- D. J. King
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D. J. King 220pxBorn June 27, 1984
Meadow Lake, SK, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsWashington Capitals
St. Louis BluesNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 190th overall, 2002
St. Louis BluesPlaying career 2004–present Dwayne "D.J." King (born June 27, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
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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 re-assigned 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]
Personal life
D.J. is of Métis heritage.[6] His younger brother Dwight also plays professional hockey, currently in the AHL.
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 — — — — — NHL totals 117 4 7 11 215 — — — — — Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey IIHF U18 Championships Gold 2003 Yaroslavl 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
- ^ "D.J. King- Native Hockey". nativehockey.com. 2007-10-20. http://www.nativehockey.com/players/nhl/king.html. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ Associated Press (2007). "D.J. King scores first NHL goal in Blues 5-2 victory over Coyotes". Sympatico. http://sports.sympatico.msn.ca/DJ+King+scores+first+NHL+goal+in+Blues+52+victory+over+Coyotes/NHL/ContentPosting.aspx?isfa=1&newsitemid=54611047&feedname=CP-SPORTS-HOCKEY&show=True&number=6&showbyline=False&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc. Retrieved 2007-04-09.[dead link]
- ^ "King helps enforce the Blues". St. Louis Blues. 2007-04-23. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070428092853/http://www.stlblues.com/news/0607/070409a.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ^ "King out 8-10 weeks with Broken hand". bleedinblue.com. 2009-10-26. http://bleedinblue.com/2009/10/26/king-out-8-10-weeks-with-broken-hand/. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Blues trade enforcer King". Stltoday.com. 2010-07-28. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/article_600d632c-9a8c-11df-b8be-00127992bc8b.html. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ http://www.nativehockey.com/players/nhl/king.html
External links
Categories:- 1984 births
- Alaska Aces players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Kelowna Rockets alumni
- Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
- Living people
- Métis people
- People from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
- Peoria Rivermen players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Washington Capitals players
- Worcester IceCats players
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