2022 Top 25 Under 25: Filip Král is #19

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt’s important to impress in your rookie season with a new club, especially if you want to be seen as Mr. Reliable on defense. Filip Král earned some opportunities in his first season with the Toronto Marlies, but possibly not as much as we would’ve hoped as he slowly slipped out of the spotlight in the latter months of the year going into this season.

The Player

Filip Král reached the AHL last year after spending several seasons both in the WHL with Spokane and in the Czechia leagues. Král can be described as a bigger defender who throws his weight around at times and likes to shoot. He was second among Marlies defenders in shots behind…