 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.