HungryFrank
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Alex Riche is now on board! The roster still needs a lot of work, but it's starting to take shape.
it's a lot of passports to be printed out...
Alex Riche is now on board! The roster still needs a lot of work, but it's starting to take shape.
Does anyone know what's next for Chinese women's hockey now that the CWHL has ceased all operations? Could they perhaps join the Russian women's hockey league with one or two teams? Presently the team located the furthest east in the Russian league is based in Krasnoyarsk but maybe they could operate as they operated in the CWHL (which is that they split home and away games in batches in order to significantly cut down travel).
Of course, the Russian league is well below the CWHL in terms of level of play but I don't really see another alternative.
Oakville's Alex Riche eyes berth on China's Olympic team - Sportsnet.caAlex Riche is now on board! The roster still needs a lot of work, but it's starting to take shape.
Does anyone know what's next for Chinese women's hockey now that the CWHL has ceased all operations?
Is it safe to say any Kunlun signing is with an eye towards an Olympic spot? I see Jeremy Smith signed today. Could be a shrewd goaltending move.
Well, that was certainly unexpected.China Dragons will play in 3rd tier of Czech hockey this year. They will play in the city of Beroun.
Thanks. If everyone has to be of Chinese heritage this team is going to be record setting awful.I don't think so. I believe to gain Chinese citizenship you must be of Chinese heritage. I couldn't find anything that indicates that Smith is of such.
Not necessarily, Kunlun Red Star has already signed several players of Chinese heritage that play in the KHL. By comparing the potential teams on paper, China will most likely be better than Austria, Norway and Slovenia in 2014.Thanks. If everyone has to be of Chinese heritage this team is going to be record setting awful.
By comparing the potential teams on paper, China will most likely be better than Austria, Norway and Slovenia in 2014.
I agree. They won't even be able to touch rival Korea without finding a goaltender. Their own home grown talent does not compare to Korea's home grown talent.Dln't know where to begin, but... No way. If they can only use players with Chinese heritage, where will they find them?
1. Kopitar, Sabolič, Muršak, Jeglič, Tičar from 2014 are a lot better than some Brandon Yip or Cory Kane. Depth is uncomparable in favor of 2014 Slovenia.
2. Austria with Grabner, Vanek, Raffl against some Canadian college hockey players... Austria 2014 is better on paper.
20 players on that team will have to be naturalized even to compete in D1A.
Coming back to this comment...i'm now curious.Not necessarily, Kunlun Red Star has already signed several players of Chinese heritage that play in the KHL. By comparing the potential teams on paper, China will most likely be better than Austria, Norway and Slovenia in 2014.
The poster above did a comparison of China vs Slovenia, Austria and Norway so said poster must have a 23 man roster in mind now.For 2022? It all comes down to who they convince to give up their citizenship for Chinese citizenship.
Ok, so we don't actually know yet but here's an idea. Spencer Foo is rumored to sign with Kunlun, we'll count him for now.Coming back to this comment...i'm now curious.
What is China's projected team?
Ok, so we don't actually know yet but here's an idea. Spencer Foo is rumored to sign with Kunlun, we'll count him for now.
Brandon Yip - Cory Kane - Spencer Foo
Chris Seto - Alex Riche - Luke Lockhart
Yang Hu - Rudi Ying - Greg Squires
Victor Bartley - Brayden Jaw
Zach Yuen - Jason Fram
Mikael Tam - Tianyu Hu
They need a 6th defenseman. Tyler Wong is also still out there, and might be a target.
Derek Dun at eliteprospects.comThanks for the stab at it...any line on a goaltender?
I wouldn't hold KRS as representative of how popular hockey is there. KRS is horribly mismanaged, whether it be due to the fact that they play in two cities or that the KHL is practically ran (or at least largely funded) through subsidies. I would say the China Games are much more representative, as most Chinese hockey fans understand that it is the top league. I can't find any information on last year's game, but in 2017 they averaged ~11,500 between Shanghai and Beijing, whilst Beijing sold out 91% of the possible seats (Esposito: NHL 'blew it' in promotion of China games ... In light of the title, Esposito has high expectations, mind you). Now, I don't think this is very representative either, since it was a while back. I suppose we will have a decent idea when, A. The NHL (likely) returns to China in 2020/21 and B. The IIHF releases their survey of players for this year. The good news is that China is starting to connect hockey to education (one example: Stickhandling to respectability - Chinadaily.com.cn); this is great if you understand how engrossed the Chinese are with their education. Notwithstanding, it appears that they will launch a domestic league within the country (Chinese ice hockey told to improve to justify Beijing 2022 host nation spot ... I don't know how reliable this link is, so take it with a grain of salt). The point of posting the former two links is to exhibit what they are doing to grow grass roots and that it will take some time. Rene Fasel indicated that it will take approximately 15 years to create serious talent, but government interest is there and it does seem to be getting more popular, so it's at least on the right track. 2022 will certainly have an influential role in how much the sport is played/watched/etc.; their success at the games will likely outline how influential it will be.Is there any viable evidence showing hockey growth in China? When I see Kunlun highlights on the KHL's youtube page, it doesn't seem like the arena is full at times.
I just don't see China being a hockey powerhouse, unless they can gather players through naturalization.