18. Lubomir Visnovsky

Lubomir Visnovsky, from Slovakia, is one of the most successful players to come out of that country, and the Los Angeles Kings were the first North American beneficiary of his services.

Visnovsky, a Fourth Round Pick in 2000, made the Kings roster the following year, where the Defenseman was fourth in Calder voting on the strength of a 39-Point Season.  Visnovsky did not break 30 Points in the next three years, and his rookie year looked to be a bit of a fluke, but in 2005-06, Visnovsky scored 67 Points, with a career-high 50 Assists. Visnovsky was tenth for the Norris, and the Slovakian had truly arrived.

Visnovsky had two more years with the Kings, and both were good with 58 and 41 Points, respectively.  Los Angeles was a struggling squad, and they traded him to Edmonton after the 2007-08 campaign.  With the Kings, Visnovsky totaled 279 Points.