List of Ice Hockey Players of Asian Descent

This is a list of ice hockey players who have ancestry in East Asia and/or Southeast Asia. We have forgotten to include players with South Asian ancestry.
===Asian descent===
 	Name	Birthplace 	Pos	Seasons 	Teams Played	Ethnicity 	Ref
 	 	New Westminster, BC	D 	2020–present	 	Biracial, Indian 	
 	 	Surrey, BC 	LW 	2023–present	 	Punjabi 	
 	 	Ottawa, ON 	D 	1998–2015 	 	Biracial, Taiwanese 	
 	 	Duncan, BC 	RW 	1987–1999 	 	Punjabi 	
 	 	Toronto, ON 	G 	2007–2008 	 	Jamaican-Chinese 	
 	 	London, ON 	D 	2021–present	 	Biracial, Korean 	
 	 	Regina, SK 	D 	2013–present	 	Romanian-German-Filipino 	
/	 	Edmonton, AB 	RW 	2017–present	 	Chinese 	
 	 	Kushiro, Japan 	G 	2006–2007 	 	Japanese 	
 	 	Calgary, AB 	D 	2022–present	 	Japanese 	
 	 	Winnipeg, MB 	LW 	2018–present	 	Japanese 	
 	 	Toronto, ON 	RW 	2016–2019 	 	Jamaican-Jewish-Chinese 	
 	 	Toronto, ON 	G 	1989–1994 	 	Biracial, Chinese 	
 	 	North Vancouver, BC	LW 	1994–2010 	 	Japanese-Scottish 	
 	 	North Vancouver, BC	RW 	1999–2000 	 	Japanese-Scottish 	
 	 	Surrey, BC 	LW 	2014–present	 	Punjabi 	
 	 	Vernon, BC 	C 	1947–1948 	 	Chinese 	
 	 	Mississauga, ON 	C 	1998–2016 	 	Punjabi-French 	
 	 	Bærum, Norway 	LW 	2015–2019 	 	Ugandan Indian-Norwegian 	
 	 	Ottawa, ON 	C 	2010–2012 	 	Japanese-German 	
 	 	Seoul, South Korea 	D 	1987–2003 	 	Korean 	
 	 	Seoul, South Korea 	RW 	1996–2010 	 	Korean 	
 	 	Arcadia, CA 	LW 	2019–present	 	Scottish-Filipino 	
 	 	Arcadia, CA 	LW 	2020–present	 	Scottish-Filipino 	
 	 	Peshtigo, WI 	RW 	2014–2015 	 	Biracial, Filipino 	
 	 	Richmond, BC 	RW 	2008–2011 	 	Japanese-Italian 	
 	 	Taber, AB 	RW 	2007–2018 	 	Biracial, Japanese 	
 	 	Columbus, OH 	RW 	2018–present	 	Biracial, Japanese 	
 	 	New Albany, OH 	RW 	2018–present	 	Biracial, Japanese 	
 	 	Ajax, ON 	C 	2015–present	 	Biracial, Filipino 	
 	 	Zürich, Switzerland	D 	2018–present	 	Swiss-Thai 	
 	 	Aurora, ON 	C 	2018–present	 	Slovak-Japanese 	
 	 	Sydney, Australia 	D 	2021–present	 	Biracial, Japanese 	
 	 	La Grange, IL 	C 	2008–2012 	 	Irish-Filipino 	
 	 	Brampton, ON 	G 	1994–2004 	 	Biracial, Japanese 	
 	 	London, ON 	C 	2019–present	 	Japanese-Scottish 	
 	 	White Bear Lake, MN	D 	1999–2008 	 	Japanese 	
 	 	Minneapolis, MN 	C 	1975–1976 	 	Chinese-Native 	
 	 	Spokane, WA 	RW 	2017–present	 	Biracial, his father is half-Japanese and his mother is half-Hawaiian	
/	 	Vancouver, BC 	RW 	2009–2014 	 	Biracial, Three quarter-Chinese and one quarter-Irish 	
====NHL career====
These are the top-ten players of Asian descent by career points, goals, and assists. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game
 Points
Player 	Pos	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	P/G
Paul Kariya 	LW 	989	402	587	989	1.00
Jason Robertson	LW 	292	133	181	314	1.08
Manny Malhotra 	C 	991	116	179	295	.30
Nick Suzuki 	C 	373	108	178	286	.77
Devin Setoguchi	RW 	516	131	130	261	.51
Matt Dumba 	D 	674	83 	165	248	.37
Richard Park 	RW 	738	102	139	241	.33
Devin Shore 	C 	443	51 	88 	139	.31
Kailer Yamamoto	RW 	303	58 	76 	134	.44
David Tanabe 	D 	449	30 	84 	114	.25
 Goals
Player 	Pos	G 	G/G
Paul Kariya 	LW 	402	.41
Jason Robertson	LW 	133	.46
Devin Setoguchi	RW 	131	.25
Manny Malhotra 	C 	116	.12
Nick Suzuki 	C 	108	.29
Richard Park 	RW 	102	.14
Matt Dumba 	D 	83 	.12
Kailer Yamamoto	RW 	58 	.19
Devin Shore 	C 	51 	.12
Jujhar Khaira 	LW 	33 	.10
 Assists
Player 	Pos	A 	A/G
Paul Kariya 	LW 	587	.59
Jason Robertson	LW 	181	.62
Manny Malhotra 	C 	179	.18
Nick Suzuki 	C 	178	.48
Matt Dumba 	D 	165	.24
Richard Park 	RW 	139	.19
Devin Setoguchi	RW 	130	.25
Devin Shore 	C 	88 	.20
David Tanabe 	D 	84 	.19
Kailer Yamamoto	RW 	76 	.25
====Franchise career====
These are the top-ten players of Asian descent, by career points, goals, and assists, when counting only their production with a specific franchise. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game
 Points
Player 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	P/G 	Team
Paul Kariya (LW) 	606	300	369	669	1.10	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jason Robertson (LW)	292	133	181	314	1.08	Dallas Stars
Nick Suzuki (C) 	373	108	178	286	.77 	Montreal Canadiens
Matt Dumba (D) 	598	79 	157	236	.39 	Minnesota Wild
Paul Kariya (LW) 	164	55 	106	161	.98 	Nashville Predators
Devin Setoguchi (RW)	267	84 	75 	159	.60 	San Jose Sharks
Manny Malhotra (C) 	344	53 	92 	145	.42 	Columbus Blue Jackets
Paul Kariya (LW) 	168	36 	87 	123	.73 	St. Louis Blues
Richard Park (RW) 	316	45 	75 	120	.38 	New York Islanders
Kailer Yamamoto (RW)	244	50 	68 	118	.48 	Edmonton Oilers
 Goals
Player 	G 	G/G	Team
Paul Kariya (LW) 	300	.50	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jason Robertson (LW)	133	.46	Dallas Stars
Nick Suzuki (C) 	108	.29	Montreal Canadiens
Devin Setoguchi (RW)	84 	.31	San Jose Sharks
Matt Dumba (D) 	79 	.13	Minnesota Wild
Paul Kariya (LW) 	55 	.34	Nashville Predators
Manny Malhotra (C) 	53 	.15	Columbus Blue Jackets
Kailer Yamamoto (RW)	50 	.22	Edmonton Oilers
Richard Park (RW) 	45 	.14	New York Islanders
Richard Park (RW) 	37 	.17	Minnesota Wild
 Assists
Player 	A 	A/G	Team
Paul Kariya (LW) 	369	.61	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jason Robertson (LW)	181	.62	Dallas Stars
Nick Suzuki (C) 	178	.48	Montreal Canadiens
Matt Dumba (D) 	157	.26	Minnesota Wild
Paul Kariya (LW) 	106	.65	Nashville Predators
Manny Malhotra (C) 	92 	.27	Columbus Blue Jackets
Paul Kariya (LW) 	87 	.52	St. Louis Blues
Devin Setoguchi (RW)	75 	.28	San Jose Sharks
Richard Park (RW) 	75 	.24	New York Islanders
Kailer Yamamoto (RW)	68 	.28	Edmonton Oilers
==See Also==
*List of ice hockey players of black African descent
*List of ice hockey players of Latin American descent
*List of ice hockey players of Semitic descent
Category:Players by Ethnic Background