Dwight King

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Dwight King
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King with the Los Angeles Kings in April 2016
Born (1989-07-05) July 5, 1989 (age 35)
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Montreal Canadiens
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Graz99ers
NHL draft 109th overall, 2007
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2009–2020

Dwight King (born July 5, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and was a member of the Kings' Stanley Cup championship teams in 2012 and 2014, and also played for the Montreal Canadiens.

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Playing career

Los Angeles Kings

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 with the Manchester Monarchs in January 2011. ERI 3984 (5387022790).jpg
King with the Manchester Monarchs in January 2011.

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. His production would soon decline in subsequent seasons, scoring 7 goals in 2015–16, and 8 in 2016–17.

Montreal Canadiens

On March 1, 2017, King was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a conditional 2018 fourth-round draft pick. [4] Continuing to play his role as a fourth-line fixture, King registered 1 goal in 17 games to end the regular season. He went scoreless in 6 playoff games with the Canadiens before leaving as a free agent.

Europe

On August 14, 2017, King signed his first contract overseas, agreeing to a two-year deal with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [5] Following the 2017–18 season, in which he contributed with 6 goals and 14 points in 49 games, King was released from the remaining year of his contract with Yekaterinburg and signed with the Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) on August 3, 2018. [6]

Personal life

King (74) celebrates with teammates during their 2012 Cup Final victory. Matt Greene (7476665742).jpg
King (74) celebrates with teammates during their 2012 Cup Final victory.

King is of Métis heritage. [7] His older brother D. J. King also played professional hockey. King played minor hockey in Saskatchewan for the Beardy's Blackhawks. The team King played on is the only program in Canada run by and based in a First Nations reserve. Despite being run by a reserve, the team was not completely made up of First Nations people; King estimated the team was approximately 50 percent First Nations. [8] King's hometown is Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, where he resides during the summers. He shared the 2014 Stanley Cup that he won with the Los Angeles Kings in Saskatchewan, with his wife Lauren and daughter, Grace. [9]

His mother Donna is a secretary and his father Dwayne is a truck driver. [10]

King has started to venture into operating an indoor golf course in Meadow Lake called Kingdom Golf. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 7000200002
2005–06 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL6888162260006
2006–07 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL6212324439—————
2007–08 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL723435695619861412
2008–09 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL6425356051111782
2009–10 Ontario Reign ECHL 204599—————
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 5210162642162794
2010–11 Manchester MonarchsAHL722428525872352
2010–11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60002—————
2011–12 Manchester MonarchsAHL5011182920—————
2011–12 Los Angeles KingsNHL275914102053813
2012–13 Manchester MonarchsAHL285121713—————
2012–13 Los Angeles KingsNHL47461011182352
2013–14 Los Angeles KingsNHL771515301826381120
2014–15 Los Angeles KingsNHL8113132621—————
2015–16 Los Angeles KingsNHL4776132450112
2016–17 Los Angeles KingsNHL63871510—————
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL17101260000
2017–18 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 4968141230114
2018–19 Graz 99ers EBEL 5410324216101230
2019–20 Graz99ersEBEL2668148—————
NHL totals3655356109987510152537

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Canada Western U17 Gold medal icon.svg60000
2006 Canada WesternU177th50556
2006 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg40000
Junior totals150556

Awards and honors

AwardYear
NHL
Stanley Cup (Los Angeles Kings) 2012, 2014 [12]

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