Updates and Profiles on Hockey Players of Asian Descent
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
The Dallas Stars have traded 24-year-old centre Devin Shore to the Anaheim Ducks in return for veteran winger Andrew Cogliano, 31, who had the fourth-longest consecutive games streak in the NHL (830 games from 2007-2018). A second round draft pick of the Stars in 2012 (61st overall), Shore spent three years at the University of… Continue reading Devin Shore Traded to Anaheim
2018 saw a number of firsts for players of Asian descent, including Kailer Yamamoto's first NHL goal and first AHL goals for Cliff Pu and Jonathan Ang. A first-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 2017, winger Kailer Yamamoto scored his first NHL goal on October 18th against the Boston Bruins. Yamamoto received a… Continue reading First Goals: Yamamoto, Pu, and Ang
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
Sudarshan Maharaj made history when he was hired by the New York Islanders in 2003 to serve as their Goalie Coach, becoming the first Asian-American to coach a NHL team. Born in Trinidad in 1964 to parents of Indian descent, Maharaj and his family moved to Toronto in 1970, where he was first introduced to… Continue reading Profile: Sudarshan Maharaj
A pioneer in the truest sense, Larry Kwong (1923 - 2018) was not only the first NHL player of Asian descent, but also the first NHL player of colour when he stepped on the ice at the Montreal Forum for the New York Rangers in a game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 13, 1948.… Continue reading Profile: Larry Kwong
