Jason King (ice hockey)

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Jason King
Jason King.jpg
King with the St. John's IceCaps in 2011
Born (1981-09-14) September 14, 1981 (age 42)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Skellefteå AIK
Anaheim Ducks
Adler Mannheim
Hamburg Freezers
NHL Draft 212th overall, 2001
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2003–2013

Jason King (born September 14, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. King is an assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

King was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2001 Entry Draft, after having played 3 seasons for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. He found some success playing with twin brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin in his first full season with the team, registering 12 goals in 2003–04, the bulk of which came in the team's first few games. This led him to being awarded the NHL Rookie of the Month award for the month of November. The line quickly earned the nickname "The Mattress Line," due to its members figuratively composing "two twins and a king." He spent the 2004–05 season playing for Vancouver's then-AHL affiliates, the Manitoba Moose, where he suffered a serious concussion - one that took him many months to recover from.

After refusing to sign the Canucks' qualifying offer for the 2006–07 season, King opted to play for Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. [1] His rights were traded to the Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Ryan Shannon. [2] In the 2007–08 season, King made his return to the NHL playing in four games with the Ducks although he primarily played for their affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL.

King went back to Europe in 2008 and played three seasons in the German elite league, one with Adler Mannheim and two with the Hamburg Freezers. [3] [4] After returning from Germany, King played two seasons with the St. John's IceCaps, the minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. [5]

Coaching career

King announced his retirement as a player in August 2013 and was subsequently hired by the IceCaps as an assistant coach. [6] After two years in the job, he was named Director of Hockey Operations. [7] He returned to an assistant coach role after one season upon the Canucks moving their AHL affiliate, to the Utica Comets. On December 23, 2020, King was promoted to work as an assistant coach on the Canucks' coaching staff for the 2020–21 NHL season. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 5337108100002
2000–01 Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL7248418978632516
2001–02 Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL616336993913981713
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 67202040151443714
2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80220—————
2003–04 Manitoba MooseAHL291211236—————
2003–04 Vancouver CanucksNHL4712921810000
2004–05 Manitoba MooseAHL5926275322—————
2005–06 Manitoba MooseAHL3619143334133478
2006–07 Skellefteå AIK SEL 551541920—————
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL65293059421363912
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL40000—————
2008–09 Adler Mannheim DEL 37710177073142
2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL5325234842—————
2010–11 Hamburg FreezersDEL5016132922—————
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL70221941341522413
2012–13 St. John's IceCapsAHL91346—————
AHL totals3351291242531595515122747
NHL totals59121123810000
DEL totals14048469413473142

Awards and honours

AwardYear
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2001
Most goals (63) 2002
AHL
All-Star Game 2005

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References

  1. ↑ "Jason King klar för Skellefteå" (in Swedish). HOCKEYMAGASINET.com. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Ducks trade Ryan Shannon for Jason King". AnaheimDucks.com. Retrieved June 23, 2007.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Freezers verpflichten Stürmer Jason King" (in German). hamburg-freezers.de. Retrieved May 14, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Adler Mannheim sign Jason King" (in German). adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ "IceCaps agree to terms with Jason King". St. John's IceCaps. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Former Moose player King new coach with IceCaps". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Front Office". St. John's IceCaps | AHL. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Canucks shuffle coaching staff, hand new roles to Jason King, Chris Higgins". theprovince.com. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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