The story of Setoguchi's career is one of perseverance in the face of unimaginable challenges. A 31-goal-scorer as a 21-year-old, he was out of the NHL just seven years later, battling alcoholism and drug use. A Yonsei (fourth-generation Japanese-Canadian), Setoguchi was born on New Years Day in 1987 in Taber, Alberta and grew up on… Continue reading Profile: Devin Setoguchi
One of the elite two-way forwards of his generation, Malhotra starred in the NHL for 16 seasons where he played in 1,026 games. He was among the best in NHL history at faceoffs, with the fourth-highest career faceoff winning percentage (58.85%) ever. A second-generation Punjabi-Canadian, Malhotra played minor hockey in Mississauga, ON before being drafted… Continue reading Profile: Manny Malhotra
Kuwabara is currently the Assistant Coach of the Saginaw Spirit in the Ontario Hockey League after an 18-year professional career. He is a third-generation Japanese-Canadian and was born in Hamilton, ON in 1972. In 1989, Kuwabara was drafted by the Ottawa 67's eighth overall in the OHL draft. He would spend the next three seasons… Continue reading Profile: Ryan Kuwabara
One of the most accomplished and prolific scorers of his generation, Kariya was immortalized among the legends of the hockey world when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017. “I would never use ‘dream come true’ because it’s so far out of the realm of dream. As a kid growing up,… Continue reading Profile: Paul Kariya
Bawa was the first NHL player of South Asian descent when he played for the Washington Capitals in the 1990-91 season. Born on Vancouver Island in 1966, Bawa started playing hockey on an outdoor pond behind his father's store and played minor hockey in Cowichan Valley. In 1982, he started major junior with the Kamloops… Continue reading Profile: Robin Bawa
One of the most prominent Canadian hockey players of all time, Sunohara has won 2 Olympic gold medals and 7 World Championship gold medals. Sunohara was born in Scarborough, ON in 1970 and is a second-generation Japanese-Canadian. Playing primarily as a centre, she spent two years at Northeastern University from 1988-1990, winning an ECAC championship… Continue reading Profile: Vicky Sunohara
The MVP of the Western Hockey League in 1980-81, Steve Tsujiura was one of the most prolific scorers in junior and minor hockey. Tsujiura was born in 1962 in Coaldale, a small town in the Canadian prairies. After two seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the Taber Golden Suns where he compiled 143… Continue reading Profile: Steve Tsujiura
Jim Paek (백지선) has had a decorated playing, coaching, and management career in hockey, as not only the first player of Korean descent to play in the NHL, but also the first player of Asian descent to win the Stanley Cup. Paek was born in 1967 in Seoul and moved to Toronto as an infant.… Continue reading Profile: Jim Paek
Born in Toronto in 1969, Ing played minor hockey for the Toronto Marlboros and Markham Waxers before being drafted by the Windsor Spitfires 25th overall in the second round of the 1986 OHL Draft. Ing spent most of 3 OHL seasons in Windsor, where he backstopped the Spitfires to the J. Ross Robertson Cup as the OHL… Continue reading Profile: Peter Ing
The second-most decorated American woman in Olympic Winter Games history, Julie Chu (1982-) has had one of the most accomplished international, professional, and coaching careers in hockey. Chu was the first Asian-American to join the US National Team when she was selected for the 4 Nations Cup in 2000. A right-shooting centre, she would go… Continue reading Profile: Julie Chu
Asian Americans in Hockey 
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