| Zach Yuen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1993, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Defence Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team F. teams |
Kunlun Red Star Toronto Marlies |
| Ntl. team |  China
|
| NHL Draft | 119th overall, 2011 Winnipeg Jets |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
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.
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 72 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 66 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 71 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 48 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Atlanta Gladiators | ECHL | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 51 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | KRS Heilongjiang | VHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | KRS BSU Beijing | VHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 178 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 142 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| KHL totals | 145 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2022 | China | OG | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | China | WC D2A | 27th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Zach Yuen.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Zachary Yuen, NHL's first Chinese draft, eyes success for China national team", South China Morning Post, July 27, 2018.
- ↑ Prospect Profile: Zachary Yuen (February 17, 2012).
- ↑ "Former Marlies defenceman Yuen, now a KHLer, hopes to play for China at 2022 Olympics", Toronto Sun, November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Возврат Тихонова и другие переводы (ru) (July 18, 2016).
- ↑ ZACH YUEN MAKES HISTORY FOR KHL'S CHINESE EXPANSION TEAM (October 28, 2016).
- ↑ China’s Olympic hockey hopes rest on North American talent.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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