Dwight King

Dwight King
Born	July 5, 1989 (1989-07-05) (age 22) Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	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 centre currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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]

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	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/LosAngeles/2010/11/16/16172061.html
2. ^ SVG Tribune, November 17, 2010: King makes his NHL debut for Los Angeles

External links

• Dwight King's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	King, Dwight
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Date of birth	1989-07-05
Place of birth	Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
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