- Dwight King
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Dwight King Born July 5, 1989
Meadow Lake, SK, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team (P)
Cur. teamLos Angeles Kings
Manchester Monarchs (AHL)NHL Draft 109th overall, 2007
Los Angeles KingsPlaying 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).
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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
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Categories:- 1989 births
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Manchester Monarchs players
- Ontario Reign players
- People from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
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