Photo credit: Los Angeles Kings
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – With Thunder Bay product Carter George being selected by the Los Angeles Kings Saturday in Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas, he becomes the 36th alumnus of the Thunder Bay Kings program ever to be selected.
George was taken in the second round, 57th overall, by the Kings, from the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
He also backstopped Canada to a gold medal at the 2024 World under-18 championship back in early May in Finland.
George went on to be named the top goaltender by the IIHF Directorate, finishing with a spotless 6-0 record, that featured back-to-back 31-save efforts in a semifinal win versus Sweden and a thrilling come from behind victory over the United States in the title game.
The following is the list of Kings’ alumni taken in the NHL Draft:
THUNDER BAY KINGS ALUMNI
NHL DRAFT PICKS
| YEAR | PLAYER | NAME | POS. | DRAFTED BY | ROUND | OVERALL | AMATEUR TEAM | HOMETOWN |
| 1991 | Sean | Pronger | C | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 51st | Bowling Green | Dryden |
| 1992 | Kyle | Peterson | C | Minnesota North Stars | 7 | 154th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1994 | Ryan | Johnson | C | Florida Panthers | 2 | 36th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1995 | Paul | Traynor | D | Winnipeg Jets | 7 | 162 | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Chester | Gallant | RW | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 64th | Niagara Falls Thunder | Nipigon/Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Peter | Cava | C | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 110th | Soo Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Mark | McMahon | D | Hartford Whalers | 5 | 118th | Kitchener Rangers | Geraldton/Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Jesse | Black | D | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 120th | Niagara Falls Thunder | Terrace Bay |
| 1996 | Trevor | Letowski | C | Phoenix Coyotes | 7 | 174th | Sarnia Sting | Thunder Bay |
| 1997 | Jeremy | Adduono | C | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 184th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1998 | Jeff | Heerema | RW | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 11th | Sarnia Sting | Thunder Bay |
| 1998 | Joel | Scherban | C | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 196th | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Taylor | Pyatt | LW | New York Islanders | 1 | 8th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Alex | Auld | G | Florida Panthers | 2 | 40th | North Bay Centennials | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Jason | Jaspers | C | Phoenix Coyotes | 3 | 71st | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Michael | Jacobsen | D | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 134th | Belleville Bulls | Murillo |
| 2000 | Patrick | Sharp | C | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 95th | Univ. of Vermont | Thunder Bay |
| 2000 | Danny | Bois | RW | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 97th | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 2000 | Colt | King | LW | Colorado Avalanche | 4 | 130th | Guelph Storm | Thunder Bay |
| 2002 | Jeremy | Swanson | D | Florida Panthers | 6 | 169th | Barrie Colts | Red Rock |
| 2003 | Eric | Staal | C | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 2nd | Peterborough Petes | Thunder Bay |
| 2004 | Mitch | Maunu | D | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | 120th | Windsor Spitfires | Thunder Bay |
| 2004 | Trevor | Kell | RW | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 131st | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Marc | Staal | D | New York Rangers | 1 | 12th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Ryan | Parent | D | Nashville Predators | 1 | 18th | Guelph Storm | Sioux Lookout |
| 2005 | Tom | Pyatt | C | New York Rangers | 4 | 107th | Saginaw Spirit | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Bobby | Bolt | LW | Anaheim Ducks | 5 | 127th | Kingston Frontenacs | Thunder Bay |
| 2006 | Jordan | Staal | C | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2nd | Peterborough Petes | Thunder Bay |
| 2007 | Robert | Bortuzzo | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 78th | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 2008 | Jared | Staal | RW | Phoenix Coyotes | 2 | 49th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2008 | Paul | Karpowich | G | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 185th | Wellington Dukes | Thunder Bay |
| 2011 | Justin | Sefton | D | San Jose Sharks | 3 | 89th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2012 | Matt | Murray | G | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 83rd | Soo Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 2015 | Mackenzie | Blackwood | G | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 42nd | Barrie Colts | Thunder Bay |
| 2018 | Tyler | Tucker | D | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 200th | Barrie Colts | Longlac |
| 2024 | Carter | George | G | Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 57th | Owen Sound Attack | Thunder Bay |
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