Yu Baiwei

Yu Baiwei (simplified Chinese: 于柏巍; traditional Chinese: 於柏巍; pinyin: Yú Bǎiwēi; also romanized as Yu Beiwei,; born 17 July 1988), also known by the Western name Berry Yu,[1] is a Chinese ice hockey player and captain of the Chinese national team and the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics and is a three-time medalist at the Asian Winter Games.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Baiwei
于柏巍
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 KRS Vanke Rays
Kunlun Red Star
Edmonton Chimos
Team China (Naisten SM-sarja)
National team  China
Playing career 2005–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  China
Asian Winter Games
2017 Sapporo
2011 Astana–Almaty
2007 Changchun

Yu previously played for Kunlun Red Star and the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the now-defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Edmonton Chimos of the now-defunct Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL), and in the Naisten SM-sarja with Team China. She signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) for the 2019–20 season.[3][4]

References
  1. Sadler, Emily (1 March 2020). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey". Sportsnet. Retrieved 15 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. "Yu Baiwei, Captain of China's National Team, Joins the Minnesota Whitecaps". National Women's Hockey League (Press release). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Oliver, Nathaniel (24 September 2019). "Minnesota Whitecaps Add Team China Captain Yu Baiwei". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 15 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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