A look into King Kisslinger

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Early Life

 

  King Kisslinger was born on December 15th in a small town in Northern Ontario. King Kisslinger has 1 younger sibling and they lived with their parents, Harold and Loretta. Harold was a die-hard Blackhawks fan so hockey was always in King Kisslinger's life but he was not really a fan of the sport. King Kisslinger had a pretty easygoing childhood, his parents were loving, and he and his sibling got along great but the one thing he had to do that he did not like was play hockey. As a child, King hated playing hockey because his dad was such a big Blackhawks fan, all he ever wanted was for his son to make the NHL and play for them. It felt like it was never about fun, when it came to hockey it was almost like his childhood was not as easygoing anymore. His father would pressure and push him to become a very skilled hockey player against King's will. Any time King would speak to his father Harold about any passion outside of hockey he would be told it was a waste of time and that he should be focusing on what he is good for and that is to play hockey.  King's relationship with his father began to deteriorate fast over time. King moved out of his parent's house at thirteen years old. It was like King was finally free from that pressure and that sport that made his life hard. King would not show up to his practices, he would do anything to be away from that house and more importantly away from hockey. King moved into his cousin Zachariah Kisslinger the former Prague Phantom and his Son Zach Kisslinger II of the Warsaw Predators house. this is where he learned that hockey could be fun and that you can be an amazing player without being pushed to your limits every day. Having these family members who played hockey at such a high level in the VHL and who could still have fun and treat it like you were playing as a kid for the first time really changed King Kisslinger's outlook on the game. He began to work hard on his own and he started to enjoy it. King Kisslinger felt off without having his father with him though. So before King entered into the OHL drafted he reached out to his father Harold. His father ended up seeing that his ways were more harmful and apologized for them so that helped fix their relationship. With all this pressure and learning, it did create a diamond. King Kisslinger would be drafted to the Erie Otters of the OHL and that is when he would be put on the map. 

 

OHL Career

 

  King Kisslinger came to play in the OHL. King Kisslinger was a 3rd round draft pick in the OHL drafted and it was the Erie Otters who were the lucky club to call his name. Erie has had some amazing players over the years, Mcdavid and Debrincat to name two and I don't think anyone on draft night would think King Kisslinger would eventually join the greats that were once Erie Otters. In his rookie season, he showed the world why he was going to be a problem with an impressive stat line of twenty-nine goals, and thirty-six assists for 58 points in 57 games. King Kisslinger went from a third-round pick in the OHL draft to top ten in rookie scoring in the same season. The Erie Otters named Kisslinger the team's rookie of the year. Erie made it to the playoffs but they lost in the second round to the London Knights. Kisslinger was forced out with an injury at the end of the regular season and did not play in the postseason. 

 

  King Kisslinger in his sophomore season was a sight to behold. He became such a dominant player in just one year. King Kisslinger put up forty-six goals and sixty-four assists for one hundred ten points in sixty-one games played.  The Erie Otters made the semi-finals and then again lost to London Kisslinger was named an assistant captain of the team this year. Kisslinger also made Team Canada for the world juniors and helped lead them to gold over Sweden, four-two. Kisslinger was finally on the map and the scouts were all over him. 

 

  In King Kisslinger's last season with the Otters, he shattered records. Kisslinger had fifty-seven goals and seventy-two assists for one hundred twenty-nine points Kisslinger and the Erie Otters would finally win the club a championship, with Kisslinger being named playoff and league MVP and the CHL player of the year. Kisslinger had a choice to make after this season and it was to declare for the NHL entry draft or to join his cousins and go the VHL route, but only one person knew the choice he was going to make and it was King himself. 

 

VHLM Future 

 

  King Kisslinger decided to go the family route and he chose the VHLM! Kisslinger signed a waiver deal with the Houston Bulls and is hoping to help bolster their push to win a championship, just like he did in Erie. Kisslinger does not know what his future holds in the VHLM and which team he will be playing for next but one thing that is for sure is that he will be putting his all into Houston to help them become the best and be the best. 

 

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Edited May 7, 2023 by Kisslinger