Rudi Ying
| Ying Rudi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ying at the 2017 U20 Men's World Championships | |||
| Born |
August 16, 1998 Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team | Kunlun Red Star | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Ying Rudi (simplified Chinese: 英如镝; traditional Chinese: 英如鏑; pinyin: Yīng Rúdí; born August 16, 1998) is a Chinese professional ice hockey player currently with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is the grandson of Ying Ruocheng.
Ying played for Renbrook Day School (West Hartford, CT) during 2011–2012 season playing the top JV high school teams in the state of Connecticut and other preparatory schools. He is the captain of the Chinese U20 national team, as well as the former captain of the Chinese U18 national team.
Ying is also noted for being the first Chinese-born player to sign to the KHL.[1]
Playing career
Youth and junior
Ying played youth hockey in China for the Beijing Cubs of the Beijing Youth Hockey League (BYHL) before moving to the Chicago Mission of the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL), at age 9.[2] Ying joined the Boston Junior Bruins U18 team in the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League for the 2012–13 season, before transferring to play for the junior varsity team of Phillips Exeter Academy.
After two years at Exeter, Ying signed with the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), where he played for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[3]
Professional
On August 16, 2016, Ying signed a two-year contract with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]
International play
Ying represented China as a 15-year-old at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II. The youngest player on the team, Ying recorded seven points (five goals and two assists) in five games, the most out of any Chinese player at the tournament. He was named to the U18 Division II-B All Star Team.[4]
Ying played for China again in 2015, where he again led the team in points, with seven (six goals and one assist). He was named the best player for Team China.[5] In 2016, Ying captained his team at the same tournament where he tallied three points (two goals and one assist) in four games.
In 2017, Ying captained the Chinese U20 National Team at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where his team won second place. Despite China's loss in the finals, Ying gave a dominant individual performance, leading the tournament with an astonishing 19 points (9 goals and 10 assists) in 5 games. He was awarded Best Forward of the Tournament, Best Player of Team China, as well as 2 Best Player of the Game awards.[6]
Ying also participated at the 2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
References
- 1 2 "Chinese KHL Club Signs First Local Player". The Hockey Writers. August 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Rudi Ying follows family tradition, opens doors to China through hockey". Yahoo Sports. August 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Pats make moves around New Year, deadline". Toronto Patriots. January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "All-Time Statistics WJC-18 D2B". Elite Prospects. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Romanian U18 returns". IIHF. March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "News". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database