Zach Yuen

Zachary Yuen (born March 3, 1993, Chinese: 袁俊杰) is a Canadian-Chinese professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] Yuen was one of the first players of Chinese descent to be drafted in the NHL Entry Draft.

Zach Yuen
Born (1993-03-03) March 3, 1993
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Kunlun Red Star
Toronto Marlies
National team  China
NHL Draft 119th overall, 2011
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

While playing with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Yuen became the first defenceman of Chinese descent to be drafted in the NHL Entry Draft after being selected by the Winnipeg Jets in 2011.[2][3]

After playing two more seasons with the Tri-City Americans, Yuen made his professional debut with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2013–14 season. He played three games with the Marlies before being assigned to the ECHL.[4]

Yuen signed a two-year contract with the Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2016,[5] then became the first Chinese player to score for the Red Star during a 1–0 win over the Amur Khabarovsk.[6]

International play

Yuen was called up to represent the China men's national ice hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics on January 28, 2022.[7]

Personal life

Yuen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father immigrated from Hong Kong and his mother was born in Vancouver after his maternal grandparents immigrated from Hong Kong.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Tri–City Americans WHL 40000 71012
2009–10 Tri–City Americans WHL 4213419 2211212
2010–11 Tri–City Americans WHL 728243265 1003312
2011–12 Tri–City Americans WHL 6612263846 1514518
2012–13 Tri–City Americans WHL 719344358 501110
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL 30004 —————
2013–14 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 481111230 —————
2014–15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 2734716 —————
2014–15 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 356101638 —————
2015–16 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 1717810 —————
2015–16 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 513172048 70116
2016–17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 60381142 51014
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL 2121318 —————
2017–18 KRS Heilongjiang VHL 80004 —————
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 3511241 —————
2019–20 KRS BSU Beijing VHL 130448 —————
2021–22 Kunlun Red Star KHL 2902218 —————
KHL totals 14561218119 51014

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 50116
2022 China OG 12th 4 0 0 0 0
2022 China WC D2A 27th 4 0 3 3 29
Junior totals 50116
Senior totals 8 0 3 3 29

References
  1. "Zach Yuen". Elite Prospects.
  2. Andrew McNicol (July 27, 2018). "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Zachary Yuen, NHL's first Chinese draft, eyes success for China national team". South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. Postma, Eric (February 17, 2012). "Prospect Profile: Zachary Yuen". NHL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. Buffery, Steve (November 10, 2016). "Former Marlies defenceman Yuen, now a KHLer, hopes to play for China at 2022 Olympics". Toronto Sun. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. "Возврат Тихонова и другие переводы". khl.ru (in Russian). July 18, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  6. "Zach Yuen Makes History for KHL'S Chinese Expansion Team". The Hockey News. October 28, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. "China's Olympic hockey hopes rest on North American talent". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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