Kings Sign Forward Brendan Lemieux To Contract Extension

The LA Kings have signed forward Brendan Lemieux to a one-year contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $1,350,000.
Lemieux, 26, has posted 17 points (10-7=17) in 68 games over two seasons with the Kings since being acquired from the New York Rangers on March 27, 2021, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Since making his NHL debut during the 2017-18 season, the 6-1, 215-pound forward has appeared in 230 games with the Kings, Rangers and the Winnipeg Jets, posting 60 points (31-29=60) and 410 penalty minutes. He also has one goal in eight career playoff games.

Selected 31st overall in the 2014 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, the Denver, Colorado native has also played in 117 AHL games since making his professional debut during the 2015-16 season. He registered 65 points (33-32=65) and 306 penalty minutes during that time.
Prior to turning professional, he played four seasons (2012-16) in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and Barrie Colts. In 209 regular-season games, he tallied 189 points (106-83=189) and added 20 points (14-6=20) in 40 playoff games. In 2012-13, he also skated in 11 games with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League.