In today's episode, we recap the 2025 IIHF Women's Asia Cup, follow up with a few of our Asian players in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, and take a look at the lives of the Wakabayashi brothers, two hockey legends who made names for themselves in Canada, the United States, and Japan.

We also speak with Mari Horita, SVP of Social Impact & Civic Affairs for the Seattle Kraken. You can follow Mari on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/mari-horita-414572a

Read up on what Mari is doing with the Seattle Kraken Community through Kraken Common Thread and learn more about the One Roof Foundation at onerooffoundation.org.

Check out the "Our Stories Are Your Stories" video gallery compiling the stories of AANHPI folks in the face of anti-Asian hatred at ourstoriesareyourstories.com and watch the launch video here.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Support the podcast directly by donating at coff.ee/asiansinhockey.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link supports the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Original music by Scott Okamoto. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

In this bonus episode of the podcast, I sit down with Dr. Courtney Szto, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, author of the book Changing on the Fly: Hockey Through the Voices of South Asian Canadians, and editor of the webzine Hockey in Society.

We spend most of this conversation talking about her book, Changing on the Fly, which you can purchase at rutgersuniversitypress.org/changing-on-the-fly/9781978807938/.

And be sure to check out Hockey in Society for a wealth of information on the critical social issues in the sport of hockey. You can read more at hockeyinsociety.com.

Follow Courtney on Bluesky @courtneyszto.bsky.social and on Instagram @cstova.

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Register for the Hockey Conference in Winnipeg, MB, taking place June 17-19, 2025. You can sign up at thehockeyconference2025.ca.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link supports the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Original music by Scott Okamoto. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

In today's episode, we recap the 2025 Men's Para Ice Hockey World Championship, follow up with a few of our Asian players in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, and take a look at the life and career of Mike Wong, the first player of Chinese descent drafted to the NHL.

We also spend some time chatting with Chi-Yin Tse, Coach and GM of the Tulsa Oilers JHC. You can follow Chi on Instagram @ctsehockey.

Check out his organization, the Tulsa Oilers at tulsaoilers.com.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link supports the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Original music by Scott Okamoto. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

In today's episode, we get an update on our Asian players competing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, take a look at the career of Miye D'Oench, and chat with Debbie Jiang, who investigated and wrote about an amazing story in Asian Canadian hockey history called "From Head Tax to Hockey Heroes."

Read Debbie's piece about the Chin brothers at canadashistory.ca.

Be sure to check out the issue of Kayak magazine, "Beyond Gold Mountain," which Debbie served as guest editor for. You can download the issue here along with its companion educator's guide here.

Debbie is currently working on a photographic mass biography of Japanese Canadian Soldiers in World War I. If you would like to contribute, please reach out to Debbie at jcanadianscef@gmail.com.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link support the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

In today's episode, we get an update on our Asian players competing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, take a look at the life and career of Manny Malhotra, and chat with captain of the Canadian National Women's Para Ice Hockey Team, Alanna Mah.

Follow Alanna on Instagram @alannamah.

As mentioned in the player profile, check out this interview with Manny Malhotra from The Minority League podcast.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link support the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

Today's episode covers some Asian hockey history; an overview of some hockey leagues throughout history—including a look at some of the recent developments in women's hockey; and a conversation with Rachel Reid, author of several hockey romance novels.

You can find Rachel on Instagram @rachelreidwrites, and you can find all her novels on her website, rachelreidwrites.com.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link support the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

In today's episode we catch up with our Asians in the playoffs!

I thought it might be helpful to provide a little bit of a glossary for hockey jargon, so in the second period, I read out definitions for some of the more unusual terms. What are some terms you want defined? Let me know on social media!

I also give a list of some of my favorite hockey movies and documentaries. What about you? What are your favorite hockey movies? Should I do some hockey movie reviews over the summer? Send me your thoughts at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

In the third period, we delve into the career of the legendary captain of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link support the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Contributing producers are Chad Soon and Chris Woo. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey, Threads at @asiansinhockey, Facebook at fb.com/asiansinhockey, and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.

Today's episode features three periods of hockey talk, as usual. This time, we spend the first period talking about the notorious Taro Tsujimoto, the Buffalo Sabres' 11th round draft pick in 1974.

In the second period, I thought it might be a good idea to learn about the game of hockey, so I spend some time going over the rules and a few of the terms related to the game. If you're already familiar with the game of hockey, feel free to skip ahead to the 22:15 mark for the start of the third period.

In the third period, I talk with Chris Woo, the man behind @asianhockeycardcollection on Instagram and the asianhockeycardcollection.com website. We talk about some interesting Asian hockey card trivia as well as the importance of documenting our history in items such as hockey cards.

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Don't forget to sign the petition to induct Larry Kwong into the Hockey Hall of Fame! Visit change.org/p/induct-larry-kwong-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-itslarrysturn to sign.

Pick up your #ItsLarrysTurn hoodie over at everythinghockey.com.

Check out our recommended reading list at bookshop.org/shop/asiansinhockey. Any book purchased through this link support the Asians in Hockey podcast without any additional cost to you.

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Asians in Hockey is produced by Nate Nakao. Follow us on Instagram at @asiansinhockey and on Bluesky at @asiansinhockey.com. Email us at asiansinhockey@gmail.com.

Asians in Hockey is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective. Visit podcastpotluck.com for more.