Kings' third pick

By Rich Hammond on June 23, 2007 8:02 AM | | Comments (2) |

The Kings' second second-round pick (61st overall) was winger Wayne Simmonds out of Owen Sound of the OHL. Simmonds is 6-1, 162 pounds and had 23 goals and 26 assists in 66 games last season. He was not ranked at all by Central Scouting, but Mike Futa, the new co-director of amateur scouting for the Kings, was the former GM of the Owen Sound team, so obviously he liked what he saw. Here's a story on Simmonds from a paper in Ontario. Seems as though he improved his stock quite a bit this season.

Simmonds story

2 Comments

Ernest said:

ISS has him rank #240. This seems like another early pick by someone that would be there later in the draft. So what you want about Dean, he knows what he wants and is not afraid to get it.

The guy is 6'1 and weighs 162 pounds! We draft a toothpick!

June 23, 2007 8:36 AM
Reaper said:

In response to Ernest, watch this video of Simmonds, he sure doesn't play like a toothpick. When this kid adds some weight on, watch out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-NcX1ALhM

June 23, 2007 8:07 PM

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Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at rich.hammond@dailynews.com.

Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews.com.

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