King 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. His rights were traded to the
Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for
Ryan Shannon. 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. After returning from Germany, King played two seasons with the
St. John's IceCaps, the minor league affiliate of the
Winnipeg Jets. ==Coaching career==