Simon Wang makes history as NHL’s highest-drafted Chinese player

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Simon Wang is still only 17 years old. The journey that brought him to Peacock Theater on Saturday morning had already been long and winding. Then he made history. The San Jose Sharks chose the defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals with the first pick of the NHL draft's second round, making the six-foot-six, 222-pound Wang the highest-selected Chinese player in the league at No. 33 overall. "Unreal moment for my family, for hockey (in) China," Wang said as he sported his new team's teal threads. "Dream-come-true moment. Trying to soak it in." The teenager started playing hockey...