The Kings have signed forward Joel Lowry to a two-year entry-level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

The 23-year-old Lowry appeared in 11 games during his senior season at Cornell (NCAA) where he registered eight points (4-4=8) before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

A fifth-round (140th overall) selection of the Kings at the 2011 NHL Draft, Lowry has appeared in 111 games in his four seasons at Cornell totaling 77 points (and 155 penalty minutes.