Kings Place Blake on IR; Recall Cloutier

[VodkaFish]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have placed defenseman Rob Blake on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury (retroactive to February 1), and have also recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL) Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Blake, 38, serves as captain and has 26 points (5-21=26) and 80 penalty minutes in 53 games with the Kings this season. The Kings originally selected the 6-4, 225-pound native of Simcoe, Ontario, in the fourth-round (70th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Blake has appeared in more games (787), scored more goals (157), accrued more assists (332) and collected more points (489) than any other defenseman in franchise history. In addition, his games played total ranks fourth overall, and his totals for all-time assists and all-time points each rank seventh overall in franchise history. Blake is the NHL’s active leader among defensemen with 219 goals. He has 697 points (219-478=697) and 1,491 penalty minutes in 1,109 career NHL games with the Kings and Colorado.

Cloutier, 31, has played in 14 games with the Monarchs this season and he has a record of 4-9-0, a goals-against average of 3.50 and a save-percentage of .869. He has not played with the Kings this season. Cloutier, a 6-1, 195-pound native of Mont-Laurier, Quebec, was originally selected by the New York Rangers in the first-round (26th overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and acquired by the Kings from Vancouver for a second-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on July 5, 2006. He has a record of 137-138-36, a goals-against-average of 2.75 and a save-percentage of .899 in 342 career NHL games with the Kings, Vancouver, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers.

[dumby]

Originally Posted by VodkaFish

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have placed defenseman Rob Blake on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury (retroactive to February 1), and have also recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL) Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Blake, 38, serves as captain and has 26 points (5-21=26) and 80 penalty minutes in 53 games with the Kings this season. The Kings originally selected the 6-4, 225-pound native of Simcoe, Ontario, in the fourth-round (70th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Blake has appeared in more games (787), scored more goals (157), accrued more assists (332) and collected more points (489) than any other defenseman in franchise history. In addition, his games played total ranks fourth overall, and his totals for all-time assists and all-time points each rank seventh overall in franchise history. Blake is the NHL’s active leader among defensemen with 219 goals. He has 697 points (219-478=697) and 1,491 penalty minutes in 1,109 career NHL games with the Kings and Colorado.

Cloutier, 31, has played in 14 games with the Monarchs this season and he has a record of 4-9-0, a goals-against average of 3.50 and a save-percentage of .869. He has not played with the Kings this season. Cloutier, a 6-1, 195-pound native of Mont-Laurier, Quebec, was originally selected by the New York Rangers in the first-round (26th overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and acquired by the Kings from Vancouver for a second-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on July 5, 2006. He has a record of 137-138-36, a goals-against-average of 2.75 and a save-percentage of .899 in 342 career NHL games with the Kings, Vancouver, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers.

blake never committed a penalty in his life, dont beieve me just ask him ...