Los Angeles, California - The Los Angeles Kings, 2012 Stanley Cup Champion and parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have acquired forward Anthony Stewart from the Carolina Hurricanes along with their fourth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft and their sixth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft in exchange for forward Kevin Westgarth, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Sunday, January 13th, 2013.
Stewart, 28, has played in 262 career NHL games with the Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers. He has recorded 71 points (7-44=71) and 123 penalty minutes.
A 6-3, 230-pound native of La Salle, Quebec, Stewart last year played in 77 games for Carolina and he recorded 11 points (6-5=11). The previous season he recorded a career-high 14 goals with the Thrashers.
He was originally selected by the Panthers in the first-round (25th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Westgarth has played in 90 regular season games with the Kings dating back to the 2008-09 season. Last season, he played in 25 regular season games and had two points (1-1=2). Westgarth also appeared in 224 games for the Monarchs registering 22 goals and 28 assists for 50 points and 580 penalty minutes from 2006-10.
The Monarchs will travel to play the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center at 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, January 13. Catch all the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR 610 AM, WGIR.com and at www.manchestermonarchs.com, presented by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
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