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The LA Kings have signed defenseman Mikey Anderson to a one-year, one-way contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $1,000,000.
Anderson, 23, recorded eight points (2-6=8) in a career-high 57 regular-season games with the Kings last season. He also made his playoff debut and appeared in all seven playoff games for the Kings, tallying his first postseason point (0-1=1) and ranking third among team defensemen in average time-on-ice (19:49).

Originally selected in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the 6-0, 195-pound defenseman has tallied 20 points (4-14=20) in 117 career games over three season, all with the Kings. Anderson started his professional career in 2019-20 with the Ontario Reign (AHL), where he registered 15 points (3-12=15) in 53 games before making his NHL debut with the Kings on Feb. 29, 2020.
Prior to his professional career, Anderson attended the University of Minnesota Duluth (2017-19) where he helped the Bulldogs capture back-to-back NCAA National Championships (2018-19) as well as an NCHC Championship (2019). He combined for 50 points (11-39=50) in 79 regular-season games and was named an honorable mention to the NCHC All-Star Team his sophomore season (2018-19). Before Minnesota-Duluth, Anderson also skated two seasons of junior hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League, totaling 50 points (6-44=50) in 111 appearances along with eight points (5-3=8) in 17 playoff games.
The Roseville, Minnesota native has represented the United States in two IIHF World Junior Championships, captaining the U.S. to a silver medal in 2019 just one year after he and his brother, Joey, helped the U.S. earn a bronze medal on home ice in 2018. In 14 games with Team USA, Anderson has tallied six points (2-4=6).