• Professional ice hockey player Jon Klemm currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

• 1. Full name: Jonathan Klemm
  2. Born: January 8, 1970
  3. Birthplace: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
  4. Position: Defenseman
  5. Helped the Spokane Chiefs win the Memorial Cup in 1991
  6. Knee injury kept him out of most of the 1998-99 season
  7. Won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001

• Early Years

  Klemm began his career in the Western Hockey League in 1987. In his final WHL season, he led the Spokane Chiefs to the Memorial Cup Championship in 1991. Just days later Klemm signed as an undrafted free agent with the Quebec Nordiques on May 14, 1991. He split his first few seasons between the Nordiques and their American Hockey League affiliates. In 1995, Klemm moved with the team as they became the Colorado Avalanche. He continued to play with the Avalanche for six additional seasons as a full member of their roster. Over those years Klemm won two Stanley Cup Championships with the Avalanche, in 1996 and 2001. On July 1, 2001, Klemm signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks.

• Recent Career

  After just over two seasons in Chicago, Klemm was traded to the Dallas Stars on November 17, 2003. He did not play during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, but returned to the Stars after the lockout. He stayed with the Stars through the 2006-07 regular season, then signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings on August 20, 2007.

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