D. J. King

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships

D. J. King
D. J. King
Born	June 27, 1984 (age 40); Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
ECHL team; Former teams	Ontario Reign; St. Louis Blues; Washington Capitals
NHL draft	190th overall, 2002; St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2004–present

Dwayne "D. J." King (born June 27, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who most recently played with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL. Currently a driver in the Canadian Professinal Chuckwagon Association (CPCA).

Playing career

He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 191st overall, by the St. Louis Blues. As a junior from the Western Hockey League's, Lethbridge Hurricanes and Kelowna Rockets, King, known as an enforcer, spent his first two professional seasons within the Blues organization with affiliates in the American Hockey League and ECHL.

He made his NHL debut in the 2006–07 season on October 5, 2006 against the San Jose Sharks.^[1] King was then reassigned to play a majority of the year with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. As first recall with the Blues and after being held scoreless in his first 24 NHL games, King scored his first career goal against Curtis Joseph in a 5–2 victory of the Phoenix Coyotes on April 4, 2007.^[2] He finished with 27 games for the Blues during the season, registering two points (one goal, one assist) along with 52 penalty minutes.^[3]

King's 2008–09 season was ruined by a season-ending shoulder injury, playing only one game for the Blues. He returned for the 2009–10 season, easily defeating Krys Barch in his first game of the season. However, King broke an already-damaged finger on his hand in the fight, sidelining him for several months.^[4]

On July 28, 2010, King was re-signed to a two-year contract extension with the Blues in order to facilitate a trade to the Washington Capitals for Stefan Della Rovere.^[5]

A free agent during the 2012-13 season, King was belatedly signed to a contract with the minor league team, the Ontario Reign of the ECHL on February 20, 2013.^[6]

Personal life

D.J. is of Métis heritage.^[1] His younger brother Dwight also plays professional hockey, currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	65	10	14	24	104	4	1	0	1	2
2002–03	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	55	15	17	32	139	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	35	8	15	23	102	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	28	5	2	7	80	17	1	6	7	16
2004–05	Worcester IceCats	AHL	74	6	8	14	178	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	67	5	6	11	160	2	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Alaska Aces	ECHL	5	0	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	St. Louis Blues	NHL	27	1	1	2	52	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	38	5	4	9	102	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	St. Louis Blues	NHL	61	3	3	6	100	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	St. Louis Blues	NHL	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	St. Louis Blues	NHL	12	0	0	0	33	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	10	0	1	1	13	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Washington Capitals	NHL	16	0	2	2	30	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Washington Capitals	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Hershey Bears	AHL	29	0	4	4	13	4	1	0	1	0
2012–13	Ontario Reign	ECHL	19	5	3	8	22	10	1	2	3	8
NHL totals			118	4	7	11	215	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Canada	WJ18		7	2	2	4	33
Junior int'l totals				7	2	2	4	33

References

^ ^a ^b "D.J. King- Native Hockey". nativehockey.com. October 20, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Weight, Cajanek Lift Blues Over Coyotes". The Washington Post. Associated Press. April 4, 2007.
^ "King helps enforce the Blues". St. Louis Blues. April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "King out 8-10 weeks with Broken hand". bleedinblue.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Rutherford, Jeremy (July 28, 2010). "Blues trade enforcer D.J. King". Stltoday.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "NHL'er D.J. King joins Reign". Ontario Reign. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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[:0-1] "D.J. King- Native Hockey". nativehockey.com. October 20, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Weight, Cajanek Lift Blues Over Coyotes". The Washington Post. Associated Press. April 4, 2007.

[3] "King helps enforce the Blues". St. Louis Blues. April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "King out 8-10 weeks with Broken hand". bleedinblue.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] Rutherford, Jeremy (July 28, 2010). "Blues trade enforcer D.J. King". Stltoday.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] "NHL'er D.J. King joins Reign". Ontario Reign. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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