Kevin Gravel
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Kevin Gravel

Hometown:

Kingsford Michigan

Team:

Los Angeles Kings

Currently Playing In:

NCAA

Birthday:

1992-03-06
Position:

D
Eligible for draft:

2010
Shoots:

Left
Drafted:

2010
Height:

6-4
Acquired:

5th round (148th overall), 2010
Weight:

175 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
6.5

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Probability of Success
  • C

History

2008-09: Played in the NAHL for the Marquette Rangers.  In 58 games for the Rangers, Kevin Gravel scored 3 goals and added 11 assists for 14 points.  He played for Team USA at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

2009-10: Rookie in the USHL with the Sioux City Muskateers. In 53 games for the Muskateers, Gravel scored 3 goals and added 3 assists for 6 points.  He participated in the 2010 USHL All-Star Game. Fallon was injured for a bit in the early part of the season.

2010-11: Gravel skated in 36 of 38 games as a freshman at St. Cloud State and provided steady, if unspectacular, defense-first play for the Huskies. Gravel's -7 plus/minus could partly be attributed to the Huskies' team struggles; St. Cloud slid to eighth (tied) in the WCHA after reaching the NCAA tournament one season earlier. Offensively, Gravel scored 1 goal with 5 assists.

2011-12: Gravel was a fixture on the second pairing for St. Cloud State as a sophomore and played for the USA in the 2012 U20 World Junior Championship. He scored 1 goal with 7 assists and was plus-two with 12 penalty minutes in 37 games. The Huskies struggled to stay above .500 for much of the year; finishing sixth in the WCHA during the regular season and falling to eventual champion North Dakota in the WCHA Final Five quarterfinal game. Gravel played six games for the seventh-place USA at the WJC and was plus-two with 1 goal.

 

Talent Analysis

Gravel has very good skating for his size, including a good first step. His defensive positioning is commendable. Should have more points than he does given his puck skills and shot.

 

Future

Committed to St. Cloud State University.

 

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