Kimberly Newell Explained

Birth Date:4 October 1995
Height Cm:175
Weight Kg:65
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
League:ZhHL
Team:KRS Vanke Rays
Former Teams:Princeton Tigers
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CHN
Career Start:2013
Zhou Jiaying
T:周嘉鷹
S:周嘉鹰
P:Zhōu Jiāyīng
Y:Jāu Gāyīng

Kimberly Jessica Newell (born October 4, 1995),[1] also known by the Chinese name Zhou Jiaying,[2] is a Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team. She most recently played in the 2021–22 season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.

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

Early life and education

Newell was born on October 4, 1995, in Vancouver, Canada.[4] Newell's mother, who is from China, and her father, who is from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, met at the University of British Columbia while they were both studying electrical engineering.[5]

Newell holds a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from Princeton University. At Princeton, Newell spent three years taking Mandarin Chinese courses to be able to communicate with her maternal grandfather.[6] Newell's paternal grandmother played field hockey in her native Germany.

International career

As a junior player with the Canadian national under-18 team, Newell won a gold medal at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2013, where she represented Canada alongside future Chinese national team teammate Hannah Miller on a roster that also included future Canadian senior national team players Emily Clark, Sarah Nurse, and Sarah Potomak, among others. In net for three of Canada's five games, Newell maintained an excellent 1.00 goals against average and recorded the tournament's best save percentage at .960, earning selection to the tournament's All-Star team.[7]

Newell was officially named to the Chinese women's national team roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics on 28 January 2022.[8] She was one of several players on the team with Canadian or American citizenship.[9] During a post-match Olympics press briefing, Newell was not allowed to speak English to international reporters despite it being her native language. Instead, she used a translator.[10]

Newell had the best save percentage at the 2022 Winter Olympics (95.5%).[11]

Personal life

Following her 2016 graduation, Newell worked in finance for Credit Suisse in New York City for two years until being recruited to play for the KRS Vanke Rays in 2018.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kimberly Newell - Women's Ice Hockey . 2022-05-21 . Princeton University Athletics . en . April 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412120129/https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kimberly-newell/4568 . live .
  2. Web site: 2022-01-29. Rays ready for Beijing bow. 2022-02-06. HC Red Star. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206230026/https://whl.hcredstar.com/2022/01/29/rays-ready-for-beijing-bow/. live.
  3. Web site: Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Jiaying ZHOU. 2022-02-06. Olympics.com. March 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309084051/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n1166816-jiaying-zhou.htm. live.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-05 . China's goalie honors her heritage with dragon-themed gear . 2022-05-19 . ESPN.com . en . May 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519051622/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33224603/winter-olympics-2022-chinese-women-hockey-goalie-honors-heritage-dragon-themed-gear . live .
  5. Web site: 2022-02-18 . At the Beijing Games, B.C. goaltender Kimberly Newell is a Chinese sensation . 2022-05-19 . Houston Today . en-US . February 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218203258/https://www.houston-today.com/sports/at-the-beijing-games-b-c-goaltender-kimberly-newell-is-a-chinese-sensation/ . live .
  6. Web site: Growing the Game and Strengthening Ties: Hockey's Newell Follows the Game to Family's Home . 2022-05-19 . Princeton University Athletics . en . March 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322185254/https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2021/5/16/womens-ice-hockey-growing-the-game-and-strengthening-ties-hockeys-newell-follows-the-game-to-familys-home.aspx . live .
  7. Web site: 2013-01-05. 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars. 2022-02-06. International Ice Hockey Federation. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207005041/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324000_98_1_0.pdf. live.
  8. Web site: Potts. Andy. 2022-01-28. Chinese women target QF. 2022-02-06. International Ice Hockey Federation. en. February 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203144945/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-w/news/31638/chinese_women_target_qf. live.
  9. Web site: Canadian-born Chinese goalie "not allowed" to speak English to Olympic media Offside . 2022-05-19 . dailyhive.com . en . May 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519050108/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-born-china-goalie-cant-speak-english-olympics . live .
  10. News: 2022-02-06 . Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada-born player on China team lets aide do the (English) talking . en . Reuters . 2022-05-21 . May 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521035426/https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2022-icehockey-idUKL8N2UH0DP . live .
  11. Web site: Coaches . 2022-05-27 . Empower Hockey . en-US . January 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124214314/https://empowerhockey.ca/coaches . live .
  12. Web site: Kemmerer. Gillian. 2021-10-01. Ice Diaries: Kimberly Newell. 2022-02-07. KHL. February 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207035731/https://en.khl.ru/news/2021/10/01/490416.html. live.

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