Tristan King Joins Bulls
By Ryan Bayer
Newly acquired San Francisco Bulls forward Tristan King. Mandatory Credit: ESPN.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team, proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, announced today that they have acquired Idaho Steelheads forward and Dallas Stars prospect Tristan King from the Idaho Steelheads. The acquisition completes the deal that sent Rylan Galiardi to the Steelheads, yesterday. King is expected to be in the lineup tomorrow with the Bulls to face his former team in Idaho at 6:10 pm PT.
King, 22, is the Steelheads’ active leader in goals (18) and points (37) in 35 games this season. A native of Elk River, Minnesota, King skated in 11 games with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League in 2010-11, recording four points (2 goals, 2 assists). In 109 career ECHL games with Idaho, the Greenville Road Warriors and Ontario Reign, King has totaled 92 points (39 goals, 53 assists). Prior to turning pro, King tallied 140 points (50 goals, 90 points) in 250 games in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks and Medicine Hat Tigers.
Official Link: http://sfbulls.com/news/update-bulls-acquire-dallas-stars-prospect-tristan-king/
Player History:
****2008-09: King skated in 47 games for the Medicine Hat Tigers in his third junior season. Plagued quite a bit by injuries, the Minnesotan nonetheless set career highs in goals (14), assists (22) and points (36). King appeared in two playoff games for the Tigers, who reached the second round of the WHL playoffs after finishing second in the Central Division.
2009-10: King was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Dallas in September 2012 after participating in the 2009 Traverse City Tournament. Following the Stars camp he returned to the WHL for his final year with the Medicine Hat Tigers. KIng finished with 21 goals and 44 assists and was plus-eight in 70 games. The Tigers finished third in the Central Division and reached the second round of the WHL playoffs. King scored 3 goals with 3 assists and was minus-six with 12 penalty minutes in 12 games.
2010-11: King battled injuries in his first professional season – splitting the year between Dallas affiliates Texas (AHL) and Idaho (ECHL). He played in 11 AHL games with Texas and scored 2 goals with 2 assists; finishing minus-one with 6 penalty minutes. King played 24 ECHL games with Idaho, registering 3 goals and 10 assists, and was minus-four with 13 penalty minutes. The Steelheads reached the second round after finishing second in the Mountain Division. King scored 2 goals with 1 assist in six Idaho playoff tilts.
2011-12: King appeared in games with three different ECHL teams in his second pro season. Assigned to Dallas affiliate Idaho after training camp, he played four games with the Steelheads and was loaned to Greenville for one game before joining the Ontario Reign for the remainder of the year. After scoring just one goal in five games with Idaho and Greenville, King had some offensive success with the Reign, who finished first in the Pacific Division. He scored 17 goals with 24 assists and was plus-six with 38 penalty minutes in 45 games. The Reign met Idaho in a physical first round playoff series; won by the Steelheads in five games. King was minus-one in the first game of the series and after missing the second and third games returned for the final two games, registering two assists (his only playoff points) in Game Four.****
Official Link: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/tristan_king/
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