List of ice hockey players of Asian descent

This is a list of ice hockey players who have ancestry in Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia and/or Southern Asia.

Players with NHL experience

Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup.

Active

Currently playing in the NHL or with an NHL affiliate. Stats current as of end of 2010-11 NHL Season.

Name	Ethnicity	Nationality	Debut	Seasons	GP	Teams	Reference
Chris Beckford-Tseu (G)	Chinese/Jamaican	Canada	February 21, 2008	1	1	St. Louis Blues (2008)
Manny Malhotra (C)	Indian/French Canadian	Canada	October 10, 1998	12	777	New York Rangers (1998–2002) Dallas Stars (2002–2003) Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–2009) San Jose Sharks (2009–2010) Vancouver Canucks (2010–present)
Jon Matsumoto (C)	Japanese/English	Canada	November 1, 2010	1	13	Carolina Hurricanes (2010–present)
Richard Park (RW)	Korean	United States	May 3, 1995	13	684	Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–1996) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–1998) Philadelphia Flyers (1998–1999) Minnesota Wild (2001–2004) Vancouver Canucks (2005–2006) New York Islanders (2006–2010) Pittsburgh Penguins (2011–present)
Raymond Sawada (RW)	Japanese/Italian	Canada	February 19, 2009	2	10	Dallas Stars (2009–present)
Devin Setoguchi (RW)	Japanese/English	Canada	October 29, 2007	4	267	San Jose Sharks (2007–2011) Minnesota Wild (2011–present)
Brandon Yip (RW)	Chinese/Irish	Canada	December 19, 2009	2	103	Colorado Avalanche (2009–2012) Nashville Predators (2012–present)

Past

Retired players or those who are active in leagues outside of North America.

Name	Ethnicity	Nationality	Debut	Seasons	GP	Teams	Reference
Robin Bawa (RW)	Indian	Canada	October 6, 1989	4	61	Washington Capitals (1989–1990) Vancouver Canucks (1991–1992) San Jose Sharks (1992–1993) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–1994)
Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	Japanese	Japan	January 13, 2007	1	4	Los Angeles Kings (2007)
Peter Ing (G)	Chinese/Jewish	Canada	November 16, 1989	4	74	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–1991) Edmonton Oilers (1991–1992) Detroit Red Wings (1993–1994)
Paul Kariya (LW)	Japanese/Scottish	Canada	January 20, 1995	15	989	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–2003) Colorado Avalanche (2003–2004) Nashville Predators (2005–2007) St. Louis Blues (2007–2010)
Steve Kariya (LW)	Japanese/Scottish	Canada	October 2, 1999	3	65	Vancouver Canucks (1999–2002)
Larry Kwong (C)	Chinese	Canada	March 13, 1948	1	1	New York Rangers (1948)
Jim Paek (D)	Korean	Canada	October 13, 1990	5	217	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–1993) Los Angeles Kings (1994) Ottawa Senators (1994–1995)
Jamie Storr (G)	Japanese/English	Canada	January 24, 1995	10	219	Los Angeles Kings (1995–2003) Carolina Hurricanes (2003–2004)
David Tanabe (D)	Japanese/Scotch-Irish	United States	October 7, 1999	8	449	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2003) Phoenix Coyotes (2003–2005) Boston Bruins (2005–2006) Carolina Hurricanes (2006–2008)
Mike Wong (C)	Chinese/Native American	United States	October 11, 1975	1	22	Detroit Red Wings (1975–1976)

Notable players without NHL experience

Active

• Torrie Jung, (Canadian), Goaltender: Mixed background of Chinese and Irish. Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (183rd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Currently playing for the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League.
• Martin Kariya (Canadian), Center: Younger brother of Paul and Steve Kariya. Mixed background of Japanese and Scottish. Currently playing for the HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss NLA.
• Hiroyuki Miura, (Japanese), Defence: First Japanese player to be drafted by a NHL team. The Montreal Canadiens chose him in the 11th round (260th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Currently not playing.
• Zachary Yuen, (Canadian), Defence: Born in Canada of Chinese parents. Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round (119th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Currently playing for the Tri-City Americans of the WHL.

Retired

• Jomar Cruz, (Canadian), Goaltender: A son of Filipino expatriates in Canada was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Currently serving as an Assistant Coach (Goaltending) for the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
• Ryan Kuwabara, (Canadian), Right Wing: Born in Canada of Japanese parents,^{[citation needed]} drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
• Matt Oikawa, (Canadian), Right Wing: Player of Japanese descent^{[citation needed]} was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 9th round (226th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
• Shim Kyuin, (South Korean), Left Wing: Second Korean-born player to be drafted by a NHL team. The Edmonton Oilers chose him in the 8th round (181st overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
• Steve Tsujiura, (Canadian), Center: Player of Japanese descent was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 10th round (205th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. Played for Japan in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Other

• Taro Tsujimoto: An imaginary ice hockey player that was legally drafted by the NHL's Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.

Number of players who have played with NHL teams

Rank	NHL Team	#
1	Vancouver Canucks	4
2	Anaheim Ducks	3
	Carolina Hurricanes	3
	Los Angeles Kings	3
	San Jose Sharks	3
7	Colorado Avalanche	2
	Dallas Stars	2
	Detroit Red Wings	2
	Minnesota Wild	2
	Nashville Predators	2
	New York Rangers	2
	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
	St. Louis Blues	2
14	Boston Bruins	1
	Columbus Blue Jackets	1
	Edmonton Oilers	1
	New York Islanders	1
	Ottawa Senators	1
	Philadelphia Flyers	1
	Phoenix Coyotes	1
	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
	Washington Capitals	1
23	Buffalo Sabres	0
	Calgary Flames	0
	Chicago Blackhawks	0
	Florida Panthers	0
	Montreal Canadiens	0
	New Jersey Devils	0
	Tampa Bay Lightning	0
	Winnipeg Jets	0

Excluded players without NHL experience and not of Asian descent

See also

• List of black ice hockey players
• List of ice hockey players of Latino descent
• List of ice hockey players of Middle Eastern descent