March 4, 2009 | 9:22am ET (Last Updated: 11:45am ET)
Kings sign O'Donnell, Ersberg extensions

TheFourthPeriod.com

The Los Angeles Kings and veteran defenseman Sean O'Donnell have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension.

The Kings have also signed goalie Erik Ersberg to a two-year extension.

O'Donnell, 37, has registered 10 assists and 44 penalty minutes in 62 games with the Kings this season.

In 994 career NHL games with Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Jersey, Anaheim, Boston and Phoenix, O'Donnell has accumulated 27 goals and 160 assists for 187 points with 1,602 penalty minutes.

O'Donnell, who is making $1.25 million this year, was originally drafted in the sixth-round, 123rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Ersberg, who turns 27 on Sunday, has played in 24 games with the Kings this season and has an 8-9-4 record, a 2.49 goals-against-average and a .901 save percentage.

In 38 career NHL games, all with the Kings, he has a 14-14-7 record, two shutouts, a 2.48 goals-against-average and a .913 save percentage.

From the Editor: David Pagnotta was unavailable for comment, but he is blogging in real-time. Click here to view his blog.

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