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Brandon Kozun (RW)

Manchester Monarchs

Biography

2011-12 Season: Recorded 46 points (20-26=46) and 58 penalty minutes in 74 games for the Monarchs...Set career-highs in assists (26), games played (74) and penalty minutes (58)...Tied for the team lead with seven power play goals...Finished second on the team in assists (26), points (46), first goals of the game (six) and tied for third in games played (74)...Collected a six-game point-streak (3-3=6) from November 26 - December 9...Tallied a goal and an assist in three games during the 2012 Calder Cup Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

Career Highlights: Collected 48 points (23-25=28) and 48 penalty minutes in 73 games with the Monarchs for the 2010-11 season...Led team’s rookies in goals (23), assists (25), points (48), power play goals (10), power play assists (eight) and game-winning goals (six)...Tied for second on the team with 10 power play goals and tied for third with 23 goals...Ranked fifth on the Monarchs with 48 points and sixth with 25 assists...Finished eighth in the American Hockey League among rookies in points (48)...Ranked second among AHL rookies with 10 power play goals...Tied for second among AHL rookies with six game-winning goals...Made his professional debut with the Monarchs against the Portland Pirates on October 9, 2010...Registered his first professional point, an assist, against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on October 10, 2010...Recorded his first professional goal, scored on a penalty shot, against the Providence Bruins on October 16, 2010...Scored on the first of two penalty shots awarded to the Monarchs, the first time two penalty shots were awarded to the team in one game, on October 16, 2010...Recorded 13 points (5-8=13) during an eight-game point-streak, his longest of the season, from February 20, 2011 to March 9, 2011...Named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for February for scoring 15 points (8-7=15) in 13 games during the month...Tied for sixth place on the Monarchs with four points (1-3=4) and two penalty minutes in seven games during the 2011 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Semifinals...Registered 107 points (32-75=107) and 50 penalty minutes in 65 games with the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen during the 2009-10 season…Led the WHL in points (107)…Recipient of the WHL Leading Scorer Award (Bobby Clarke Trophy)…Ranked first in assists (75), tied for second with 10 game-winning goals, ranked first with 39 power play assists in the WHL…Ranked second on Calgary in goals and plus/minus rating (plus-20)…Named to the WHL First-Team All-Star…Collected 30 points (8-22=30) and 12 penalty minutes in 23 playoff games with Calgary…Helped the Hitmen capture the WHL Championship and bid in the 2010 Memorial Cup…Ranked first in points (30) and assists (22), tied for first in power play goals (five) and ranked second in power play assists (nine) in the WHL during the playoffs...Tallied a career-high 108 points (40-68=108) and 58 penalty minutes in 72 games with the Hitmen during the 2008-09 season…Ranked second in points (108), second in assists (68), tied for seventh in goals (40), third in power play assists (34), sixth in plus/minus rating (plus-50) and tied for sixth in game-winning goals (eight) in the WHL…Named to the WHL First-Team All-Star…Collected 19 points (7-12=19) and eight penalty minutes in 18 playoff games with Calgary in 2009…Appeared in 217 games with the Hitmen over four seasons (2006-10)…Recorded 270 points (92-178=270) and 158 penalty minutes with Calgary over the four seasons.

International: Earned a silver medal for Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships…Collected seven points (3-4=7) and a plus-6 rating in six games during the tournament…Was one of two Los Angeles Kings to play for the team (Martin Jones).

Transactions: Selected by the Kings in the sixth-round (179th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft…Signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on April 3, 2010.