Players. Calgarian Larry Kwong, first Chinese-Canadian player in NHL, dies at age 94. Song also will continue to play internationally. He said he patterns his game after former Detroit Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom. Dion Phaneuf made his NHL debut in 2005 playing in his home province of Alberta with the Calgary Flames. SUNRISE, Fla. -- With their sixth-round pick, the New York Islanders made history by choosing Andong Song, the first Chinese player to be selected in the NHL draft. Andong Song. /CFP. For the first time, a Chinese player was selected in the NHL draft when the Isles chose Andong Song with pick No. Song, listed as forward and defenseman at Elite Prospects but apparently preferring the latter, led his hometown team to the Chinese Hockey League championship. "Hopefully what I want to do is rally people behind me. "Before I make enough progress or the Islanders think I'm good to go, I want to improve myself while continuing my education," Song to English newspaper China Daily. The turning point came in 2006. "Given the composition of our team this year, in a lot of ways he can relate to how many minutes Duncan Keith logged during the [Stanley Cup] Playoffs," Bilodeau said. The 6-foot, 161-pound defenseman, who plays at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, had three goals and seven assists in 26 games. Suffering from laryngitis during his childhood, a doctor suggested he needed to "breath more cold air." Three more years down the road, he was drafted by the Islanders. Ice hockey came into Song's life in an unexpected way. Nationality. Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League, Bienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Добро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лиги, Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin, Välkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida, Vítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey League, Vitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey League, Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League, Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League. "There was a big loop and the section in the middle would be all concrete," Song said. In 2012, he went to the Lawrenceville School and became the only Chinese player in the school's ice hockey team. The New York Islanders took … In 1990, Korean hockey player Jim Paek was the first Asian-born player to win the Stanley Cup, playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. ... His game is steady. Any other third party trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Discuss the NHL, AHL, KHL, NWHL, IIHF and every other hockey league you can think of! Larry Kwong, who played in one NHL game for the New York Rangers in … In June 2015, 18-year-old Song Andong was selected by the New York Islanders as the 172nd pick in the NHL Draft. Song Andong (L) and Yao Ming of China answer questions about 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 29, 2015. 172 pick in the draft Saturday. ", nhlWid=Math.random()*10000000000000000; document.write('