 Undrafted out of college , Breslin signed with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent . He attended Kings training camp , where he played with his professional hockey hero , Wayne Gretzky . Breslin failed to make the team and Los Angeles assigned him to their International Hockey League ( IHL ) affiliate the Phoenix Roadrunners . In his first season with Phoenix , Breslin broke his arm early in the season . He returned to play just three weeks after the injury , but eventually re @-@ broke the arm and missed the remainder of the season . He finished his first professional season playing in 45 games , scoring 8 goals and 29 points . In the 1992 – 93 season Breslin improved his production to 14 goals and a career @-@ high 44 points . Phoenix finished the season with a league @-@ low 26 wins and 58 points . He began his third professional season with the Roadrunners , but after five games he was reassigned to the ECHL 's South Carolina Stingrays . Breslin played nine games for the Stingrays , registering six points , before being recalled by Phoenix . Finishing the year with the Roadrunners , he registered 9 goals and 27 points in 50 games . Phoenix improved to 85 points but failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year . At the conclusion of the season , Breslin 's contract with the Kings expired . 
