The Hockey News
The Los Angeles Kings extended their third-string goalie turned starter Pheonix Copley for one more year.
Copley’s one-year contract extension is worth $1.5 million. The Kings called up the 31-year-old on Dec. 1, and he started in a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 6.
Since his call-up, Copley’s gone 15-3-1 with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .897 save percentage over 20 games. While the GAA and save percentage aren’t the prettiest, they are the best on the team. Longtime Kings No. 1 Jonathan Quick has a 3.41 GAA and .881 SP, and he hasn’t won a game since Dec. 1.