Either From SoCal (Born AND raised) or played for Jr Ducks/Jr Kings
- No matthews or Robertsons they moved before playing for a SoCal Team
Demko- San Diego- Jr Gulls, 36th 2014
Buium- San Diego- Jr Gulls, Jr Kings, 36th 2021
York- Anaheim- Played in Narch roller tourneys in SoCal, 14th 2019
Brisson- Manhattan beach- Jr Kings, 29th 2020
Wolf- Gilroy (NorCal)- but played for Jr Kings, 214th 2019
Johnson- Irvine- Jr Ducks, 31st 2019
I can't think of anymore U25
Bobby Ryan- Actually played for Jr Kings
Nieto- Long Beach, Jr Kings
Bennet- Gardena, Jr Kings
Etem- Long Beach, Jr Kings
Zucker- Newport Beach, Jr Kings
Fun Fact: Zucker, Bennet, Neito, and Etem all played on the same team in Pewee's
What I learned from this: Socal, while an unconventional market, is producing some elite talent and the NHL's SoCal experiment paid off. Also, you dont have to live in depressing cold weather to be good at hockey.