Larry King Kwong
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Larry King Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the NHL.
Kwong was born in Vernon, British Columbia on June 17, 1923 as Eng Kai Geong to immigrant grocer parents. Kwong played as a centre and was called the China Clipper Kwong Only Hockey Orientalist, China Clipper (name later used for CFL player Normie Kwong) and King Kwong. Kwong played one season with the New York Rangers in 1947-48.
Kwong only played on game on March 13, 1948 against the Montreal Canadiens. Kwong was only on the ice for a minute in the third period and no goals or assists in the short stint in the majors. Despite this incident, Kwong had a long amateur and minor league career in Canada and spent one season with the the Nottingham Panthers in the Britain before retiring in 1957. He later became a tennis coach in Switzerland and returned to run the family grocery, formerly known as Kwong Hing Lung (Abundant Prosperity), Food-Vale.
Kwong was married twice and had one child (daughter) from his first marriage. His second wife Janine Boyer died in 1999. Retired from the grocery business, he now lives in Calgary, Alberta.
[edit] Career Stats
- 1939-41 Vernon Hydrophones BCAHA
- 1941-42 Trail Smoke Eaters ABCSL
- 1942-43 Nanaimo Clippers WKHL
- 1943-44 Vancouver St. Regis NNDHL and Red Deer Wheelers ASHL
- 1944-45 did not play
- 1945-46 Trail Smoke Eaters WKHL
- 1946-48 New York Rovers EHL/QSHL
- 1947-48 New York Rangers NHL
- 1948-55 Valleyfield Braves QSHL/QHL
- 1955-56 Troy Bruins IHL
- 1955-56 Trois Rivieres Lions QHL
- 1956-57 Troy Bruins IHL
- 1956-57 Cornwall Chevies OHASr
- 1957-58 Notthingham Panthers
