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The Kings’ No. 1 draft picks the last 10 years. On Saturday, the Kings used the 11th overall pick to select forward Lauri Tukonen of Finland:

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*--* Year Player, Pos. (Overall) Comment 1994 Jamie Storr, Goaltender (7) Was given every opportunity to take the reins as the Kings’ starting goaltender. Now in Carolina. 1995 Aki Berg, Defenseman (3) Desperate for another solid blueliner, the Kings played Berg as a raw 18-year-old and ruined his confidence before giving up on him and trading him to Toronto. 1996 Josh Green, Left Wing (30) Part of the Ziggy Palffy trade with the Islanders, he has seen action with six NHL teams and is still looking for a regular shift. 1997 Olli Jokinen, Center (3) The key ingredient of the Palffy trade, Jokinen took a while to develop into one of the best young forwards in the NHL, leading Florida in scoring the last two seasons. 1998 Mathieu Biron, Defenseman, (21) Also involved in the trade for Palffy, has finally found a roster spot with Florida. 1999 Andrei Shefer, Left Wing (43) Has struggled to score in the Russian Elite League, not bound for the NHL any time soon. 2000 Alexander Frolov, Left Wing (20) Creative and explosive, led Kings with 24 goals last season, should only get better. 2001 Jens Karlsson, Left Wing (18) Still buried in the Swedish Elite League, where he has hardly excelled. 2002 Denis Grebeshkov, Defenseman (18) Saw limited action with the Kings last year, still in the mix for next season. 2003 Dustin Brown, Right Wing (13) Showed promise during his 31-game stint as a rookie last season. Diam onds in the roug h (ove rall choi ce): 1996 -Eri c Bela nger (96) ; 1997 -Joe Corv o (83) ; 1999 -Fra ntis ek Kabe rle (76) ; 2000 -Lub omir Visn ovsk y (118 ).

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-- Roy Jurgens