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The LA Kings have signed forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to a one-year contract extension worth an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000 through the 2023-24 season.

Anderson-Dolan, 23, registered 12 points (7-5=12) in 46 games with the Kings last season, marking career highs for both points and games played. He also made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, appearing in four postseason games with the club.

A second round (41st overall) selection by the Kings in the 2017 NHL Draft, Anderson-Dolan has played parts of five seasons with the Kings, tallying 24 points (14-10=24) in 96 NHL contests. He has also skated in 112 games with the Ontario Reign, the Kings primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL), posting 77 points (32-45=77) in that span. In eight AHL Calder Cup playoff appearances, he tallied one assist.

Prior to his professional career, the 5-11, 200-pound forward played parts of five seasons with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL, registering 236 points (113-123=236) in 244 appearances and earned WHL First All-Star Team honors in 2018. After serving as an alternate captain for two seasons (2016-18), Anderson-Dolan was named captain for the 2018-19 season. He also added 25 points (8-17=25) in 29 WHL playoff games with Spokane.

Internationally, the Calgary, Alberta native has represented Canada in three International Ice Hockey Federation events and twice done so in leadership roles, including one IIHF Men's World Championship (2021 - gold), one IIHF World Junior Championship (2019 - alternate captain), and one IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship (2017 - captain). In 20 appearances, he has collected three points (1-2=3).