"Derek King" is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey)/left winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 NHL season/1986–87 until 1999–2000 NHL season/1999–2000.

King was drafted 13th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played 830 career NHL games, scoring 261 goals and 351 assists for 612 points. He was a three-time 30-goal scorer, including one 40-goal season. He scored the last Maple Leafs goal in Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999

King was named the assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs American Hockey League/AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies on August 21, 2009.

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I didn't want to spend the rest of my life in prison for somebody else's act.

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I made sure he was asleep. I got the bat, and I hit him over the head. I hit him once and I heard him moan. I was afraid that he might wake up and see us, so I just kept on hitting him -- somewhere around 10 times.

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He told us that Dad would kill us before he would let us live with Rick.

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That was not true, ... My dad never abused me.

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[He said,] Well, they're against homosexuals. ... Are you against homosexuals?

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He said that we have to take the blame for him because he promised his mom right before she died that he would never get locked up again.

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