William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past 10 years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, as part of the NHL's celebration of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, he profiles Los Angeles Kings rookie defenseman Jordan Spence, who was born in Australia and began playing hockey in Japan before he moved to Canada.
Color of Hockey: Spence's unique, unconventional path to NHL with Kings
Rookie defenseman born in Australia, played in Japan, moved to Canada as teenager


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