Ice hockey player makes history for China
By Lei Lei | China Daily | Updated: 2015-06-29 07:44
Song Andong has become the first Chinese-born player to be selected in the National Hockey League draft - a showcase for the best young amateurs from leagues in North America and Europe.
Song, 18, was selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round - No 172 overall - at the NHL Draft in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday.
The Islanders are owned by Shanghai-born businessman Charles Wang.
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