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.

This article is about the American ice hockey player. For the Singaporean football manager, see Mike Wong Mun Heng. For other people of the same name, see Michael Wong (disambiguation).
Mike Wong
Born (1955-01-14) January 14, 1955
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 77th overall, 1975
Detroit Red Wings
WHA Draft 32nd overall, 1974
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 1975–1979

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 season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Minnesota Jr. North Stars MWJHL 57243256128 —————
1974–75 Montreal Juniors QMJHL 67274168130 902216
1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2211212 —————
1975–76 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3920224281 —————
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 183586 —————
1976–77 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2412102222 —————
1977–78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 80110 —————
1977–78 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 5823184163 410118
1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 622421 —————
1978–79 Johnstown Red Wings NEHL 5318264481 —————
IHL totals 1355753110187 410118
NHL totals 2211212 —————

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1974 United States WJC 50004
Junior totals 50004
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