Database

Comprehensive list of players of Asian descent in professional and junior hockey, from 1941 to the present day.

Note: This was last updated on March 7, 2021.

NHL

Matt	Dumba	RD	1994	CAN	Minnesota Wild	NHL
Jujhar	Khaira	LW	1994	CAN	Edmonton Oilers	NHL
Jason	Robertson	LW	1999	USA	Dallas Stars	NHL
Nicholas	Robertson	LW	2001	USA	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL
Kiefer	Sherwood	RW	1995	USA	Colorado Avalenche	NHL
Devin	Shore	C	1994	CAN	Edmonton Oilers	NHL
Jonas	Siegenthaler	LD	1997	SUI	New Jersey Devils	NHL
Nick	Suzuki	C	1999	CAN	Montreal Canadiens	NHL
Kailer	Yamamoto	RW	1998	USA	Edmonton Oilers	NHL
Devin	Setoguchi	RW	1987	CAN	Retired (2007-2018)	NHL
Tim	Stapleton	C	1982	USA	Retired (2006-2018)	NHL
Manny	Malhotra	C	1980	CAN	Retired (1998-2016)	NHL
Raymond	Sawada	RW	1985	CAN	Retired (2008-2016)	NHL
Bobby	Robins	RW	1981	USA	Retired (2006-2015)	NHL
Richard	Park	RW	1976	USA	Retired (1995-2014)	NHL
Chris	Beckford-Tseu	G	1984	CAN	Retired (2004-2011)	NHL
Paul	Kariya	LW	1974	CAN	Retired (1994-2010)	NHL
Steve	Kariya	LW	1977	CAN	Retired (1999-2010)	NHL
Jamie	Storr	G	1975	CAN	Retired (1995-2009)	NHL
David	Tanabe	RD	1980	USA	Retired (1999-2008)	NHL
Jim	Paek	LD	1967	KOR	Retired (1987-2003)	NHL
Robin	Bawa	RW	1966	CAN	Retired (1987-1999)	NHL
Peter	Ing	G	1969	CAN	Retired (1989-1996)	NHL
Mike	Wong	C	1955	USA	Retired (1975-1979)	NHL
Larry	Kwong	C	1923	CAN	Retired (1941-1960)	NHL

AHL

Taro	Hirose	LW	1996	CAN	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	DET
Cliff	Pu	RW	1998	CAN	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	CBJ
Kole	Sherwood	RW	1997	USA	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	CBJ
Dylan	Sikura	W	1995	CAN	Henderson Silver Knights	AHL	VGK
Tyler	Sikura	C	1992	CAN	Cleveland Monsters	AHL
Ryan	Suzuki	C	2001	CAN	Chicago Wolves	AHL	CAR
Mitchell	Vande Sompel	LD	1997	CAN	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	NYI
Jett	Woo	RD	2000	CAN	Utica Comets	AHL	VAN
Jonah	Imoo	G	1994	CAN	Retired (2015-2018)	AHL
Dusty	Imoo	G	1970	CAN	Retired (1991-2017)	AHL
Alex	Kim	C	1979	USA	Retired (2002-2013)	AHL
Martin	Kariya	C	1981	CAN	Retired (2003-2012)	AHL
Ryan	Kuwabara	RW	1972	CAN	Retired (1992-2010)	AHL
Steve	Tsujiura	C	1962	CAN	Retired (1982-1998)	AHL
Colin	Chin	F	1961	USA	Retired (1985-1996)	AHL

Major European

Hiroyuki	Murakami	C	1971	JPN	Retired (1993-2002)	Czech
Jon	Matsumoto	C	1986	CAN	Kölner Haie	DEL
Josh	Nicholls	RW	1992	CAN	Heilbronner Falken	DEL
Martin	Hyun	RW	1979	GER	Retired (2003-2005)	DEL
Matt	Kabayama	C	1965	CAN	Retired (1985-2005)	DEL
Spencer	Foo	RW	1994	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	CGY
Parker	Foo	LW	1998	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	CHI
Jason	Fram	RD	1995	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Garet	Hunt	LW	1987	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Brayden	Jaw	RW	1992	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Cory	Kane	C	1990	USA	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Oleg	Li	LW	1991	RUS	Bars Kazan	KHL
Luke	Lockhart	C	1992	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Alex	Riche	C	1996	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL
Pavel	Shen	C	1999	RUS	HK Sochi	KHL	BOS
Tyler	Wong	RW	1996	CAN	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	VGK
Stuart	Percy	LD	1993	CAN	Sport	Liiga
Brandon	Yip	LW	1985	CAN	Jukurit	Liiga
Greg	Squires	RW	1988	USA	TPS	Liiga
Kyen	Sopa	RW	2000	SUI	SC Bern	NLA
Dan	Nakaoka	C	1976	CAN	Retired (1998-2008)	NLA
Shane	Harper	RW	1989	USA	Brynäs IF	SHL
Josh	Ho-Sang	RW	1996	CAN	Örebro HK	SHL	NYI

Women’s Hockey (North America)

Aina	Mizukami	LD	1991	JPN	Calgary Inferno	CWHL
Baiwei	Yu	RD	1988	CHN	Retired (2005-2019)	CWHL
Julie	Chu	C	1982	USA	Retired (2000-2017)	CWHL
Vicky	Sunohara	C	1970	CAN	Retired (1990-2008)	CWHL
Rose	Alleva	RD	1992	USA	Minnesota Whitecaps	NWHL
Randi	Griffin	F	1988	USA	Retired (2016-2019)	NWHL
Jessica	Koizumi	F	1985	USA	Retired (2007-2019)	NWHL
So Jung	Shin	G	1990	KOR	Retired (2006-2018)	NWHL
Christine	Chao	D	1997	CAN	PWHPA	PWHPA

Women’s Hockey (International)

Hong	Guo	G	1973	CHN	Retired (1991-2005)	Olympics
Hongmei	Liu	F	1973	CHN	Retired (1996-2002)	Olympics
Emily	Costales	F	1996	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Melanie	Jue	F	1988	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Rachel	Llanes	F	1991	USA	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Leah	Lum	F	1996	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Kimberly	Newell	G	1995	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Xueting	Qi	RD	1986	CHN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Kaitlin	Tse	LD	1997	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Jessica	Wong	RD	1991	CAN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Zhixin	Liu	LD	1993	CHN	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Maddie	Woo	F	1994	USA	Shenzhen KRS Rays	Russia-W
Sena	Suzuki	LD	1991	JPN	Göteborg HC	SDHL-W

ECHL

Michael	Kim	LD	1995	CAN	Jacksonville Icemen	ECHL
Mikael	Tam	LD	1991	CAN	Rapid City Rush	ECHL
Yuri	Terao	RW	1995	JPN	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	COL
Justin	Woods	LD	1994	CAN	Kansas City Mavericks	ECHL
Yushiroh	Hirano	RW	1995	JPN	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	PIT
Kengo	Ito	LD	1978	JPN	Retired (1997-2020)	ECHL
Masahito	Nishiwaki	RW	1982	JPN	Retired (1999-2020)	ECHL
Dennis	Brown	RD	1989	USA	Retired (2014-2018)	ECHL
Takahito	Suzuki	RW	1975	JPN	Retired (1999-2013)	ECHL
Darcy	Mitani	C	1973	CAN	Retired (1996-2012)	ECHL
Matt	Kang	LW	1988	CAN	Retired (2004-2011)	ECHL
Hiroyuki	Miura	RD	1973	JPN	Retired (1994-2009)	ECHL
Daniel	Kim	F	1981	USA	Retired (2004-2007)	ECHL
Jomar	Cruz	G	1980	CAN	Retired (2001-2006)	ECHL
Michael	Chin	RW	1980	USA	Retired (2003-2005)	ECHL

Major Junior (Active)

Nicholas	Wong	C	2001	CAN	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
Jordan	Spence	RD	2001	CAN	Val-d’Or Foreurs	QMJHL	LAK
Samuel	Huo	C	2001	CAN	Tri-City Americans	WHL
Sammy	May	F	2003	CAN	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
Sasha	Mutala	RW	2001	CAN	Tri-City Americans	WHL	COL
Marcus	Nguyen	RW	2004	CAN	Portland Winterhawks	WHL
Kayden	Sadhra-Kang	D	2003	CAN	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
Trevor	Wong	C	2003	CAN	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
Arshdeep	Bains	F	2001	CAN	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
Alex	Kannok-Leipert	RD	2000	CAN	Vancouver Giants	WHL	WAS
Brendan	Lee	F	2002	USA	Everett Silvertips	WHL

NCAA (Active)

Oliver	Chau	C	1997	CAN	Quinnipiac University	NCAA
Josh	Groll	F	2001	USA	University of Michigan	NCAA
Matthew	Hayami	C	2000	CAN	Princeton University	NCAA
Akito	Hirose	LD	1999	CAN	Minnesota State University	NCAA
Tyler	Inamoto	LD	1999	USA	University of Wisconsin	NCAA	FLR
Jordan	Kawaguchi	C	1997	CAN	University of North Dakota	NCAA
Noah	Kim	RD	2000	USA	Air Force Academy	NCAA
Chong Min	Lee	F	1999	KOR	University of Alaska	NCAA
Jayden	Lee	RD	2001	CAN	Quinnipiac University	NCAA
Yuki	Miura	C	1996	JPN	Lake Superior State University	NCAA
Zachary	Okabe	RW	2001	CAN	St. Cloud State University	NCAA
Jordan	Sandhu	C	1999	CAN	Arizona State University	NCAA
Chad	Sasaki	LD	1998	USA	Colorado College	NCAA
Kohei	Sato	LW	1996	JPN	University of New Hampshire	NCAA
Andong	Song	LD	1997	CHN	Cornell University	NCAA	NYI
Bryan	Yoon	RD	1998	USA	Colorado College	NCAA
Peter	Zhong	LW	1998	CHN	Arizona State University	NCAA

Women’s NCAA/USports (Active)

Kassy	Betinol	F	2001	CAN	University of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA-W
Dani	Castino	F	2001	USA	Merrimack College	NCAA-W
Tia	Chan	G	2002	CAN	University of Connecticut	NCAA-W
Su Yeon	Eom	RD	2001	KOR	St. Lawrence University	NCAA-W
Bella	Kang	F	1998	USA	Cornell University	NCAA-W
Emma	Kee	F	2000	USA	Princeton University	NCAA-W
Grace	Lee	F	2000	USA	Yale University	NCAA-W
Vivian	Lu	LD	1999	USA	Brown University	NCAA-W
Taylor	Lum	F	2003	CAN	St. Lawrence University	NCAA-W
Lauren	Moriyama	LD	1999	CAN	Yale University	NCAA-W
Lunasa	Sano	F	1998	JPN	Harvard University	NCAA-W
Anna	Segedi	LW	2000	USA	St. Lawrence University	NCAA-W
Athena	Song	LD	1999	USA	Cornell University	NCAA-W
Camryn	Wong	RD	2000	CAN	University of Connecticut	NCAA-W
Jacquie	Tam	F	2000	CAN	Brown University	NCAA-W
Tiffany	Chiu	F	1998	CAN	University of British Columbia	USports-W
Ye Eun	Park	RD	1996	KOR	Ryerson University	USports-W
Grace	Tam	RD	2001	CAN	Carleton University	USports-W

Junior A (Active)

Justin	Gurney	LW	2000	CAN	Coquitlam Express	BCHL
Tyler	Ho	RW	2000	CAN	Penticton Vees	BCHL
Tyler	Schleppe	F	2001	CAN	Langley Rivermen	BCHL
Juncheng	Yan	F	2000	CHN	Victoria Grizzlies	BCHL
Brad	Ong	F	1999	CAN	Coquitlam Express	BCHL
Brendan	Kim	D	2000	CAN	St. Cloud Norsemen	NAHL
Payton	Matsui	F	2000	USA	Aberdeen Wings	NAHL
Siming	Wu	G	2001	CAN	Brampton Admirals	OJHL
Aidan	Barfoot	RW	2001	CAN	Richmond Sockeyes	PIJHL
David	Ma	LD	2002	USA	Chicago Steel	USHL
Yu	Sato	LW	2002	JPN	Lincoln Stars	USHL
Austin	Wong	C	2000	CAN	Fargo Force	USHL	WPG

Minor North American

Torrie	Jung	G	1989	CAN	Retired (2010-2014)	CHL
Chris	Sudo	F	1987	CAN	Retired (2003-2011)	CHL
Kyuin	Shim	LW	1974	KOR	Retired (1995-1998)	CHL
Mike	Chen	RD	1992	USA	Pensacola Ice Flyers	SPHL
Eddie	Matsushima	F	1994	USA	Pensacola Ice Flyers	SPHL
Dean	Yakura	C	1985	CAN	Huntsville Havoc	SPHL
Matt	Oikawa	RW	1977	CAN	Retired (1995-2000)	WPHL

Minor European

Dennis	Yan	LW	1997	RUS	Black Wings 1992	Austria	TBL
Scott	Fukami	F	1972	CAN	Retired (1993-2001)	Division 1
Yoshihiro	Kuroiwa	G	1993	JPN	Prizma Riga	Latvia
Tim	McGauley	C	1995	CAN	Stjernen Hockey	Norway
Victor	Bartley	LD	1988	CAN	Unia Oswiecim	Poland
Jonathan	Ang	C	1998	CAN	HC Thurgau	Swiss
Nikita	Li	RW	1997	RUS	Dizel Penza	VHL
Derek	Dun	G	1993	CAN	KRS-ORG Beijing	VHL
Tianyu	Hu	RD	1992	CHN	KRS ORG Beijing	VHL
Sam	Hu	RW	1996	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Colin	Joe	LD	1988	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Jordan	Liem	G	1993	CAN	KRS-ORG Beijing	VHL
Brandon	Magee	C	1994	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Ty	Schultz	RD	1997	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Chris	Seto	LW	1997	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Zehao	Sun	G	1995	CHN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Brandon	Wong	C	1986	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Rudi	Ying	C	1998	CHN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL
Zach	Yuen	LD	1993	CAN	KRS-BSU Beijing	VHL

Asia

Jin Hui	Ahn	RW	1991	KOR	Anyang Halla	ALIH
Min Ho	Cho	C	1987	KOR	Anyang Halla	ALIH
Simon	Denis	RD	1991	CAN	Tohoku Free Blades	ALIH
Yutaka	Fukufuji	G	1982	JPN	Nikko Icebucks	ALIH
Ryo	Hashimoto	LD	1992	JPN	Oji Eagles	ALIH
Yu	Hikosaka	F	1995	JPN	Nikko Icebucks	ALIH
Shoma	Izumi	F	1996	JPN	East Hokkaido Cranes	ALIH
Ki Sung	Kim	F	1985	KOR	Anyang Halla	ALIH
Sang Wook	Kim	C	1988	KOR	Anyang Halla	ALIH
Shuhei	Kuji	RW	1987	JPN	Oji Eagles	ALIH
Daisuke	Obara	C	1981	JPN	Oji Eagles	ALIH
Yuto	Osawa	C	1993	JPN	Oji Eagles	ALIH
Takeshi	Saito	RW	1981	JPN	East Hokkaido Cranes	ALIH
Sang Hoon	Shin	C	1993	KOR	Anyang Halla	ALIH
Go	Tanaka	C	1983	JPN	Tohoku Free Blades	ALIH
Hiroki	Ueno	LW	1986	JPN	East Hokkaido Cranes	ALIH
Woo Sang	Park	C	1985	KOR	Retired (2008-2019)	ALIH
Dong Hwan	Song	RW	1980	KOR	Retired (2003-2016)	ALIH
Ryan	Fujita	C	1972	CAN	Retired (1994-2009)	ALIH
Akihito	Sugisawa	RW	1967	JPN	Retired (1987-2005)	ALIH
Aito	Iguchi	F	2003	JPN	Saitama Sakae High	Japan
Toshiyuki	Sakai	RW	1964	JPN	Retired (1984-2003)	JIHL
Norio	Suzuki	F	1964	JPN	Retired (1983-1998)	JIHL

Team Staff: Coaches

Chris	Beckford-Tseu	CAN	USports: Ryerson University – Goaltending Coach (2017-2018, 2019-Present) OHL: Mississauga Steelheads – Goaltending Coach (2018-2019)
Michael	Chan	CAN	AHL: Toronto Marlies – Video Coach (2021-Present) WHL: Edmonton Oil Kings – Video Coach (2016-2021) USports: University of Alberta – Video Coach (2014-2016)
Julie	Chu	USA	USports: Concordia University – Head Coach (2016-Present), Assistant Coach (2014-2016) NCAA: Union College – Assistant Coach (2010-2013) NCAA: University of Minnesota – Assistant Coach (2007-2008)
Jack	Han	CAN	NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs – Hockey Operations Analyst (2017-2019) AHL: Toronto Marlies – Assistant Coach (2019-2020)
Dusty	Imoo	CAN	NHL: Los Angeles Kings – Development Coach (2015-2019) KHL: Kunlun Red Star – Goaltending Coach (2019-2020) AHL: St. John’s IceCaps – Goaltending Coach (2013-2015) WHL: Seattle Thunderbirds – Goaltending Coach (2011-2013)
Samuel	Kim	USA	NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs – Video Coach (2020-Present) AHL: Bakersfield Condors – Video Coach (2018-2020) AHL: Springfield Falcons – Video Coach (2015-2016) International: South Korea – Video Coach (2016-2018)
Jessica	Koizumi	USA	NCAA: University of Vermont – Assoicate Head Coach (2017-Present) NCAA: Ohio State University – Associate Head Coach (2016-2017) NCAA: Yale University – Assistant Coach (2010-2016)
Ryan	Kuwabara	CAN	OHL: Flint Firebirds – Associate Coach (2019-Present) OHL: Saginaw Spirit – Assistant Coach (2017-2019)
Sudarshan	Maharaj	CAN	NHL: Anaheim Ducks – Goaltending Coach (2016-Present) NHL: New York Islanders – Goaltending Coach (2003-2006, 2009-2012) AHL: Norfolk Admirals – Goaltending Coach (2013-2015) AHL: San Diego Gulls (2015-2016)
Manny	Malhotra	CAN	NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs – Assistant Coach (2020-Present) NHL: Vancouver Canucks – Assistant Coach (2017-2020), Development Coach (2016-2017)
Jim	Paek	KOR	AHL: Grand Rapids Griffins – Assistant Coach (2005-2014) International: South Korea – Head Coach (2014-Present)
Vicky	Sunohara	CAN	Usports: University of Torotno – Head Coach (2011-Present)
Randy	Wong	CAN	WHL: Medicine Hat Tigers – Assistant Coach (1997-2001)

Team Staff: Management/Scouts

Wes	Clark	CAN	NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs – Assistant Director of Player Personnel (2018-Present), Scout (2015-2016) NHL: Florida Panthers – Scout (2016-2018) OHL: Soo Greyhounds – Director of Player Development (2013-2015), Director of Hockey Operations (2011-2012)
Kim	Pegula	USA	NHL: Buffalo Sabres – Owner (2015-Present), President (2018-Present) AHL: Rochester Americans – President (2018-Present)
Charles	Wang	USA	NHL: New York Islanders – Owner (2000-2018)
Steve	Kariya	CAN	NHL: New York Islanders (2018-Present) NHL: New Jersey Devils (2014-2016) WHL: Portland Winterhawks – Assistant Coach (2012-2013)
Shin	Larsson	SWE	NHL: San Jose Sharks – Director of European Scouting (2017-Present), Scout (2006-2017)
Richard	Park	USA	NHL: Minnesota Wild – Development Coach (2014-2019), Scout (2018-Present) International: South Korea – Assistant Coach (2014-2018)
Harkie	Singh	CAN	NHL: New York Islanders (2000-2006) NHL: Vancouver Canucks (2007-2009)

Team Staff

Gene	Honda	USA	NHL: Chicago Blackhawks (2001-Present) MLB: Chicago White Sox (1985-Present) NCAA: DePaul Men’s Basketball (1998-Present) NCAA: Illinois Men’s Football (2012-Present)
Shingo	Sasaki	JPN	WHL: Vancouver Giants (2018-Present) International: Japan (2015-2017)
Masayasu	Takaiwa	USA	NHL: Dallas Stars (2015-2016) AHL: Iowa Wild (2017-Present) NCAA: Minnesota State University (2014-2015) NCAA: University of Nebraska (2009-2014) NCAA: Eastern Michigan University (2003-2009) NCAA: Lake Superior State University (2002-2003)
Lester	Tiu	CAN	OHL: Saginaw Spirit (2018-Present) OHL: Mississauga Steelheads (2017-2018) OHL: Sarnia Sting (2014-2017)
Stan	Wong	USA	International: United States (2004-Present)