Larry Kwong, the first player of Asian heritage to appear in an NHL game, has died at 94.
According to an online obituary, he died Thursday in Calgary, Alberta.
Our #NYR family recently lost two former Blueshirts. We send our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Greg Polis and Larry Kwong. pic.twitter.com/5i5TnjLEOy
Kwong played a shift with the New York Rangers against the Montreal Canadiens on March 13, 1948. The brief NHL stint came after he joined the New York Rovers, a Rangers farm team.