LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have added veteran depth to each positional group, signing Stanley Cup champion Corey Perry, two-way winger Joel Armia, two-time Stanley Cup winning defenseman Brian Dumoulin, defenseman Cody Ceci and goaltender Anton Forsberg the team announced Tuesday.

Perry, 40, inked a one-year deal worth $2 million with up to an additional $2 million in performance bonuses. Armia, 32, agreed to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.5 million.

Perry played 81 games for the Edmonton Oilers last season, tallying 19 goals and 11 assists for his 14th career 30-point campaign. He added 10 goals and four assists in 22 playoff games, helping lead the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. A 2007 Cup winner with Anaheim, Perry has appeared in 1,392 NHL games across 20 seasons, amassing 935 points (448 goals, 487 assists) and earning Hart and Maurice “Rocket” Richard trophies in 2010-11.

Perry has made 17 playoff appearances and skated in 237 postseason contests — third-most in league history behind Chris Chelios and Nicklas Lidstrom. His 141 career playoff points include 24 power-play goals, ranking third among active players.

Armia played in a career-high 81 games for the Montreal Canadiens last season, posting 11 goals and a personal-best 18 assists. He also led the team with three shorthanded goals and logged significant minutes on the penalty kill. The Finnish forward added two assists in five playoff games.

A first-round pick by the Buffalo Sabres in 2011, Armia has logged 586 regular-season games over 11 NHL seasons with Buffalo, Winnipeg, and Montreal, totaling 207 points (103 goals, 104 assists). He has also appeared in 44 playoff games, including the 2021 Stanley Cup Final with Montreal.

Both players bring postseason experience and international pedigree to the Kings. Perry is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team Canada, while Armia has represented Finland in six IIHF events, including the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

After the duo was announced to join the team, the Kings signed a flurry of three more players: defensemen Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin, and goaltender Anton Forsberg.  

Coming from the Dallas Stars, the 12-year NHL veteran Ceci was finalized with a four-year 4.5 million dollar contract. The Kings will be the seventh franchise that Ceci has played for, and the third since the start of the 2024-25 season. With 871 games played in his career, the 6-foot-3 right handed Canadian had 235 points (52 goals, 183 assists), coming off a plus-15 rating in his 31 games played with Dallas.

This seems to be the veteran defenseman that the Kings were looking to sign, especially with Vladislav Gavrikov heading to the New York Rangers. 

Los Angeles also added 12-year NHL veteran Dumoulin who split time with the Ducks and Devils this past season. Between the two teams, he averaged around 19 minutes of ice time per game, and had 22 points. On his career, Dumoulin has 177 points broken down into 28 goals and 149 assists, with a plus-95 rating on the ice. The 6-foot-4, 214 pound defender has only had a negative plus/minus in three seasons. Dumoulin signed for three years and four million over that span.

Another veteran defenseman, it will be interesting to see whether coach Jim Hiller decides to pair Dumoulin and Ceci together or split the two newcomers up.  

Following their two consecutive years drafting goaltenders — Carter George and Petteri Rimpinen — as well as having two great goaltenders in the AHL in Erik Portillo and Phoenix Copley, the Kings picked up another goaltender in Forsberg. With a decade of NHL experience, Forsberg has yet to play more than 30 games in all but two seasons, and has accumulated a record of 74-81-14 in his 190 appearances. The goaltender was signed for 2 years and a total of 2.25 million dollars.

Though carrying a 3.04 career GAA, Forsberg has a stellar .904 save percentage as well. This past season with Ottawa, the left-handed catcher had an 11-12-3 record with three shutouts and a .901 save percentage to go along with it. With Dave Rittich now in New York with the Islanders, it seems that last year’s starter Darcy Kuemper and Forsberg will battle for the crease in the offseason.