Ducks Select Center King with 107th Overall Pick

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By Ducks Staff
@AnaheimDucks AnaheimDucks.com

The Ducks selected center Ben King with the 107th overall pick (fourth round) in the 2022 NHL Draft Friday in Montreal.

King, 20 (5/15/02), paced all Western Hockey League (WHL) skaters in goals and finished second in scoring (52-53=105 points) in 68 games in 2021-22 with Red Deer. The Vernon, British Columbia native also led the WHL in power-play goals (24) and game-winning goals (15), ranked second in faceoff win percentage (58.8, min. 100 attempts) and tied for fifth in points per game (1.54).
The 6-3, 201-pound forward has scored 89-116=205 points with 150 PIM and a +7 rating in 206 career WHL games with Red Deer and the Swift Current Broncos. He also earned 4-6=10 points in 10 WHL playoff contests.

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