Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
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According to Manchester's website, Patrick O'Sullivan scored a natural hat trick against the Toronto Marlies Saturday afternoon. It was O'Sully's first natural hat trick of his career. He had three hat tricks in his rookie season with the Houston Aeros last season. So far this season, Patrick has 11 points in 9 games. Let's hope PO gets the call in December.
Noah Clarke also had a good game on Saturday, scoring twice, after being sent down by the Kings Friday. Jason LaBarbera notched his first shutout of the season for the Monarchs.
The Kings first round pick, Jonathan Bernier, playing for the Lewiston Maineiacs picked up two wins this weekend against the Halifax Mooseheads. He allowed one goal in each game. Bernier leads the QMJHL with 15 wins.
The Kings' other first round pick, Trevor Lewis, has one goal and three assists for the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL.
In college, Michigan's Jack Johnson has been tearing it up for the Wolverines, with a point a game for Michigan (6 G, 5 A) and is a +17, leading his team. Boston College's Brian Boyle has has a point a game for the Eagles (6 G, 4 A). He scored a power play goal Saturday night against Northeastern.
