LOS ANGELES — Last season, his second in the American Hockey League, Austin Strand received virtually no attention, in terms of his development, not to mention his potential for becoming a full-fledged National Hockey League defenseman prospect.
The 23-year-old native of Calgary, Alberta went undrafted, and was signed by the Kings as a free agent on November 27, 2017. You can read the story about how the Kings discovered and signed the 6-3, 216-pound, right-hand shot defenseman, beating out two other NHL teams who were also pursuing him at: