Kings Assign Bernier To Manchester
Drewiske inks amateur tryout deal with Monarchs
MANCHESTER, NH – The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have assigned goaltender Jonathan Bernier to the Monarchs, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. In addition, the Monarchs signed defenseman Davis Drewiske to an amateur tryout agreement, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.
Bernier, 19, most recently played for the Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL), where in 48 regular season games he posted a 18-12-3 record, a 2.73 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. His 2.73 goals-against average ranked second in the QMJHL and his .908 save percentage was fifth (among goaltenders with more than 1,000 minutes played). He also appeared in six playoff games, as Lewiston was eliminated in the first round by Cape Breton in six games.
Bernier started the season with the Kings, where in four games he went 1-3-0 (his first NHL win came on September 29) with a 4.03 goals-against-average and .864 save percentage. He earned the victory in his NHL debut on September 29 against Anaheim in London, England.
The 5-foot-11, 177-pound native of Laval, Quebec, was also a member of Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championship held in the Czech Republic in January. He went 1-1-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average, one shutout and a .947 save percentage in two appearances, helping Team Canada win the gold medal.
Bernier was originally selected by the Kings in the first-round (11th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Drewiske, 23, had 21 points (5-16=21), 46 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating with the Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) this past season while appearing in all 40 games for the team. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Hudson, Wisconsin, who served as the Badgers' captain, also tied for the team lead in goals by a defenseman (5) and finished second on the team in points scored by a defenseman (21).
In four seasons with the Badgers (2004-08), Drewiske never finished with a plus/minus rating of lower than plus-6 and his goal production went up every year. During his Badgers career, he appeared in 152 total games, scored 41 points (12-29=41), logged a plus-28 rating and recorded 136 penalty minutes.
Drewiske skated with the Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) during the 2003–04 season and that year he led his team and tied for 13th in the league in scoring by a defenseman with 23 points (4-19=23). Prior to his stint with the Buccaneers, Drewiske skated with Hudson High School where he was a member of the school's 2001 WIAA State Championship team. He finished his high school career as a three-time all-state player, and he was named Wisconsin Mr. Hockey and team MVP as a senior.
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Kings Assign Bernier To Manchester 
