Leadership Skills Give Zach Leslie, Valentin Zykov A Boost At LA Kings Development Camp

July 9, 2015 by 3 Comments

AUDIO: Interviews with Los Angeles Kings prospects Zach Leslie and Valentin Zykov are included.

LA Kings right wing prospect Valentin Zykov
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — When most people who follow the National Hockey League look at a team’s prospects coming up through their system, the focus is almost exclusively on a particular player’s development, in terms of how they are improving their play.

But equally important in player development is how they handle themselves off the ice, and especially in terms of intangible qualities that can either benefit or hurt a player, especially a young, up-and-coming one.

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Adding Strength Is The Priority For LA Kings Defenseman Prospect Zach Leslie

July 19, 2014 by 16 Comments

LA KINGS PROSPECT WATCH: Throughout the summer, Frozen Royalty will be taking a look at several of the Los Angeles Kings’ young prospects. In this installment the focus is on 2013 sixth round selection Zach Leslie. An audio interview with Leslie is also included.

Defenseman prospect Zach Leslie, was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — Back in June 2013, defenseman Zachary (Zach) Leslie was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2013 National Hockey League Draft and about one week later, he found himself on the ice at the team’s 2013 Development Camp, facing several of the Kings’ older prospects, many of whom had experience at the American Hockey League level.

Going up against players with a lot more experience was quite the challenge.

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2013 Late-Round LA Kings Draft Pick Defenseman Zach Leslie Did His Best To Get Noticed

August 8, 2013 by 12 Comments

Defenseman prospect Zach Leslie, was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — Traditionally, players who are selected by National Hockey League teams in the later rounds of the annual draft are overlooked until they move up a team’s depth chart significantly, and defenseman Zachary (Zach) Leslie, who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft, is no exception.

Indeed, there was no media coverage when he was announced as the Kings’ sixth round pick. No television, radio, web or print interviews. But fast forward a few weeks, and like so many of the other Kings prospects, the 6-1, 172-pound native of Ottawa, Ontario jumped at the chance to get noticed at the team’s annual Development Camp in July.

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Frozen Royalty Video: 2013 LA Kings Development Camp – Interviews With Patrik Bartosak, Zachary Leslie, Derek Forbort

July 11, 2013 by 18 Comments

DEVELOPMENT CAMP COVERAGE: Frozen Royalty brings you video interviews with prospects Patrik Bartosak, Zachary Leslie, and Derek Forbort from Media Day at the Los Angeles Kings 2013 Development Camp.

LA Kings goaltender prospect and 2013 fifth
round draft pick Patrik Bartosak,
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EL SEGUNDO, CA — July 10 was media day at the Los Angeles Kings 2013 Development Camp for their young prospects, who’ve been in camp since July 8.

Camp closes on July 12.

Frozen Royalty interviewed a mix of prospects, from this summer’s draft picks, to those who have participated in the Development Camp several times before.

In this post, you can watch interviews with goaltender Patrik Bartosak, defenseman Zachary Leslie (both were selected in the 2013 National Hockey League Draft), along with defenseman Derek Forbort, a 2010 first round draft selection.

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