George Chin

George Chin is a Canadian retired ice hockey right wing who won consecutive National Championships with Michigan.
==Career==
Charles and Rose Chin, operators of Chin's Restaurant in Lucknow, Ontario, had fourteen children together. All eleven of their sons grew up playing hockey but three of the boys demonstrated a tremendous amount of talent. In September of 1944 Albert (17), Bill (16) and George (15) all attended the Toronto Maple Leafs' training camp and put on a show for the spectators. Despite being smaller and younger than most of the other players, the three boys had reports from the Toronto Daily Star claiming: "They'll be ready for the big time before long." Curiously, all three boys remined unsigned by the Leafs as well as the Detroit Red Wings, who had also shown interest. Undeterred, George and his brothers continued on with their junior careers. George became an inaugural member of the Windsor Spitfires and later was a member of the Chatham Maroons when it won the Turner Cup in 1950.
With no offers from NHL teams, Chin accepted a scholarship from Michigan and began attending classes in the fall of 1950. After a year with the freshman team, Chin became a major contributor for the defending champion Wolverines and helped the team return to the NCAA tournament. Chin led Michigan in scoring for the championship, scoring two goals and two assists as the Wolverines won their third title. His offensive punch got him a place on the NCAA All-Tournament First Team. Michigan repeated as champions in 1953, with Chin again leading the team in postseason scoring, mostly on the strength of his five points against Boston University.https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756329/201
In his senior season the Wolverines reached the tournament for the seventh consecutive year and were one of the favorites to win the tournament. In the semifinal against Rensselaer Chin was held scoreless for the first time in his postseason career and the Wolverines fell to the underdog Bachelors 4–6. The team destroyed their hotel room than night and then beat up Boston College in the consolation game with Chin contributing a goal and an assist. Despite the sour end, Chin ended his career as one of Michigan's top players, scoring 55 goals and 67 assists in three seasons. In six tournament games he scored 5 goals and added 7 assists for one of the best frozen four totals in NCAA history. Chin played one year of professional hockey after graduating, scoring 75 points for the Nottingham Panthers in 1954–55. After ending his playing career Chin moved to Alberta and worked in the oil industry.
He was inducted into the Michigan Dekers Hall of Fame in 1977 and was named as the 36th best player in the history of Michigan ice hockey in 2018.
==Pioneer==
Chin was one of the few players of his era who was of Asian descent. Despite China having been an ally of Canada during World War II there was still a good deal of hostility that was thrown in his direction when he played junior hockey. Years later Chin would recall chants like "Kill that Chink!" when he played on the road in towns like Hanover and Goderich. Even in college he couldn't always escape unfounded criticism, being derisively called "As wide as he is tall." by a Colorado newspaper during the 1952 championship. Despite the vitriol, Chin became one of the earliest star Asian players of college ice hockey and would be followed by many over the years, including brothers Mel and Herb Wakabayashi, Bob Iwabuchi, Paul Kariya and Brandon Yip.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1946–47 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHA 		9 	5 	5 	10 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1946–47 	Windsor Spitfires 	IHL 		15 	8 	13 	21 	0 		3 	3 	2 	5 	0
1949–50 	Chatham Maroons 	IHL 		38 	18 	22 	40 	6 		10 	3 	1 	4 	2
1951–52 	Michigan 	MCHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	Michigan 	MCHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953–54 	Michigan 	WIHL 		— 	21 	27 	48 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1954–55 	Nottingham Panthers	BNL 		60 	35 	40 	75 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		54 	55 	67 	122 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 	1952 	
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team	1953 	
All-WIHL Second Team 	1953–54	
==References==
==External links==
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