Derek King
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Derek King
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|11}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada{{cite book|title=The Canadian Hockey Atlas|url=https://archive.org/details/canadianhockeyat0000cole|url-access=registration|first=Stephen|last=Cole|publisher=Doubleday Canada|year=2006|isbn= 978-0-385-66093-8}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 205
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| played_for = New York Islanders
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
Munich Barons
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 13th overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 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.{{cite web |last1=Kreiser |first1=John |title=Feb. 13: Maple Leaf Gardens hosts final game . he has two kids that are both 14 years and another one that is 21.|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/this-date-in-nhl-history-february-13/c-286636184 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 |date=February 13, 2018|quote=Derek King's second-period goal is the last by a Toronto player}}
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.{{cite web |title=Marlies hire Gord Dineen as head coach, promote Derek king to associate coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/marlies-hire-gord-dineen-as-head-coach-promote-derek-king-to-associate-coach/c-726294 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 |date=July 15, 2014}}
On July 28, 2015, King was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.{{cite web| url = http://www.attackhockey.com/article/the-owen-sound-attack-announce-hiring-of-coaches | title = The Owen Sound Attack announce hiring of Ryan McGill and Derek King | publisher = Owen Sound Attack | date = July 28, 2015 | access-date = July 28, 2015 }} However, he left the Attack on October 28, 2015.{{cite web |title=Derek King steps down |url=http://attackhockey.com/derek-king-steps-down |website=attackhockey.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 |date=October 28, 2015}}
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.{{cite web |title=King Added to Icehogs Coaching Staff |url=https://theahl.com/king-added-to-icehogs-coaching-staff |website=theahl.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 |date=July 7, 2016}} On November 6, 2018, King was named the interim head coach of the IceHogs when head coach Jeremy Colliton was promoted to the Blackhawks.{{cite web |url=http://www.icehogs.com/news/?article_id=6399 |title=Blackhawks Name King as Rockford Interim Head Coach |website=IceHogs.com |date=November 6, 2018}} King was named the permanent head coach of the IceHogs at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=https://wrex.com/category/2019/04/25/king-named-icehogs-head-coach-as-hawks-remove-interim-tag/ |title=King named IceHogs head coach as 'Hawks remove interim tag |work=WREX |date=April 26, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Tracey |date=2021-11-06 |title=Colliton fired as coach of Blackhawks, replaced by King |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-fire-coach-jeremy-colliton/c-327654098 |access-date=2021-11-06 |website=NHL.com}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Brandon Cain|date=2021-11-08|title=Blackhawks Defeat Predators in OT in Derek King's Debut as Coach|url=https://ontapsportsnet.com/2021/11/08/blackhawks-win-derek-king-debut-head-coach/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=On Tap Sports Net}}
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=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1982–83
| OPJHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84 | Hamilton Mountain A's | OPJHL | 37 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85
| OHL | 63 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 106 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1985–86 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 25 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86
| OHL | 19 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 57 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 74 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 40 |
| 1986–87
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1987–88 | AHL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88
| New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89
| New York Islanders | NHL | 60 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 66 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 43 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96
| New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| NHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | NHL | 77 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 81 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000
| NHL | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 830 ! 261 ! 351 ! 612 ! 417 ! 47 ! 4 ! 17 ! 21 ! 24 |
=International=
NHL head coaching record
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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{{succession box | before = Brad Dalgarno | title = New York Islanders first round draft pick | years = 1985 | after = Tom Fitzgerald}}
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{{succession box | before = Jeremy Colliton | title = Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks
(interim) | years = 2021–2022 | after = Luke Richardson}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Derek}}
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