Leah Lum Explained
| Lin Qiqi |
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| T: | 林綺琪 |
| S: | 林绮琪 |
| P: | Lín Qǐqí |
| Y: | Làhm Yíkèih |
Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi,[1] is a Canadian ice hockey forward and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with Montreal.
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
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 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., she ranks fourth on the Shenzhen KRS all-time record lists for most goals (28), assists (52), points (80), and games played (104).
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Potts. Andy. 2022-01-28. Chinese women target QF. 2022-02-09. 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.
- Web site: 2022-01-31. Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Qiqi Lin. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131161848/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n1154488-qiqi-lin.htm. 2022-01-31. 2022-01-31. Olympics.com.
- Web site: 2017-02-06. Richmond's Lum having big season for UConn Huskies. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207215926/https://www.richmond-news.com/local-sports/richmonds-lum-having-big-season-for-uconn-huskies-3046431. February 7, 2023. 2020-10-09. Richmond News.
- https://dailycampus.com/stories/2018/2/20/womens-hockey-leah-lums-success-goes-behind-her-impressive-statistics<nowiki/>{{Dead link|date=October 2020}}
- Web site: Whelan. Kirsten. 2018-09-03. CWHL Draft in Review: Calgary, Shenzhen, and Montreal. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927094556/https://victorypress.org/2018/09/03/cwhl-draft-review-calgary-inferno-shenzhen-krs-rays-canadiennes-montreal/. September 27, 2020. 2020-10-09. The Victory Press. en.
- Web site: 2018-07-15. Richmond hockey standout being groomed for 2022 Winter Olympics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719125241/http://www.richmond-news.com/sports/richmond-hockey-standout-being-groomed-for-2022-winter-olympics-1.23369014. July 19, 2018. 2020-10-09. Richmond News.
- News: Brady. Rachel. 2017-06-06. China's next top hockey team. The Globe and Mail. live. 2020-10-09. March 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301144645/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/china-looks-to-become-hockeys-next-globalpower/article35229609/.
