At the NHL Draft this past June, where the Kings were expected to go after skilled forwards, they bookended their five picks by taking two more American-born defenseman. The pair were also off to college as well, with first rounder Derek Forbort recently beginning his freshman year at North Dakota and Kevin Gravel (fifth round) starting up at St. Cloud State.
Two weeks ago we checked in with Forbort. Now it's time to see how college life is treating Gravel.
Before we do though, make sure you get it right. It's Gravel, as in gra-velle...not like the stuff used to make city streets.
MM: You grew up in Kingsford, Michigan - so it was probably only natural that you'd get drafted by the Kings...
KG: It was only natural, right?
Prior to the draft you blogged about your experience at the scouting combine for the USHL website. You wrote that some of the teams were intimidating to interview with. Tell us about that...
The most intimidating part was walking into the room and seeing eight or nine guys just stare back at you and firing off questions. Some teams were down to the point, others were more laid back. Los Angeles was kinda in between. They wanted straight answers, for sure.
How about the weird questions? They come up every year at the combine...
