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LA Kings select center Gabe Vilardi with No. 11 pick in 2017 NHL Draft

Published Jun. 23, 2017 8:27 p.m. ET

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The LA Kings hadn't made a first-round selection in the NHL Draft since 2014. So with the No. 11 pick they played to their strengths: tough and big up the middle.

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Taking former Windsor Spitfires center Gabe Vilardi, the Kings snapped up a large-bodied player that is just 17-years-old with room to grow but already has a knack for puck possession and good hands.

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