Kings Sign Defenseman Alex Edler To One-Year Contract Extension

The LA Kings have signed defenseman Alex Edler to a one-year contract extension with a base salary of $750,000 and is eligible to earn an additional $750,000 in games played bonuses.
Edler, 36, posted 19 points (3-16=19) in 41 games while averaging 18:01 time-on-ice per game with the Kings last season. Before signing with the Kings on July 28, 2021, the 6-3, 210-pound defenseman spent his previous 15 NHL seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. With the Canucks, he helped the organization reach the 2011 Stanley Cup Final as well as capturing the Presidents' Trophy twice (2011, 2012) as the league's best regular-season team, and six Northwest Division titles. He also earned an invitation to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game.

Selected by Vancouver in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Edler has appeared in 966 career NHL games, totaling 428 points (102-326=428). He has also added 40 points (8-32=40) in 89 career playoff games, including two assists in seven appearances with the Kings last season. He leads Vancouver defensemen all-time in goals, assists, points, games played (fourth overall) and ranks second in power-play goals (46).
The Ostersund, Sweden native has represented Team Sweden on multiple occasions. He won a silver medal with them at the 2014 Olympic Games, posting two points (1-1=2) and a plus-2 rating in four games. A two-time gold medalist at the IIHF Men's World Championship in 2013 and 2017, he also skated in the 2008 event, totaling eight points (3-5=8) and a plus-9 rating in 20 games over those three tournaments. The first time he was a member of Team Sweden was in 2006, when he posted one point (0-1) and a plus-2 rating in six games at the IIHF World Junior Championship.