Los Angeles Kings’ 2011 Late-Round Draft Picks Working To Beat Long Odds
August 18, 2011 10 Comments
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The National Hockey League Entry Draft is one huge crapshoot in terms of teams landing prospects who will make it to the NHL level to stay, let alone big stars, even for those who are lucky enough to be first round picks.
Left wing prospect Joel Lowry spoke to the media
during the Los Angeles Kings 2011 Development Camp
at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California,
July 11-12, 2011.
Photo: Gann Matsuda
The most notable cases in point among Kings draft picks (not including active NHL players) would be:
- Butch Goring, Center (fifth round, 51st overall, 1969)
- Billy Smith, Goaltender (fifth round, 59th overall, 1970)
- Dave Taylor, Right Wing (15th round, 210th overall, 1975)
- Mark Hardy, Defenseman (second round, 30th overall, 1979)
- Bernie Nicholls, Center (fourth round, 73rd overall, 1980)
- Kevin Stevens, Left Wing (sixth round, 108th overall, 1983)
- Luc Robitaille, Left Wing (ninth round, 171st overall, 1984)
- Rob Blake, Defenseman (fourth round, 70th overall, 1987)
- Alexei Zhitnik, Defenseman (fourth round, 81st overall, 1991) Read more of this post
