Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: King bụ onye Vancouver Canucks nke National Hockey League wepụtara na nke asaa (212th n'ozuzu) nke
2001 Entry Draft, mgbe ọ na-egwuri egwu oge 3 maka Halifax Mooseheads nke QMJHL. Ọ chọtara ụfọdụ ihe ịga nke ọma na-egwu egwu na ụmụnne ejima bụ Henrik na Daniel Sedin na oge mbụ ya zuru oke na otu ahụ, na-edekọ ihe mgbaru ọsọ 12 na 2003-04, ọtụtụ n'ime ha bịara na egwuregwu ole na ole mbụ nke otu ahụ. Nke a mere ka e nye ya onyinye NHL Rookie nke ọnwa maka ọnwa Nọvemba. Usoro ahụ nwetara ngwa ngwa aha ahụ bụ "The Mattress Line", n'ihi ndị otu ya na-ekepụta "ejima abụọ na eze". Ọ nọrọ oge 2004/05 na-egwu maka ndị otu Vancouver mgbe ahụ AHL, Manitoba Moose, ebe ọ tara ahụhụ nnukwu ụbụrụ - nke were ya ọtụtụ ọnwa iji gbakee.