LA Kings' Mike Richards clears waivers, assigned to AHL

Posted January 26, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings have assigned Mike Richards to their AHL affiliate after the high-priced center cleared waivers.

The Kings assigned Richards to the Manchester Monarchs on Tuesday after no NHL team picked him up.

Richards went on waivers Monday after several seasons of declining offensive production. Although he played a key two-way role on the Kings' two Stanley Cup championship teams in the past three years, the formerly prolific goal-scorer has just five goals and 10 assists in 47 games this season.

Richards is making $7 million this season as part of his 12-year, $69 million contract through 2020.

He has played in 224 consecutive games for the Kings dating to December 2011, but the streak will end Wednesday night when Los Angeles hosts Chicago.

FILE - In this June 11, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards, Andrei Loktionov, Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty celebrate with the Stanley Cup in the locker room after the Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in game six of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals in Los Angeles. The Kings released Richards on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, finally shaking up their relationship with the veteran center who has lost his scoring touch. (AP Photo/Dave Sandford, Pool, File) The Associated Press

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