Dean Lombardi

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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><b>Dean Lombardi</b> (born 1958 in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Holyoke%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Holyoke%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHolyoke%2C%20Massachusetts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Holyoke,_Massachusetts" title="Holyoke, Massachusetts">Holyoke, Massachusetts</a>) is president and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22general%20manager%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22general%20manager%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgeneral%20manager%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/General_manager" title="General manager">general manager</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NHL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Hockey%20League%7CNHL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>'s <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Kings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>.  He previously served as GM of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Jose%20Sharks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, a position he held for seven seasons (1996–2003). 
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Early life</h2>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Lombardi grew up in Ludlow, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Massachusetts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMassachusetts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, and was an All-Western Massachusetts forward for Ludlow High School for the 1974–75 season as a junior. As a senior Lombardi was a member of the Wallace Cup champion Springfield Olympics of the New England Junior Hockey League in 1975–76 for top talent developer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gary%20Dineen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gary%20Dineen%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGary%20Dineen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Gary_Dineen" title="Gary Dineen">Gary Dineen</a>. Played two more seasons for Dineen, were he was selected to the All-America Junior hockey team. He played college hockey at top flight division 2 Elmira College freshman year, and tranferred to University of New Haven (D2) where he was selected the scholar/athlete his senior year, and served as captain his junior and senior years. Lombardi graduated third in his class.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Lombardi graduated with honors from Tulane University with a law degree specializing in labor law. He initially became a players agent under the tutelage of famed agent Art Kaminsky, and crossed over to the management side as an assistant general manager to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jack%20Ferreira%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jack%20Ferreira%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJack%20Ferreira%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Jack_Ferreira" title="Jack Ferreira">Jack Ferreira</a> with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minnesota%20North%20Stars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minnesota%20North%20Stars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinnesota%20North%20Stars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>, from 1988 – 1990 before moving with Ferreira to the expansion San Jose Sharks. Named general manager of the Sharks in 1996. Son-in-law to Hockey Hall of Fame player <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Pulford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bob%20Pulford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBob%20Pulford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Bob_Pulford" title="Bob Pulford">Bob Pulford</a>, himself a former longtime NHL general manager.
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As GM</h2>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Upon taking over the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Jose%20Sharks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, he was widely criticized for signing veterans. This move, however, proved to be beneficial while stockpiling the team's farm system with homegrown talent. During his tenure as Sharks GM, he drafted <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Patrick%20Marleau%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Patrick%20Marleau%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPatrick%20Marleau%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Patrick_Marleau" title="Patrick Marleau">Patrick Marleau</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brad%20Stuart%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brad%20Stuart%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrad%20Stuart%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Brad_Stuart" title="Brad Stuart">Brad Stuart</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Scott%20Hannan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Scott%20Hannan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScott%20Hannan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Scott_Hannan" title="Scott Hannan">Scott Hannan</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marco%20Sturm%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marco%20Sturm%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarco%20Sturm%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Marco_Sturm" title="Marco Sturm">Marco Sturm</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marcel%20Goc%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marcel%20Goc%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarcel%20Goc%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Marcel_Goc" title="Marcel Goc">Marcel Goc</a> in the first round along with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Cheechoo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Cheechoo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJonathan%20Cheechoo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cheechoo" title="Jonathan Cheechoo">Jonathan Cheechoo</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mark%20Smith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mark%20Smith%20%28hockey%20player%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMark%20Smith%20%28hockey%20player%29%7CMark%20Smith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Mark_Smith_(hockey_player)" title="Mark Smith (hockey player)" class="mw-redirect">Mark Smith</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ryane%20Clowe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ryane%20Clowe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRyane%20Clowe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Ryane_Clowe" title="Ryane Clowe">Ryane Clowe</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Christian%20Ehrhoff%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Christian%20Ehrhoff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChristian%20Ehrhoff%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Christian_Ehrhoff" title="Christian Ehrhoff">Christian Ehrhoff</a> in the later rounds.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He also traded for established veterans, including <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Owen%20Nolan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Owen%20Nolan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOwen%20Nolan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Owen_Nolan" title="Owen Nolan">Owen Nolan</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Teemu%20Sel%5Cu00e4nne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Teemu%20Sel%5Cu00e4nne%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTeemu%20Sel%5Cu00e4nne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Teemu_Sel%C3%A4nne" title="Teemu Selänne">Teemu Selänne</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adam%20Graves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adam%20Graves%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdam%20Graves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Adam_Graves" title="Adam Graves">Adam Graves</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vincent%20Damphousse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vincent%20Damphousse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVincent%20Damphousse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Vincent_Damphousse" title="Vincent Damphousse">Vincent Damphousse</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mike%20Ricci%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mike%20Ricci%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMike%20Ricci%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Mike_Ricci" title="Mike Ricci">Mike Ricci</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kyle%20McLaren%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kyle%20McLaren%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKyle%20McLaren%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Kyle_McLaren" title="Kyle McLaren">Kyle McLaren</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mike%20Vernon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mike%20Vernon%20%28ice%20hockey%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMike%20Vernon%20%28ice%20hockey%29%7CMike%20Vernon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Mike_Vernon_(ice_hockey)" title="Mike Vernon (ice hockey)" class="mw-redirect">Mike Vernon</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Todd%20Harvey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Todd%20Harvey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTodd%20Harvey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Todd_Harvey" title="Todd Harvey">Todd Harvey</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bryan%20Marchment%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bryan%20Marchment%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBryan%20Marchment%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Bryan_Marchment" title="Bryan Marchment">Bryan Marchment</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Scott%20Thornton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Scott%20Thornton%20%28ice%20hockey%20player%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScott%20Thornton%20%28ice%20hockey%20player%29%7CScott%20Thornton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Scott_Thornton_(ice_hockey_player)" title="Scott Thornton (ice hockey player)" class="mw-redirect">Scott Thornton</a>, while developing their prospects slowly. All would become vital in the Sharks success during his tenure. The team would increase their point totals for six straight seasons during his guidance, becoming only the second GM in NHL history to accomplish the feat. Only <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHockey%20Hall%20of%20Fame%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> GM <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bill%20Torrey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bill%20Torrey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBill%20Torrey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Bill_Torrey" title="Bill Torrey">Bill Torrey</a> accomplished the same feat overseeing the dynasty of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Islanders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20York%20Islanders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20York%20Islanders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> in the early 1980s.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Lombardi was relieved of his duties, along with head coach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Darryl%20Sutter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Darryl%20Sutter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDarryl%20Sutter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Darryl_Sutter" title="Darryl Sutter">Darryl Sutter</a>, late in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222002%5Cu201303%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222002%5Cu201303%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2002%5Cu201303%20NHL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season" class="mw-redirect">2002–03 NHL season</a>, a season in which many felt the Sharks would go deep in the playoffs, but struggled with a slow start, and never recovered. This could be mainly attributed to the lengthy contract hold-out of star goalie Nabokov.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Shortly after his firing he was hired by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhiladelphia%20Flyers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Western%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Western%20Conference%20%28NHL%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWestern%20Conference%20%28NHL%29%7CWestern%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)" class="mw-redirect">Western Conference</a> scout, a position he held until April 2006 when he was appointed president and general manager of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Kings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>. He will attempt to re-establish the team and its farm system with similar building and drafting strategies as he did with the Sharks, though the salary cap now comes into play. As of the conclusion of the 2008-09 season the Kings have yet to make the playoffs, though they have improved, albeit slightly, in wins and points under Lombardi's watch. However the Kings, despite aggressive moves by Lombardi, remain a second-tier team in the Western Conference. His five draft picks during his tenure include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Bernier%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Bernier%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJonathan%20Bernier%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bernier" title="Jonathan Bernier">Jonathan Bernier</a> (11th overall) and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Trevor%20Lewis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Trevor%20Lewis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTrevor%20Lewis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Trevor_Lewis" title="Trevor Lewis">Trevor Lewis</a> (17) in 2006, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Thomas%20Hickey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thomas%20Hickey%20%28ice%20hockey%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThomas%20Hickey%20%28ice%20hockey%29%7CThomas%20Hickey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Thomas_Hickey_(ice_hockey)" title="Thomas Hickey (ice hockey)" class="mw-redirect">Thomas Hickey</a> (4) in 2007, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Drew%20Doughty%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Drew%20Doughty%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDrew%20Doughty%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Drew_Doughty" title="Drew Doughty">Drew Doughty</a> (2) and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colton%20Teubert%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colton%20Teubert%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColton%20Teubert%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" class="new" title="Colton Teubert (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29sdG9uX1RldWJlcnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Colton Teubert</a> (13) in 2008. Of those draft picks, only Doughty was on the Kings roster at the end of the '08-09 season. Bernier, Hickey, and Lewis are with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Manchester%20Monarchs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Manchester%20Monarchs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BManchester%20Monarchs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/Manchester_Monarchs" title="Manchester Monarchs">Manchester Monarchs</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Hockey%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15011241615efe188f2638a" href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a>, the Kings top farm club.
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