Leah Lum

Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (simplified Chinese: 林绮琪; traditional Chinese: 林綺琪; pinyin: Lín Qǐqí; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Yíkèih),[1] is a Canadian ice hockey forward and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Leah Lum
Born (1996-05-12) May 12, 1996
Richmond, British Columbia,
Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ZhHL team
Former teams		 KRS Vanke Rays
UConn Huskies
National team  China
Playing career 2014–present
Lin Qiqi
Traditional Chinese林綺琪
Simplified Chinese林绮琪

Lum represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]

Playing career

Lum scored 102 points in 148 games with the UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.[4] In her last year with the Huskies, she served as alternate captain.[5]

After graduating, Lum signed with Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in 2018.[6][7][8] She stayed with the team as it moved to the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) after the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2019. She was named to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2020.

References
  1. "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Qiqi Lin". Olympics.com. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. "Richmond's Lum having big season for UConn Huskies". Richmond News. February 6, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. https://dailycampus.com/stories/2018/2/20/womens-hockey-leah-lums-success-goes-behind-her-impressive-statistics
  6. Whelan, Kirsten (September 3, 2018). "CWHL Draft in Review: Calgary, Shenzhen, and Montreal". The Victory Press. Retrieved October 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Richmond hockey standout being groomed for 2022 Winter Olympics". Richmond News. July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Brady, Rachel (June 6, 2017). "China's next top hockey team". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 9, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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