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He played the majority of his significant minor hockey with the Toronto Red Wings. After a brief stint in Ontario Provincial Junior 'A' with the Bramalea Blues, he moved on to play college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines for three seasons. Professional Mike Cammalleri began his career with the Los Angeles Kings. mike Cammalleri was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (49th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut on November 8, 2002 against the Ottawa Senators; picking up his first NHL point with an assist. He scored his first NHL goal in his fifth game on November 16, 2002 against the Edmonton Oilers, the game-winner, in a 41 victory. In the 200405 AHL 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 42 win against Finland in Moscow. Cammalleri received a new 2 year contract worth $3.1 million in 200708 and $3.6 million in 200809 for an average cap hit of $3.35 million per year. At the start of the 200708 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. On draft day, June 20, 2008, Cammalleri was traded to the Calgary Flames in a three-way deal between the Anaheim Ducks and the Kings. The Flames acquired Cammalleri from the Kings in exchange for the 17th overall pick in the draft. Los Angeles then dealt the 17th selection and its 28th pick to the Ducks for their 12th overall pick.[1] On June 25, 2008, Cammalleri was a guest on NHL Live! on XM Satellite Radio (channel 204) and saw for the first time a Flames jersey with his name and number 13 on the back. Cammalleri scored his first career NHL hat trick on November 27, 2008 in Calgary's 4-3 win in a game with the Vancouver Canucks.[2] He scored his second career NHL hat trick in the Pengrowth Saddledome in a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on January 28, 2009, only two months after achieving his first. On July 1st, 2009, Cammalleri signed a 5 year contract worth $30 million US with the Montreal Canadiens. [edit] Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 199900 University of Michigan CCHA 39 13 13 26 32 — — — — — 200001 University of Michigan CCHA 42 29 32 61 24 — — — — — 200102 University of Michigan CCHA 29 23 21 44 28 — — — — — 200203 Manchester Monarchs AHL 13 5 15 20 12 — — — — — 200203 Los Angeles Kings NHL 28 5 3 8 22 — — — — — 200304 Los Angeles Kings NHL 31 9 6 15 20 — — — — — 200304 Manchester Monarchs AHL 41 20 19 39 28 1 0 1 1 0 200405 Manchester Monarchs AHL 79 46 63 109 60 6 1 5 6 0 200506 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 26 29 55 50 — — — — — 200607 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 34 46 80 48 — — — — — 200708 Los Angeles Kings NHL 63 19 28 47 30 — — — — — 200809 Calgary Flames NHL 81 39 43 82 44 6 1 2 3 2 NHL totals 364 132 155 287 214 6 1 2 3 2