Derek King spent the first nine-plus seasons of his NHL career with the Islanders. Now Chicago’s interim coach, he remembers initially being awed by the size of Nassau Coliseum during his first training camp in 1985, describing the suites and the locker room as "gorgeous."
"Coming from the OHL, it’s a big step," said King, who is positioning himself nicely to have the interim tag removed and get the job full time. "Then, after a while, you go to all these other rinks when you’re playing and you go back to home and you’re like, ‘Oh, when are they going to build a new rink?