Rachel Llanes Explained

Rachel Llanes
Birth Date:29 April 1991[1]
Birth Place:San Jose, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:2
Weight Lb:121
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
League:Current
Team:Free agent
Former Teams:KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL/CWHL)
Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
Boston Pride (NWHL)
Boston Blades (CWHL)
Northeastern Huskies (NCAA)
Team Coach:San Jose Barracuda
Coached For:BB&N girls' ice hockey
Ntl Team:CHN
Sex:f
Career Start:2009
Career Start Coach:2014
Lin Ni
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S:林尼
P:Lín Ní
W:Lin Ni

Rachel Llanes (born April 29, 1991), also known by the Chinese name Lin Ni,[2] is an American ice hockey player and coach. She has served as strength and conditioning coach of the San Jose Barracuda since the 2022–23 AHL season.[3]

As a member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, she participated in the 2022 Winter Olympics and two IIHF Women's World Championship Divisiom I tournaments.

Llanes previously played with the Boston Blades and Kunlun Red Star WIH of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed PHF in 2021), and the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).[4] [5] She is the only player to have won a championship in the CWHL, the NWHL, and the ZhHL.[6]

Playing career

Llanes began playing hockey in her early teen years and played with the San Jose Jr. Sharks girls' travel team.[7]

She played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Northeastern Huskies of Hockey East from 2009 through 2013.[8]

CWHL

Llanes played for the Boston Blades in the CWHL, winning the Clarkson Cup with the team in 2015.[9] [10]

NWHL

In 2015, Llanes joined the Boston Pride for the inaugural NWHL season, winning the Isobel Cup with the team.[11] In July 2016, it was announced that Llanes would continue with the team for the 2016–17 season, with a pay increase for a one-year $12,000 contract.[12] [13] [14]

Return to CWHL & ZhHL

In 2017, Llanes returned to the CWHL to sign with Kunlun Red Star (KRS) in China. She also served as the strength and conditioning coach for both KRS and the Chinese national team.[15] She remained with the team through several significant changes, first when it merged with the Vanke Rays to become the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays for the 2018–19 CWHL season, and again when the team joined the ZhHL for the 2019–20 season, after the CWHL folded.[16] In their first season as part of the ZhHL, the KRS Vanke Rays became the first non-Russian team to win the ZhHL championship and Llanes earned distinction as the first player in the history of women's ice hockey to win championships in the CWHL, the NWHL, and the ZhHL.

Personal life

Llanes was born on April 29, 1991, in San Jose, California. She is of Filipino heritage.[17]

Llanes holds a degree in criminal justice and psychology from Northeastern University.

From 2014 to 2016, Llanes served as assistant coach to the Lady Knights ice hockey team of the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rachel Llanes - Women's Ice Hockey. February 18, 2016. March 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302082311/http://gonu.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2190. live.
  2. Web site: Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Ni LIN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131202459/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n1154489-ni-lin.htm. 2022-01-31. 2022-01-31. Olympics.com.
  3. Web site: San Jose Barracuda Announce Staff Hires . San Jose Barracuda . 14 June 2024 . en . 14 October 2022 . Press release.
  4. Web site: CWHL 2015/2016 - Boston Blades Team Roster. 2020-09-29. cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com. August 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827164437/http://cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=277085. live.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Murphy. Mike. 2020-02-23. Rachel Llanes' journey from role player to star. 2020-09-29. The Ice Garden. en. April 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422144428/https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/23/21148431/rachel-llanes-journey-from-role-player-to-star-shenzhen-krs-vanke-rays. live.
  7. Web site: Cimini. Kaitlin. 2015-08-20. Rachel Llanes Expects A Lot From NWHL. 2016-02-17. Today's Slapshot. February 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225064835/http://www.todaysslapshot.com/nwhl/rachel-llanes-expects-a-lot-from-nwhl/. live.
  8. Web site: Staffieri. Mark. 2016-01-28. Women's Winter Classic Provides Proud Memories for Rachel Llanes. 2020-09-29. Women's Hockey Life. en-US. September 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928130206/https://womenshockeylife.com/womens-winter-classic-provides-proud-memories-for-rachel-llanes/. live.
  9. News: Berkman. Seth. 2016-11-25. Two Black Women Embrace Their Chance to Be Hockey Role Models. The New York Times. 2017-10-06. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108130401/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/sports/hockey/princeton-wisconsin-black-women-koelzer-nurse.html. live.
  10. Web site: 2013-08-30. Boston Blades Select Llanes and Pickett in CWHL Draft. 2016-02-17. Northeastern Huskies. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062253/http://gonu.com/news/2013/8/30/WHKY_0830135139.aspx. live.
  11. News: Nelson. Dustin. 2015-08-15. Rachel Llanes, Hayley Williams & Paige Harrington Sign in NWHL. The Hockey Writers. 2017-10-06. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062240/https://thehockeywriters.com/rachel-llanes-hayley-williams-paige-harrington-sign-in-nwhl/. live.
  12. News: Linehan. Meg. 2016-08-30. Emily Field, Rachel Llanes return to Boston Pride for NWHL's second season. Excelle Sports. 2017-10-06. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062351/http://www.excellesports.com/news/emily-field-rachel-llanes-return-nwhl/. dead.
  13. News: Share-Cohen. Brandon. 2016-07-30. Boston Pride Re-Sign Rachel Llanes. The Hockey Writers. 2017-10-06. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006064043/https://thehockeywriters.com/boston-pride-re-sign-rachel-llanes/. live.
  14. News: Berkman. Seth. 2016-11-22. Pay Cuts Jolt Women's Pro League and Leave Its Future Uncertain. The New York Times. 2017-10-06. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006111915/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/sports/hockey/nwhl-pay-cut-salary.html. live.
  15. Web site: Whelan. Kirsten. 2020-03-02. In Russia's Women's Hockey League, KRS Remains a Standard-Bearer. 2020-09-29. The Victory Press. en. August 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805190947/https://victorypress.org/2020/03/02/russian-womens-hockey-league-krs-remains-standard-bearer/. live.
  16. Web site: Kaplan. Emily. 2020-01-29. What the NHL can learn from the KHL's support of women's hockey. 2020-09-29. ESPN. en. February 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225065253/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28585761/what-nhl-learn-khl-support-women-hockey. live.
  17. Web site: Hsieh. Ren. 2016-03-31. Asian Players Helping to Make History in Women's Pro Hockey. 2020-09-29. Dat Winning. en. October 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162518/https://datwinning.com/2016/03/31/asian-players-helping-to-make-history-in-womens-pro-hockey/. live.

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