Teddy Purcell
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg/12 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
Los Angeles Kings Manchester Monarchs (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | September 6, 1985 , St. John's, NL |
| NHL Draft | undrafted |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
Edward "Teddy" Purcell (born September 8, 1985 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is an ice hockey right winger for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. He played one season of college hockey at the University of Maine.
Purcell scored a hat trick in the 2008 AHL All Star Classic, as well as the decisive goal in the shootout to give the Canadian All Stars a 9–8 win over the PlanetUSA All Stars. Purcell was named the game's MVP.[1]
Teddy won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the outstanding rookie in the AHL in 2007–08.
Teddy played junior hockey for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL where he set the career scoring mark, scoring 138 points on 39 goals and 99 assists in 2 season with the RoughRiders. He was the team leader in scoring his first season with the RoughRiders scoring 67 points, in his second season he was outscored by teammate Chad Costello by 1 point, scoring 71 points.
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Purcell scored his first career NHL goal on February 15, 2008 against the Calgary Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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