Guo Hong Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:146
Sex:f
Ntl Team:China
Birth Date:1 May 1973
Birth Place:Heilongjiang, China
Career Start:1992
Career End:2002

Guo Hong, is a former goaltender for the China women's national ice hockey team. She was nicknamed The Great Wall of China for her talent in net, often making over 50 saves a game, and has been recognised as one of the best Chinese hockey players in history.[1] [2]

Career

Hong has represented the China women's national ice hockey team for over ten years.[3] She would lead the team to 4th place finishes in the 1994 and 1997 IIHF Women's World Championships.

The 1996 Pacific Rim Tournament showcased one of the best games of her career. In a game against the Canadian National Women’s Team, Hong stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 1–0 loss.

At the 1998 Winter Olympics, she would lead the team to a 4th place finish, losing in the bronze medal game to Finland. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she registered a save percentage of 88.79 save percentage. She led all goaltenders at the event in saves and shots against.[4]

She would retire in 2004 due to persistent back injuries.

Career stats

Olympics

Event Wins Losses Shots Save Percentage
1998 Winter Olympics24 134
2002 Winter Olympics14 206
[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IIHF - WW 30 – Story #26.
  2. News: Chinese Women Battling Back in Ice Hockey. The New York Times. 13 February 2010. McGrath. Charles.
  3. Web site: Profiles of Notable Women in Hockey . 2011-03-01 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203053342/http://www.hhof.com/html/wmspla04.shtml . 2010-12-03 .
  4. Web site: China Facing a Great Wall Against Americans | USA Hockey Magazine.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/guo-hong-1.html Guo Hong at Sports Reference