Michael Cammalleri (born on June 8, 1982 in Richmond
Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey
player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings
of the National Hockey League.
He played the majority of his significant minor
hockey with the Toronto Red Wings. After a brief
stint in Ontario Provincial Junior 'A', he moved on
the play college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines
for three seasons.
Cammalleri was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in
the second round (49th overall) of the 2001 NHL
draft. Michael made his NHL debut 11/8/02 at the
Ottawa Senators picking up his first NHL point with
an assist and scored his first NHL goal in his fifth
game 11/16/02 at the Edmonton Oilers, the
game-winner, in a 4-1 victory.
In the 2004-05 hockey season, Cammalleri was awarded
the Willie Marshall Award for leading the AHL in
goals, scoring 46 while playing for the Manchester
Monarchs.
He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World
Championship team that won gold in a 4-2 win against
Finland in Moscow. Has reportedly received a new 2
year contract worth $3.1 million in 2007-2008 and
$3.6 million in 2008-2009 for an average cap hit of
$3.35 million per year. At the start of the 2007-08
season he was named an alternate captain for the
Kings.
On September 29, 2007, he scored the first ever
regular season NHL goal in Europe.
