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Derek King
Derek King
Born	February 11, 1967 (age 57); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win%	Result
CHI	2021–22	70	27	33	10	(64)	7th in Central	—	—	—	Missed playoffs

References

^ 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.

External links

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 Brad Dalgarno	New York Islanders first round draft pick 1985	Succeeded by Tom Fitzgerald
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeremy Colliton	Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks (interim) 2021–2022	Succeeded by Luke Richardson