D. J. King

Dwayne "D. J." King Jr. (born June 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.

Playing career He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL entry draft, 191st overall, by the St. Louis Blues. As a junior from the Western Hockey League's, Lethbridge Hurricanes and Kelowna Rockets, King, known as an enforcer, spent his first two professional seasons within the Blues organization with affiliates in the American Hockey League and ECHL.

He made his NHL debut in the 2006–07 season on October 5, 2006, against the San Jose Sharks. King was then reassigned to play a majority of the year with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. As first recall with the Blues and after being held scoreless in his first 24 NHL games, King scored his first career goal against Curtis Joseph in a 5–2 victory of the Phoenix Coyotes on April 4, 2007. He finished with 27 games for the Blues during the season, registering two points (one goal, one assist) along with 52 penalty minutes.

King's 2008–09 season was ruined by a season-ending shoulder injury, playing only one game for the Blues. He returned for the 2009–10 season, easily defeating Krys Barch in his first game of the season. However, King broke an already-damaged finger on his hand in the fight, sidelining him for several months. King's found himself bouncing back between the AHL and NHL throughout his career.

On July 28, 2010, King was re-signed to a two-year contract extension with the Blues in order to facilitate a trade to the Washington Capitals for Stefan Della Rovere.

A free agent during the 2012–13 season, King was signed to a contract with the minor league team, the Ontario Reign of the ECHL on February 20, 2013.

Throughout King's career he was a known fighter, through his junior hockey days up to the NHL. Some of his most notable fight came against Dion Phaneuf in the WHL, Colton Orr, and Derek Boogaard.

Personal life King is of Métis heritage.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Beardy's Blackhawks AAA SMHL 52 30 28 58 120 — — — — — 2001–02 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 65 10 14 24 104 4 1 0 1 2 2002–03 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 55 15 17 32 139 — — — — — 2003–04 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 35 8 15 23 102 — — — — — 2003–04 Kelowna Rockets WHL 28 5 2 7 80 17 1 6 7 16 2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL 74 6 8 14 178 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 67 5 6 11 160 2 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Alaska Aces ECHL 5 0 4 4 4 — — — — — 2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 1 1 2 52 — — — — — 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 38 5 4 9 102 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 3 3 6 100 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 0 0 0 33 — — — — — 2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 10 0 1 1 13 — — — — — 2010–11 Washington Capitals NHL 16 0 2 2 30 — — — — — 2011–12 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL 29 0 4 4 13 4 1 0 1 0 2012–13 Ontario Reign ECHL 19 5 3 8 22 10 1 2 3 8 2012–13 Meadow Lake Stampeders NSRHL 18 13 19 32 20 2 0 3 3 6 2013–14 Meadow Lake Stampeders NSRHL 21 18 19 37 22 4 3 1 4 8 2014–15 Meadow Lake Stampeders NSRHL 15 19 24 43 0 8 2 8 10 16 2015–16 Meadow Lake Broncos BLHL 2 2 0 2 2 6 3 4 7 0 2016–17 Meadow Lake Broncos BLHL 3 3 4 7 0 2 0 3 3 2 2018–19 Meadow Lake Broncos SASHL 7 6 7 13 2 10 3 9 12 21 2019–20 Meadow Lake Broncos SASHL 9 3 3 6 6 10 2 4 6 10 2021–22 Meadow Lake Broncos SASHL 9 1 4 5 8 3 0 0 0 2 2022–23 Meadow Lake Broncos SASHL 7 6 8 14 4 11 1 6 7 26 AHL totals 218162339466 61012 NHL totals 1184711215 —————