Derek King

Derek King
Derek King
Born	February 11, 1967 (age 57); Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders; Hartford Whalers; Toronto Maple Leafs; St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL draft	13th overall, 1985; New York Islanders
Playing career	1986–2004

Derek King (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an assistant coach for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. King played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 until 1999–2000.

Playing career

King was drafted 13th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 830 career NHL games, scoring 261 goals and 351 assists for 612 points. He was a three-time 30-goal scorer, including one 40-goal season. He scored the last Maple Leafs goal in Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999

Coaching career

On August 21, 2009, King was named the assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies.

On July 28, 2015, King was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.^[2]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	63	35	38	73	106	16	3	13	16	11
1985–86	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	25	12	17	29	33	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Oshawa Generals	OHL	19	8	13	21	15	6	3	2	5	13
1986–87	Oshawa Generals	OHL	57	53	53	106	74	17	14	10	24	40
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Springfield Indians	AHL	10	7	6	13	6	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL	55	12	24	36	30	5	0	2	2	2
1988–89	Springfield Indians	AHL	4	4	0	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	New York Islanders	NHL	60	14	29	43	14	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Springfield Indians	AHL	21	11	12	23	33	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New York Islanders	NHL	46	13	27	40	20	4	0	0	0	4
1990–91	New York Islanders	NHL	66	19	26	45	44	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	New York Islanders	NHL	80	40	38	78	46	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	New York Islanders	NHL	77	38	38	76	47	18	3	11	14	14
1993–94	New York Islanders	NHL	78	30	40	70	59	4	0	1	1	0
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL	43	10	16	26	41	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	New York Islanders	NHL	61	12	20	32	23	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL	70	23	30	53	20	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Hartford Whalers	NHL	12	3	3	6	2	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	77	21	25	46	43	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	81	24	28	52	20	16	1	3	4	4
1999–00	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL	52	19	30	49	25	17	7	8	15	8
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL	19	2	7	9	6	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
00–01	Grand-Rapids Griffins	IHL	76	32	51	83	19	10	5	5	10	4
01–02	Munich Barons	DEL	60	19	26	45	22	9	2	4	6	4
02–03	Grand-Rapids Griffins	AHL	59	13	28	41	20	15	4	10	14	6
03–04	Grand-Rapids Griffins	AHL	77	9	21	30	19	4	0	2	2	0
NHL totals			830	261	351	612	417	47	4	17	21	24

References

^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
^ "The Owen Sound Attack announce hiring of Ryan McGill and Derek King". Owen Sound Attack. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

External links

Derek King career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brad Dalgarno	New York Islanders first round draft pick 1985	Succeeded by Tom Fitzgerald

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[CHATLAS-1] Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.

[2] "The Owen Sound Attack announce hiring of Ryan McGill and Derek King". Owen Sound Attack. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

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