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Derek King
Derekking
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Teams New York Islanders
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1967-02-11)February 11, 1967,
Hamilton, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 13th overall, 1985
New York Islanders
Pro Career 1986 – 2000

Derek King (born February 11, 1967 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former professional left wing who is the interim head coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 until 1999–00.

Playing career[]

King was drafted 13th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

On March 18, 1997, he was traded from the Islanders to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for a 5th-round pick (Adam Edinger) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

King signed as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 4, 1997. He scored the last Maple Leafs goal in Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999.[1]

On October 20, 1999, King was traded to to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations and Tyler Harlton. He signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators on August 10, 2000.

On July 13, 2001, he signed as a free agent with the München Barons in Germany where he played in 60 games.

On July 24, 2002, King signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings where he spent two seasons in the AHL with the Grand Rapid Griffins and retired from professional hockey in 2004. He played 830 career NHL games, scoring 261 goals and 351 assists for 612 points. He was a three-time 30-goal scorer, including one 40-goal season.

Coaching career[]

On August 21, 2009, King was named the assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. In 2014, he was promoted to associate coach.[2]

On July 28, 2015, he was named the assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.[3] However, he left the Attack on October 28, 2015.[4]

On July 7, 2016, King was named an assistant coach with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League, the minor league affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.[5]

On November 6, 2018, he was named the interim head coach of the IceHogs when head coach Jeremy Colliton was promoted to the Blackhawks.[6] He was named the permanent head coach of the IceHogs at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

On November 6, 2021, King was named the interim head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League to replace the dismissed Colliton, who led the team to a 1–9–2 start to the 2021–22 season.[8]

On November 7, 2021, he earned his first win as an NHL head coach as the Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 2-1 in overtime in his head coaching debut.[9]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Hamilton Mountain A's OPJHL 8 1 2 3 0
1983–84 Hamilton Mountain A's OPJHL 37 10 14 24 142
1984–85 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 63 35 38 73 106 16 3 13 16 11
1985–86 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 25 12 17 29 33
1985–86 Oshawa Generals OHL 19 8 13 21 15 6 3 2 5 13
1986–87 Oshawa Generals OHL 57 53 53 106 74 17 14 10 24 40
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1987–88 Springfield Indians AHL 10 7 6 13 6
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 55 12 24 36 30 5 0 2 2 2
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 4 4 0 4 0
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 60 14 29 43 14
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 21 11 12 23 33
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 46 13 27 40 20 4 0 0 0 4
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 66 19 26 45 44
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 80 40 38 78 46
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 77 38 38 76 47 18 3 11 14 14
1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 78 30 40 70 59 4 0 1 1 0
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 43 10 16 26 41
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 61 12 20 32 23
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 70 23 30 53 20
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 12 3 3 6 2
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77 21 25 46 43
1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81 24 28 52 20 16 1 3 4 4
1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2
1999–2000 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 2 7 9 6
1999–2000 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 52 19 30 49 25 17 7 8 15 8
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 76 32 51 83 19 10 5 5 10 4
2001–02 München Barons DEL 60 19 26 45 22 9 2 4 6 4
2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 59 13 28 41 20 15 4 10 14 6
2003–04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 77 9 21 30 19 4 0 2 2 0
NHL totals 830 261 351 612 417 47 4 17 21 24

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