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

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.

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.[2]

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.[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.

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

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Canada WC 6 1 1 2 6

NHL head coaching record

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win% Result
CHI 2021–22 70 27 33 10 (64) 7th in Central — — — Missed playoffs

References

  1. ^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Marlies hire Gord Dineen as head coach, promote Derek king to associate coach". NHL.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Owen Sound Attack announce hiring of Ryan McGill and Derek King". Owen Sound Attack. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Derek King steps down". attackhockey.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "King Added to Icehogs Coaching Staff". theahl.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Blackhawks Name King as Rockford Interim Head Coach". IceHogs.com. November 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "King named IceHogs head coach as 'Hawks remove interim tag". WREX. April 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Myers, Tracey (November 6, 2021). "Colliton fired as coach of Blackhawks, replaced by King". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byBrad Dalgarno New York Islanders first round draft pick 1985 Succeeded byTom Fitzgerald Sporting positions Preceded byJeremy Colliton Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks(interim) 2021–2022 Succeeded byLuke Richardson
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