Will King

VALENCIA — Over seven years, Will King’s hockey career has resembled a ping-pong ball.

But all of that bouncing around has paid off for the 21-year-old goaltender, who graduated from Mars High School by taking online courses.

King, who has played for 10 teams since 2009, has signed a professional contract with Kalliknge/Ronneby IF (KRIF) in Sweden and will play there next season.

The 47-team Sweden Hockey League is broken up into tiers, based on talent level. KRIF is on the bottom tier, but if it wins its league, it plays in the next tier up the following season.

Or, if King plays well, he may get called up to a higher-level team on his own which is something he’s grown accustomed to doing.

King said, “Going over to Sweden, I know I’m going to get good coaching. ... It’s serious stuff in that country, and I’m looking forward to it.”