So much was made about the Los Angeles Kings' selection of Drew Doughty with the No. 2 pick in the 2008 Entry Draft and the choice of Colten Teubert with the No. 13 pick that it's easy to forget the Kings also drafted a defenseman with the fourth pick last year.
In fact, the Kings stunned a lot of people by taking Thomas Hickey that high. The 5-foot-11, 182-pounder from Seattle of the Western Hockey League was projected to go no higher than the middle of the first round, and possibly not until the second round. Being picked No. 4 was something of a shock to Hickey as well.
"I was really surprised at the time," he told NHL.com. "It was something I didn't really expect, since I didn't talk to the Kings a whole lot. I didn't know that they were very interested in me, so I was really surprised when it happened."
Los Angeles Kings - Features: HICKEY HOPES FOR JOB IN NHL - 07/21/2008
Hickey hopes for job in nhl (kings) 
