A lot of attention has been on British forward Liam Kirk since he was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the seventh round of the 2018 Draft.
Taken with the 189th overall pick, the Coyotes have had two good looks at Kirk up close over the past two seasons in training camp, with the 20-year-old remaining with the NHL team until the middle of September before ultimately returning to the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.
Kirk took the assignment and ran with it, improving several areas in his game, including his overall offensive production, and was named one of the team’s alternate captains, a rare honour for an import player that had just one year of juniors experience under his belt.