EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Kings have signed defenseman Damir Sharipzyanov to a three-year contract.
The Kings announced the deal Thursday.
Sharipzyanov had nine goals and 25 assists in 66 games with the OHL's Owen Sound Attack last season.
The 19-year-old from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, has spent the past two seasons with Owen Sound, scoring 50 points and appearing in 10 postseason games.