Mike Wong

Michael Anthony Wong (born January 14, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American retired ice hockey forward who played in 22 games for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1975–76 season. He is also a former Minnesota Golden Gloves boxing champion. He was drafted 7th (77th overall) in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Wong is of Chinese descent.

Professional career Wong played junior hockey in Minnesota and was called upon to join the American national junior team 1974 World Junior Championships. This was the first year of the tournament and was held in Leningrad. Wong did not score a point in five games.

Wong joined the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In the 1974–75 season he recorded 27 goals and 41 assists for 67 points. The Red Wings selected Wong with their 7th pick, 77th overall, in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Wong was also drafted 61st overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association.

Wong started the season with the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League, in which he scored 42 points in 39 games. He was called up to play for Detroit on October 11, 1975, for a game against the California Golden Seals. He remained with Detroit for 22 games, and scored one goal and one assist. He ended his time in the NHL with a plus/minus rating of -11.

For the next three seasons, Wong would split his time between Kalamazoo and several other teams. He played for the Rhode Island Reds of the American Hockey League in 1976–77, the Muskegon Mohawks of the IHL in 1977–78, and the Johnstown Wings of the North East Hockey League in 1978–79. He retired from pro hockey after the 1978–79 season.

After pro hockey Wong returned to Minnesota spent several years in Bloomington, Minnesota, playing for Buck's Unpainted Furniture U.S. senior elite team, he married his high school sweetheart. He later coached his son Jason's youth hockey teams in Minnesota. Jason went on to play junior and college hockey in Minnesota.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Minnesota Jr. North Stars MWJHL 57 24 32 56 128 — — — — — 1974–75 Montreal Juniors QMJHL 67 27 41 68 130 9 0 2 2 16 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 1 1 2 12 — — — — — 1975–76 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 39 20 22 42 81 — — — — — 1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 18 3 5 8 6 — — — — — 1976–77 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 24 12 10 22 22 — — — — — 1977–78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 58 23 18 41 63 4 1 0 1 18 1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 6 2 2 4 21 — — — — — 1978–79 Johnstown Red Wings NEHL 53 18 26 44 81 — — — — — IHL totals 135 57 53 110 187 4 1 0 1 18 NHL totals 22 1 1 2 12 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1974 United States WJC 5 0 0 0 4 Junior totals 5 0 0 0 4