| Kevin He | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2006-04-30)April 30, 2006 (age 18) Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team | Winnipeg Jets Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | ||
| NHL draft | 109th overall,2024 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Kevin Hongtian He (born April 30, 2006) is a Chinese-born Canadianice hockeyleft wing for theNiagara IceDogs of theOntario Hockey League (OHL). TheWinnipeg Jets of theNational Hockey League (NHL) selected He with the 109th overall pick in the2024 NHL entry draft. In 2024, He became the first Chinese-born ice hockey player to sign an NHL contract.
He was born inBeijing,China.[1] His father Jason had become interested inice hockey while attending college in New Brunswick and took him rollerblading and ice skating as a child.[2] He began playing organized ice hockey at the age of six, when his family moved to Montreal.[3] He playedminor ice hockey for a variety of teams across Montreal and Toronto before joining the North York Rangers of theGreater Toronto Hockey League.[4] During the 2021–22 season with North York's Under-16 AAA team, He had 13goals and 25points in 16 games.[3]
TheNiagara IceDogs of theOntario Hockey League (OHL) selected He in the second round, with the 25th overall pick, of the 2022 OHL Priority Selection,[5] and he signed with the team that May.[6] He's firstjunior ice hockey goal came on October 1, during the IceDogs' 3–2 victory over theFlint Firebirds.[7] In his rookie OHL season, He had 34 points in 66 games,[8] and his 21 goals tiedAkil Thomas for the most by an IceDog in their 16-year-old season.[9] During the2023–24 season, He served as one of sixalternate captains for the IceDogs.[10] In 64 games that season, He recorded 53 points, including a team-leading 31 goals, and was the IceDogs' nominee for theRed Tilson Trophy.[11]
TheWinnipeg Jets of theNational Hockey League (NHL) selected He in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the2024 NHL entry draft. He was only the second Chinese-born player drafted in the NHL, behindAndong Song, who theNew York Islanders took in the sixth round of the2015 NHL entry draft.[12] On December 17, 2024, the Jets signed He to a three-year,entry-level contract,[13] making him the first Chinese-born player to sign in the NHL.[14]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 66 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 64 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 130 | 52 | 35 | 87 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||