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Derek King
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Derek King (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. King played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 until 1999–2000.
| Derek King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1967-02-11) February 11, 1967 (age 57) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Hartford Whalers Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Munich Barons | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
13th overall, 1985 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2000 | ||
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.[2]
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.[3]
On July 28, 2015, King was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.[4] However, he left the Attack on October 28, 2015.[5]
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.[6] On November 6, 2018, King was named the interim head coach of the IceHogs when head coach Jeremy Colliton was promoted to the Blackhawks.[7] King was named the permanent head coach of the IceHogs at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]
On November 6, 2021, King was named 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.[9]
On November 7, 2021 King earned his first win as an NHL head coach as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 2–1 in overtime in his head coaching debut.[10]
On June 27, 2022, King was replaced as head coach of the Blackhawks by former Montreal Canadiens assistant and longtime NHL defenseman Luke Richardson, but rehired 14 days later as an assistant coach.
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 | ||||
International
- Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
- Kreiser, John (February 13, 2018). "Feb. 13: Maple Leaf Gardens hosts final game . he has two kids that are both 14 years and another one that is 21". NHL.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
Derek King's second-period goal is the last by a Toronto player
- "Marlies hire Gord Dineen as head coach, promote Derek king to associate coach". NHL.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "The Owen Sound Attack announce hiring of Ryan McGill and Derek King". Owen Sound Attack. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Derek King steps down". attackhockey.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "King Added to Icehogs Coaching Staff". theahl.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "Blackhawks Name King as Rockford Interim Head Coach". IceHogs.com. November 6, 2018.
- "King named IceHogs head coach as 'Hawks remove interim tag". WREX. April 26, 2019.
- Myers, Tracey (November 6, 2021). "Colliton fired as coach of Blackhawks, replaced by King". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- Brandon Cain (November 8, 2021). "Blackhawks Defeat Predators in OT in Derek King's Debut as Coach". On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | New York Islanders first round draft pick 1985 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks (interim) 2021–2022 |
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