Dwight King
| Dwight King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 5, 1989 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Los Angeles Kings Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
109th overall, 2007 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Dwight King (born July 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2012.
Playing career
King was drafted 109th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He spent five seasons with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (spanning from 2004–05 to 2008–09) in the Western Hockey League (WHL).
King made his professional debut during the 2009–10 season playing 20 games in the ECHL with the Ontario Reign, and the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.
King remained with Manchester for the beginning of the 2010–11 AHL season before being recalled to the NHL by Los Angeles on November 16, 2010 to replace the injured Alexei Ponikarovsky on their active roster.[1] On November 17, 2010 he played in his first NHL game when he suited up with the Kings for a home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2]
On February 12, 2012, King scored his first career National Hockey League goal against the Dallas Stars. He went on to score five goals with three assists during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Kings won their first ever Stanley Cup championship.
Personal life
Dwight is of Métis heritage.[3] His older brother D. J. also plays professional hockey, currently playing in the Washington Capitals organization for the AHL Hershey Bears.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 68 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 62 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 64 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 52 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 72 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 50 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||
| NHL totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||