SAM KING GREW UP PLAYING MINOR HOCKEY IN THE SAINT JOHN AREA. HIS TALENT AND DEDICATION TO THE SPORT LED TO HIM BEING DRAFTED BY BOTH THE BLAINEVILLE-BOISBRIAND ARMADA OF THE QMJHL AND THE WOODSTOCK SLAMMERS OF THE MHL. AT THE AGE OF 16, SAM ENTERED THE JUNIOR LEVEL, REPRESENTING THE WOODSTOCK SLAMMERS AND YARMOUTH MARINERS IN THE MHL FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE SEASONS. DURING THIS TIME, HE SHOWCASED HIS SKILLS AT THE EASTERN CANADA CUP CHALLENGE, REPRESENTING TEAM MHL.
AT 17, SAM WAS SELECTED TO PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA EAST IN THE WORLD JUNIOR A'S AND LATER PARTICIPATED IN THE CJHL ALLSTAR GAME IN SURREY, BC. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS SUMMER OF TRAINING AND A TRADE OF HIS QMJHL RIGHTS TO THE CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS, SAM SPENT TWO SUCCESSFUL SEASONS IN THE QMJHL, REACHING THE QUARTER-FINALS AND SEMI-FINALS IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
RETURNING TO THE MHL FOR HIS FINAL YEAR OF JUNIOR HOCKEY WITH THE EDMUNDSTON BLIZZARD, SAM'S PERFORMANCE WAS OUTSTANDING, EARNING HIM A SPOT IN HIS THIRD EASTERN CANADA CUP CHALLENGE. RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CHARACTER AND SKILLS, HE WAS NAMED CHARACTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR FOR THE MHL.
POST-JUNIOR CAREER, SAM JOINED THE SAINT MARY’S HUSKIES OF THE AUS/USPORTS, WHERE HE PLAYED FOR THREE SEASONS, REACHING THE NATIONALS TWICE. AFTER COMPLETING HIS FINAL SEASON AT SMU, SAM SIGNED AN ECHL CONTRACT. NOW, STEPPING AWAY FROM THE COMPETITIVE SIDE OF THE GAME, HE IS EAGER TO SHARE HIS WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WITH UP-AND-COMING PLAYERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AIMING TO GUIDE THEM IN REACHING THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR HOCKEY CAREERS.