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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2949175" data-attributes="member: 2012">Kings sign first round pick LewisSports Ticker7/14/2006 8:49:01 PMLOS ANGELES (Ticker) - While attempting to improve the Los Angeles Kings for the immediate future, general manager Dean Lombardi took a step to help the team in the long term Friday, signing 2006 first-round pick Trevor Lewis to a three-year contract.Drafted 17th overall on June 24, Lewis was one of two players selected by the Kings in the first round.  Goaltender Jonathan Bernier was taken with the 11th overall pick.A native of Salt Lake City, Lewis recorded 35 goals and 40 assists in 56 games with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League last season.  The 19-year-old center added three tallies and 16 points in 11 playoff contests.Lewis, who had committed to the University of Michigan before being drafted, was a USHL All-Star in 2005-06, when he was named the league's player, forward and most gentlemanly player of the year.</blockquote>