A Great Goodbye To L.A. : King of the Blues : New Arrivals

A look at the players acquired by the Kings in the trade for Wayne Gretzky:

ROMAN VOPAT

Position: Center

Height: 6-3.

Weight: 216.

Born: April 21, 1976, Litvinov, Czechoslovakia. A center, Vopat shoots right. Acquired by the Blues as a seventh-round choice (172 overall) in the 1994 NHL entry draft.

PATRICE TARDIF

Position: Center

Height: 6-2. Weight: 202.

Born: Oct. 30, 1970, Thetford Mines, Quebec. A center, Tardif shoots left. Acquired by the Blues as a third-round choice (54 overall) in the 1990 NHL entry draft.

1994-95 STATISTICS

Team: St. Louis (NHL)

GP: 27

G: 3

A: 10

Pts.: 13

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Team: Peoria (IHL)

GP: 53

G: 27

A: 18

Pts.: 45

CRAIG JOHNSON

Position: Left Wing

Height: 6-0.

Born: March 8, 1972, St. Paul, Minnesota. A left wing, Johnson shoots left. Acquired by the Blues as a second-round choice (33rd overall) in the 1990 NHL entry draft.

1994-95 STATISTICS

Team: St. Louis (NHL)

GP: 15

G: 3

A: 3

Pts.: 6

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Team: Peoria (IHL)

GP: 45

G: 3

A: 2

Pts.: 5