied 16 points (12-4=16), a plus-14 rating and 14 penalty minutes this season. He has missed 34 games this season due to a lower-body injury that he sustained on Jan. 10 vs. WPG.
Pearson was part of the 2014 Stanley Cup run with Los Angeles. He has played in 25 career postseason games, registering 12 points (4-8=12), a plus-10 rating and 8 penalty minutes.
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