ðə wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ dʒˈɛts sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐbɡɹˈɔːl fɹʌmðə kˈɪŋz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl ɛkspˈænʃən dɹˈæft, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʊd nˈɛvɚ plˈeɪ fɔːɹ ðæt ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.
The Winnipeg Jets selected Abgrall from the Kings in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, although he would never play for that organization.