Derek King

For other people named Derek King, see Derek King (disambiguation).

Derek King
Born	(1967-02-11) February 11, 1967 Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Hartford Whalers Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	13th overall, 1985 New York Islanders
Playing career	1986–2004

Derek King (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who is currently assistant coach for the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. King played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 until 1999–2000.

Playing career

King was drafted 13th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. 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. He scored the last Maple Leafs goal in Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999

Coaching career

On August 21, 2009, King was named the assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies.

On July 28, 2015, King was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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
1999–00	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		52	19	30	49	25		17	7	8	15	8
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		19	2	7	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
00–01	Grand-Rapids Griffins	IHL		76	32	51	83	19		10	5	5	10	4
01–02	Munich Barons	DEL		60	19	26	45	22		9	2	4	6	4
02–03	Grand-Rapids Griffins	AHL		59	13	28	41	20		15	4	10	14	6
03–04	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

External links

• Derek King's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brad Dalgarno	New York Islanders first round draft pick 1985	Succeeded by Tom Fitzgerald