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 17 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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2013 NHL Draft: LA Kings Net Seven Prospects, Maybe Even A Couple Of Gems

July 1, 2013 by 12 Comments

LOS ANGELES — Despite not having a selection in the first round of the 2013 National Hockey League Draft, held on June 30 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Los Angeles Kings appear to have made the most of their ten picks in this year’s draft, adding seven new prospects to their system.

The Kings watched the cream of the 2013 prospect crop skate past them in the first round as a result of the acquisition of forward Jeff Carter from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Jack Johnson and a conditional first round pick in the 2012 or 2013 NHL Draft, on February 23, 2012. At the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Blue Jackets opted for the Kings’ 2013 first round pick, leaving the Kings on the sidelines until the second round.

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