Dwight King

Dwight King

King in 2016
Born (1989-07-05) July 5, 1989
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 109th overall, 2007
LA Kings
Playing career 2009–present

Dwight King (born July 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a member of the Kings Stanley Cup championship teams in 2012 and in 2014.

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]

On February 12, 2012, King scored his first career National Hockey League goal against the Dallas Stars. He went on to score five goals with three assists in 20 games during the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Kings won their first ever Stanley Cup championship.

On October 24, 2013, King completed his first ever National Hockey League hat trick against the Phoenix Coyotes. King won his second Stanley Cup when the Kings defeated the New York Rangers on June 13, 2014. Appearing in 26 games during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, King scored three goals and eight assists.

On July 30, 2014, King and the Los Angeles Kings avoided arbitration by agreeing to a three-year contract worth $5.95 million.[3] He scored 13 goals to go with 13 assists for the Kings during the 2014-15 NHL Season.

Personal life

King is of Métis heritage.[4] His older brother D. J. King also plays professional hockey.

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 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 50 11 18 29 20 — — — — —
2011–12 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 5 9 14 10 20 5 3 8 13
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 28 5 12 17 13 — — — — —
2012–13 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 4 6 10 11 18 2 3 5 2
2013–14 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 15 15 30 18 26 3 8 11 20
2014–15 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 13 13 26 21 — — — — —
2015–16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 7 6 13 24 5 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 285 44 49 93 86 69 10 15 25 37

References

  1. ↑ "Kings put Ponikarovsky on IR". canoe.ca. Sports Network. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (November 17, 2010). "King makes his NHL debut for Los Angeles". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dwight King agrees to contract with Kings". NHL.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "NHL". nativehockey.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

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