Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (Chinese: 林绮琪),[1] is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward and member of China women's national ice hockey team, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
| Leah Lum | |||
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| Born |
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 | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Montreal Victoire | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
| Lin Qiqi | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 林綺琪 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林绮琪 | ||||||||||
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Lum represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B, where she tied teammate Rachel Llanes (Lin Ni) for most goals (7) and most points (15) scored in the tournament.[2][3]
Playing career
editLum 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 the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in the 2018 CWHL Draft.[6][7][8] She stayed with the team as it moved to the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) after the collapse of the CWHL in 2019 and was named to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2020. As of August 2022[update], she ranks fourth on the Shenzhen KRS all-time record lists for most goals (28), assists (52), points (80), and games played (104).
References
edit- ^ "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Qiqi Lin". Olympics.com. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Richmond's Lum having big season for UConn Huskies". Richmond News. February 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ https://dailycampus.com/stories/2018/2/20/womens-hockey-leah-lums-success-goes-behind-her-impressive-statistics[dead link]
- ^ Whelan, Kirsten (September 3, 2018). "CWHL Draft in Review: Calgary, Shenzhen, and Montreal". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Richmond hockey standout being groomed for 2022 Winter Olympics". Richmond News. July 15, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Brady, Rachel (June 6, 2017). "China's next top hockey team". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Lin Qiqi at Olympedia
