Jason King (born September 14, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. King is currently an assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Jason King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 King with the St. John's IceCaps in 2011 | |||
| Born |
September 14, 1981 Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Skellefteå AIK Anaheim Ducks Adler Mannheim Hamburg Freezers | ||
| NHL draft |
212th overall, 2001 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2013 | ||
Playing career
editKing was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2001 Entry Draft, after having played 3 seasons for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. He found some success playing with twin brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin in his first full season with the team, registering 12 goals in 2003–04, the bulk of which came in the team's first few games. This led him to being awarded the NHL Rookie of the Month award for the month of November. The line quickly earned the nickname "The Mattress Line," due to its members figuratively composing "two twins and a king." He spent the 2004–05 season playing for Vancouver's then-AHL affiliates, the Manitoba Moose, where he suffered a serious concussion - one that took him many months to recover from.
After refusing to sign the Canucks' qualifying offer for the 2006–07 season, King opted to play for Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.[1] His rights were traded to the Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Ryan Shannon.[2] In the 2007–08 season, King made his return to the NHL playing in four games with the Ducks although he primarily played for their affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL.
King went back to Europe in 2008 and played three seasons in the German elite league, one with Adler Mannheim and two with the Hamburg Freezers.[3][4] After returning from Germany, King played two seasons with the St. John's IceCaps, the minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.[5]
Coaching career
editKing announced his retirement as a player in August 2013 and was subsequently hired by the IceCaps as an assistant coach.[6] After two years in the job, he was named Director of Hockey Operations.[7] He returned to an assistant coach role after one season upon the Canucks moving their AHL affiliate, to the Utica Comets. On December 23, 2020, King was promoted to work as an assistant coach on the Canucks' coaching staff for the 2020–21 NHL season.[8] After being let go by the Canucks at the end of the 2022–23 NHL season,[9] King was hired by the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2023 to serve as an assistant coach.[10]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 72 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 61 | 63 | 36 | 99 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 67 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 29 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 47 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 59 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 36 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 55 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 37 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 53 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 50 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 70 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 335 | 129 | 124 | 253 | 159 | 55 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 47 | ||||
| NHL totals | 59 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DEL totals | 140 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 134 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2001 | |
| Most goals (63) | 2002 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2005 | |
References
edit- ^ "Jason King klar för Skellefteå" (in Swedish). HOCKEYMAGASINET.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
- ^ "Ducks trade Ryan Shannon for Jason King". AnaheimDucks.com. Retrieved June 23, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Freezers verpflichten Stürmer Jason King" (in German). hamburg-freezers.de. Retrieved May 14, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Adler Mannheim sign Jason King" (in German). adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "IceCaps agree to terms with Jason King". St. John's IceCaps. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Former Moose player King new coach with IceCaps". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Front Office". St. John's IceCaps | AHL. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Canucks shuffle coaching staff, hand new roles to Jason King, Chris Higgins". theprovince.com. 2020-12-23. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Canucks assistant coach Jason King will not return next season". theprovince.com. 2023-04-20. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Minnesota Wild Names Jason King as an Assistant Coach". nhl.com. 2023-07-01. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database