Teddy Purcell

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team= Los Angeles Kings
league= NHL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 177
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|9|06
birth_place = St. John's, NL
draft = undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2007
prospect_team = Manchester Monarchs
prospect_league = AHLTeddy was the first rookie to score a hat-trick in the AHL all-star game.

Edward "Teddy" Purcell (born September 8, 1985 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is an ice hockey right winger for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He played one season of college hockey at the University of Maine.

Purcell scored a hat trick in the 2008 AHL All Star Classic, as well as 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. [ [http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8326 theahl.com - The Official Web Site of the American Hockey League: League News ] ]

Teddy won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the outstanding rookie in the AHL in 2007–08.

Teddy played junior hockey for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL where he set the career scoring mark, scoring 138 points on 39 goals and 99 assists in 2 season with the RoughRiders. He was the team leader in scoring his first season with the RoughRiders scoring 67 points, in his second season he was outscored by teammate Chad Costello by 1 point, scoring 71 points.

NHL career

Purcell scored his first career NHL goal on February 15, 2008 against the Calgary Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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