Kings Acquire Fifth Round Pick In 2009 Draft

EL SEGUNDO, CA — On June 4, the Los Angeles Kings traded defenseman prospect T.J. Fast to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

Fast, 20, was selected by the Kings in second round (60th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In 71 games this past season, Fast scored 17 goals and added 37 assists for 54 points with 92 penalty minutes with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League.

In two seasons with the University of Denver of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the 6-1, 190-pound native of Calgary, Alberta scored eight goals with 34 assists for 43 points with 66 penalty minutes in 97 career regular season games in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.

Photo courtesy Tri-City Americans.

Forward Prospect Bud Holloway Signs Entry-Level Deal

EL SEGUNDO, CA — On April 24, the Los Angeles Kings signed forward prospect Bud Holloway to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Holloway, 20, scored 43 goals and added 40 assists for 83 points with 55 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games this season with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. He also scored five goals and contributed five assists in twelve WHL playoff games.

Holloway ranked third in the WHL in goal scoring and ninth in the league in overall scoring. He was also tied for second with nine game-winner goals and was tied for third with a +36 plus/minus rating.

The 6-1, 190-pound native of Wapelia, Saskatchewan was named the WHL Player of the Month for March after he posted scored eleven goals and added five assists for 16 points with a +9 rating in nine games.

In the 2006-07 season, Holloway, scored 27 goals and added 38 assists for 65 points and had a +20 rating in 71 games. In 2005-06, he scored 21 goals and tallied 13 assists for 34 points and in 2004-05, he scored four goals with eleven assists for 15 points.

Holloway was selected by the Kings in the third round (86th overall) of the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

Photo courtesy WHL.