Position Left Wing Role Ice hockey player Name Tanner Pearson Salary 735,833 USD (2015) | NHL team Los Angeles Kings Weight 89 kg Shoots Left Height 1.83 m | |
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Born August 10, 1992 (age 31)
Kitchener, ON, CAN ( 1992-08-10 ) NHL Draft 30th overall, 2012
Los Angeles Kings Current team Los Angeles Kings (#70 / Left wing) Similar People Tyler Toffoli, Brayden McNabb, Kyle Clifford, Dustin Brown, Matt Greene Profiles | ||
Tanner Pearson ALL GOALS From the 2017-18 Season
Tanner Pearson (born August 10, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pearson was drafted 30th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings.
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- Tanner Pearson ALL GOALS From the 2017 18 Season
- Kings weekly kingsmailbag with tanner pearson
- Playing career
- References
Kings weekly kingsmailbag with tanner pearson
Playing career
He played for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was a part of the bronze medal winning team.
Pearson played major junior hockey with the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League before on August 3, 2012, Pearson signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
In 2013, the Kings recalled Pearson after completion of his first professional season with affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, to be one of their "black aces" on their taxi squad during the Stanley Cup playoffs. On May 18, 2013, he played right wing on the Kings fourth line in his first NHL game in a playoff game against the San Jose Sharks. On December 3, 2013, Pearson was sent back down to Manchester. On June 13, 2014 Pearson helped lead the Kings to a Stanley Cup victory over the New York Rangers
In the 2014–15 season, Pearson played a majority of the season with Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli, with the line being dubbed "That 70s Line" since all three had numbers in the 70s.
As an impending restricted free agent following the 2016–17 season, having established career bests with 24 goals and 44 points, Pearson agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $15 million on May 8, 2017.
