Zachary Yuen (born March 3, 1993, ) is a Chinese-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). 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.
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.
Yuen signed a two-year contract with the Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2016, then became the first Chinese player to score for the Red Star during a 1–0 win over the Amur Khabarovsk.
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.
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.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2008–09Tri–City AmericansWHL 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 22009–10Tri–City AmericansWHL 42 1 3 4 19 22 1 1 2 122010–11Tri–City AmericansWHL 72 8 24 32 65 10 0 3 3 122011–12Tri–City AmericansWHL 66 12 26 38 46 15 1 4 5 182012–13Tri–City AmericansWHL 71 9 34 43 58 5 0 1 1 102013–14Toronto MarliesAHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —2013–14Orlando Solar BearsECHL 48 1 11 12 30 — — — — —2014–15Wheeling NailersECHL 27 3 4 7 16 — — — — —2014–15Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL 35 6 10 16 38 — — — — —2015–16Atlanta GladiatorsECHL 17 1 7 8 10 — — — — —2015–16Idaho SteelheadsECHL 51 3 17 20 48 7 0 1 1 62016–17Kunlun Red StarKHL 60 3 8 11 42 5 1 0 1 42017–18Kunlun Red StarKHL 21 2 1 3 18 — — — — —2017–18KRS HeilongjiangVHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —2018–19Kunlun Red StarKHL 35 1 1 2 41 — — — — —2019–20KRS BSU BeijingVHL 13 0 4 4 8 — — — — —2021–22Kunlun Red StarKHL 29 0 2 2 18 — — — — —2023–24Kunlun Red StarKHL 21 0 1 1 4 — — — — —KHL totals 166 6 13 19 123 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 29Junior totals 5 0 1 1 6 Senior totals 8 0 3 3 29
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