Born	June 27, 1984 (1984-06-27) (age 25), Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team	St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	190th overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues
Pro career	2006 – present

Dwayne "D.J." King (born June 27, 1984 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) is a left winger for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 190th overall, by the Blues. King, known as an enforcer,^[1] made his NHL debut October 5, 2006 against the San Jose Sharks after spending time in the AHL and ECHL.^{[1] [2]}

After being scoreless in his first 24 NHL games, King scored his first career goal on April 4, 2007, for the Blues in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes. He scored on Coyotes goalie (and former Blue,) Curtis Joseph.^[3] King played the rest of 2006-07 for the Peoria Rivermen. He played in 27 games for the Blues during the 2006-2007 season, registering two points (one goal, one assist) along with 52 penalty minutes.^[4]

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 however in a one sided fight against Krys Barch King broke his hand sidelining him for several weeks ^[2]

Contents 1 Career statistics 1.1 International 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		5	0	1	1	7		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—

[edit] International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Canada	WJ18		7	2	2	4	33
Junior int'l totals				7	2	2	4	33

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• D.J. King's Profile on The St. Louis Blues Official Website.
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• D. J. King's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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