Scott Gomez

Scott Gomez, born December 23, 1979, became the first Latino-American National Hockey Player and the first Player to be drafted by a team. Although his nationality was technically American, he was considered a Latino-American because his parents were Columbian-American and Latino-American. He became the first Latino-American Player to play in a game when he started his career in 1999 with the New Jersey Devils. Over his career Scotty Gomez has won two Stanley cups and has played for four different teams. He has played for the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers, the Montreal Canadians and now currently plays for the Florida Panthers. Personally I think this is a good thing because if Spanish speakers find out his actual nationality, they might come to think that if one spanish speaker can play hockey then it might spark the interest to play hockey in other peoples eyes.