Buuxi weedha soo socota: King waxaa soo qaatay Vancouver Canucks ee National Hockey League wareegga toddobaad (212-aad guud ahaan) ee
2001 Entry Draft, ka dib markii uu 3 xilli ciyaareed u ciyaaray Halifax Mooseheads ee QMJHL. Wuxuu helay guul uu la ciyaarayo walaalaha mataanaha ah ee Henrik iyo Daniel Sedin xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay ee buuxa ee kooxda, isagoo diiwaangeliyay 12 gool 2003-04, oo badankood ay ka yimaadeen ciyaarihii ugu horreeyay ee kooxda. Tani waxay keentay in la siiyo abaalmarinta NHL Rookie of the Month ee bisha Nofeembar. Khadka ayaa si dhakhso leh u kasbaday naaneysta "The Line Line", sababtoo ah xubnaheeda ayaa si muuqata u sameeyay "laba mataano iyo boqor". Xilli ciyaareedkii 2004-05 wuxuu u ciyaaray kooxda AHL ee Vancouver, Manitoba Moose, halkaas oo uu ku dhaawacmay dhaawac halis ah - mid ka mid ah oo qaatay bilooyin badan si uu uga soo kabto.