D. J. King
D. J. King | |||
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Born |
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | June 27, 1984||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Blues Washington Capitals | ||
NHL draft |
190th overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 2004–2013 |
Dwayne "D. J." King Jr. (born June 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
He was drafted in the 6th round of the
He made his
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] King's found himself bouncing back between the AHL and NHL throughout his career.
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]
A free agent during the 2012–13 season, King was signed to a contract with the minor league team, the Ontario Reign of the ECHL on February 20, 2013.[6]
Throughout King's career he was a known fighter, through his junior hockey days up to the NHL. Some of his most notable fight came against Dion Phaneuf in the WHL,[7] Colton Orr,[8] and Derek Boogaard.
Personal life
King is of
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Beardy's Blackhawks AAA | SMHL | 52 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
2012–13 | Meadow Lake Stampeders | NSRHL | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Meadow Lake Stampeders | NSRHL | 21 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
2014–15 | Meadow Lake Stampeders | NSRHL | 15 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | ||
2015–16 | Meadow Lake Broncos | BLHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Meadow Lake Broncos | BLHL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Meadow Lake Broncos | SASHL | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | ||
2019–20 | Meadow Lake Broncos | SASHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
2021–22 | Meadow Lake Broncos | SASHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
AHL totals | 218 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 466 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 118 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b "D.J. King- Native Hockey". nativehockey.com. October 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Weight, Cajanek Lift Blues Over Coyotes". The Washington Post. Associated Press. April 4, 2007.
- ^ "King helps enforce the Blues". St. Louis Blues. April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ^ "King out 8-10 weeks with Broken hand". bleedinblue.com. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- Stltoday.com. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ^ "NHL'er D.J. King joins Reign". Ontario Reign. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "DJ King TKO'S Dion Phaneuf WHL fight 1-3-02". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Colton Orr vs D.J. King Dec 6, 2010- Sportsnet feed". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ Campeau, Clarence. "Testimonials" (PDF). Clarence Campeau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database