Wong played junior hockey in Minnesota and was called upon to join the
American national junior team 1974 World Junior Championships. This was the first year of the tournament and was held in
Leningrad. Wong did not score a point in five games. Wong joined the
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In the
1974–75 season he recorded 27 goals and 41 assists for 67 points. The Red Wings selected Wong with their 7th pick, 77th overall, in the
1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Wong was also drafted 61st overall in the
1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the
Indianapolis Racers of the
World Hockey Association. Wong started the season with the
Kalamazoo Wings of the
International Hockey League, in which he scored 42 points in 39 games. He was called up to play for Detroit on October 11, 1975, for a game against the
California Golden Seals. He remained with Detroit for 22 games, and scored one goal and one assist. He ended his time in the NHL with a
plus/minus rating of -11. For the next three seasons, Wong would split his time between Kalamazoo and several other teams. He played for the
Rhode Island Reds of the
American Hockey League in 1976–77, the
Muskegon Mohawks of the IHL in 1977–78, and the
Johnstown Wings of the
North East Hockey League in 1978–79. He retired from pro hockey after the 1978–79 season. ==After pro hockey==