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- Lawrence Kwong (born Eng Kai Geong; simplified Chinese : 吴启光; traditional Chinese : 吳啟光; pinyin : Wú Qǐguāng; Cantonese Yale : Ǹgh Káigwōng; June 17, 1923 – March 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who was the first player of Asian descent in the National Hockey League (NHL), [ 1 ] playing a short shift at the end of the third period.
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In 1951 Kwong won the Vimy Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the QSHL. That year, he led the Valleyfield Braves to the league championship and then to the Alexander Cup, the Canadian major senior title. In the following QSHL season (1951–52), Kwong's 38 goals were topped only by Jean Béliveau 's 45 tallies.
Mar 2, 2015 · Larry Kwong (born Eng Kai Geong), hockey player (born 17 June 1923 in Vernon, BC; died 15 March 2018 in Calgary, AB). On 13 March 1948, Kwong became the first Chinese Canadian to play a National Hockey League (NHL) game. He also had a long career in professional hockey in Switzerland as a player and a coach.
Larry Kwong, Gifted Athlete Who Broke NHL’s Color Barrier, Dies at 94 Kwong, the first athlete of Asian heritage to play in an NHL game, battled racism and discrimination as he made a name for ...
Jan 27, 2024 · Larry Kwong had a passion for hockey that drove him to break barriers, alter history and change the game internationally. Kwong is known for breaking the colour barrier as the first player of ...
He quickly became the toast of New York’s Chinatown. Before one Rovers game, Kwong, by this point nicknamed “The China Clipper” and “King Kwong,” was honoured at center ice by Chinatown’s unofficial mayor Shavey Lee and two showgirls from the China Doll nightclub.
Mar 19, 2018 · A Chinese-Canadian born in British Columbia, he was the league’s first player of Asian descent. The Rangers had discovered Kwong after he played for a Canadian Army hockey team in World War II....
Larry Kwong made history as the first Asian player to touch NHL ice. But his immeasurable impact on the game extends far beyond his lone big-league shift. I t was a Sunday afternoon...
