The Los Angeles Kings’ first fifth-round pick will hope to follow Alec Martinez, Derek Forbort, Kevin Gravel, and Paul LaDue in forging a path from the NCAA to the blueline at Staples Center. Cole Hults was taken #134 after an impressive (and pugnacious) third season with the USHL’s Madison Capitols, and he’ll get plenty of seasoning at Penn State.
SB Nation’s Penn State blog, Black Shoe Diaries, wrote about Hults after his commitment last month, making a note of the penalty minutes he racked up during his time in Madison.