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]
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Born |
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | 17 July 1988|||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- Sadler, Emily (1 March 2020). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey". Sportsnet. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- "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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Oliver, Nathaniel (24 September 2019). "Minnesota Whitecaps Add Team China Captain Yu Baiwei". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Yu Baiwei at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
- Yu Baiwei at the International Olympic Committee
- Yu Baiwei at Olympedia
- Yu Baiwei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)