Calgarian Larry Kwong, first Chinese-Canadian player in NHL, dies at age 94
ZACH LAING, Calgary Herald, March 19, 2018
A trail-blazing athlete known as “King Kwong” to his followers, Larry Kwong broke barriers as the first person of Chinese heritage to play in the National Hockey League.
Kwong died in his Calgary home last Thursday, according to his family. He was 94.
He played his first and only NHL game with the New York Rangers on March 13, 1948, against the Montreal Canadiens at the Forum — although Kwong wasn’t given much more than a minute on the ice. Read more…
Larry Kwong, who played in one NHL game for the New York Rangers in 1948, died at his Calgary home on March 15, 2018. He was 94 years old.
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