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

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Simon Wang speaks to the media after the San Jose Sharks selected the defenceman with the 33rd overall pick at the NHL draft in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham) LOS ANGELES — 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-ever Chinese player selected...