LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have signed center Brady Murray to a multi-year entry level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Tuesday.

Murray, 22, played in 38 games this season for Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss-A League and had 32 points (12-20=32) and 38 penalty minutes. He was originally selected by the Kings in the fifth-round (152nd overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

The 5-9, 180-pound native of Brandon, Manitoba, played with Rapperswil-Jona in 2005-06 and had 12 points (3-9=12) and 26 penalty minutes in 36 regular season games before adding five points (3-2=5) and 10 penalty minutes in 10 playoff games. Murray played for the University of North Dakota from 2003-05, totaling 66 points in 62 games, and in 2003-04 he was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Year as a freshman. He also led the NCAA in points per game (1.24) among rookies and was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team and All-WCHA Third Team that same season. In 2002-03, in 59 games with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League, Murray recorded 101 points including 42 goals.

Internationally, Murray in 2003-04 played for Team USA at the World Junior (Under-20) Championships and recorded two points (both goals) in six games as the American squad captured the Gold Medal.

Murray is the son of former Kings head coach/current St. Louis head coach Andy Murray.

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