James Truong was drafted in the 9th round of the SMJHL and 85th overall to the Montreal   in S45. For his rookie season he struggled to produce for his team mustering only 4 goals and 4 assists through 50 regular season games. Also, throughout 6 playoff games he was only able to generate 1 goal and 1 assist. 

James' sophomore season in S46 was a drastic improvement as he tripled his production by generating 14 goals and 9 assists for the regular season. In the playoffs was when he was able to take the next big step and be a consistent player for the   as he was able to produce 4 goals and 9 assists in 12 playoff games.  S46 was also James' first time representing his country of   for the WJC. He produced 21 points in 27 round robin games, but hit a slump at the worst time in the medal round with 0 points in 3 games.

S47 is currently halfway over with the regular season and James has now come into his own as a consistent and well rounded player by maxing out his SMJHL TPE of 350. Only 28 games have been played and James has already matched his total point production of 23 for the previous season. James is going to continue producing and be relied upon as a key player for his team down the stretch and for the SMJHL playoffs. There is a some belief that this will be his final year down in the SMJHL with the   as the Edmonton   are liking what they see from their 4th round selection back in the S46 draft. 

James Truong's playing career story is about to be a long and storied one as time goes on.