Teddy Purcell

Teddy Purcell
Purcell in February 2015.
Born	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 31) St. John's, Newfoundland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Los Angeles Kings Ontario Reign (AHL) Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present

Edward Purcell (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Purcell has also played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.

Purcell moved to the United States to study at and play hockey for Lake Forest Academy, a prep school north of Chicago, Illinois. He then played junior hockey for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he set the career scoring mark, scoring 138 points on 39 goals and 99 assists in two seasons with the RoughRiders. He was the team leader in scoring his first season with the RoughRiders, tallying 67 points. In his second season, he was outscored by teammate Chad Costello by one point, scoring 71 points. Undrafted by an NHL team in his first year of draft eligibility, Purcell then played one season of college hockey at the University of Maine with the Black Bears ice hockey team in 2006–07.

In 2007–08, his first professional season, Purcell played most of the year in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Manchester Monarchs, but also spent 10 games up in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. On February 15, 2008, Purcell scored his first NHL goal against the Calgary Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the AHL, he was named to the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic and became the first rookie to score an All-Star Classic hat-trick. He also scored the decisive goal in the shootout to give the Canadian All Stars a 9–8 win over the PlanetUSA All-Stars. Purcell was named the game's MVP. Finishing his rookie AHL season with 83 points in 67 games, Purcell won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie. In 2008–09, Purcell split the season between the Monarchs and Kings, playing 40 games in the NHL while scoring four goals and 12 assists for a total of 16 points.