Chiefs sign sixth-overall 2023 CHL Import Draft pick F Lukáš Král
Spokane, Wash. — The Spokane Chiefs are proud to announce that forward prospect Lukáš Král has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Král was selected sixth overall by the Chiefs in this month’s CHL Import Draft.
“We are very excited to welcome Lukáš and his family to the Spokane Chiefs organization,” Chiefs General Manager Matt Bardsley said. “He has an excellent combination of skating, skill and hockey sense. A very cerebral player who create as well as finish on scoring opportunities. We believe Lukáš can be a key contributor to our team this season and look forward to watching his development over the next few years with us.”
Král, a 5-foot-11 winger out of Prague, Czechia, spent the 2022-23 season with Mountfield HK U20 where he posted 30 points on 13 goals and 17 assists in 45 games played. The 17-year-old also represented Czechia at the 2022 World U17 Hockey Challenge, tacking on two goals and three assists in six games.
He joins recently signed 2023 draft class prospects F Brody Gillespie (1st-overall, U.S. Priority Draft), F Mathis Preston (3rd-overall, WHL Prospects Draft), G Carter Esler (22nd-overall, WHL Prospects Draft), D Kaden Allan (24th-overall, WHL Prospects Draft) and F Cohen Harris (47th overall, WHL Prospects Draft).
The 2006-born Král is first eligible to join the Chiefs as a full-time player for the 2023-24 season.
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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition, which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and four Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000 & 2008. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.
