Jonathan Quick to join AHL’s Manchester Monarchs

With most NHL transactions forbidden during the lockout, the Kings were allowed to give the rehab assignment to Quick as it was deemed a hockey-related injury that occurred prior to the beginning of the lockout on Sept. 15.

Quick, 26, has played for the Monarchs before, participating in 19 games with the team in the 2007-08 season and 14 during the 2008-09 season before taking over as the full-time goaltender for the Kings. He has not played for the Monarchs since and will reportedly not participate in games during this particular stint with the team.

Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times said transactions are generally forbidden during a lockout, but Quick’s injury was related to hockey and occurred before the league locked out players on Sept. 15.

Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said he was unsure if Quick’s rehab stint with the Monarchs would be limited to a certain number of games, Elliott reported.