Yu Baiwei (Chinese: 于柏巍, also romanized as Yu Beiwei; born 17 July 1988), also known by the Western name Berry Yu,[1] is a Chinese ice hockey player and captain of the Chinese national team and of Shenzhen KRS in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCHIL). A three-time medalist at the Asian Winter Games, she represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[2][3] and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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| Born |
17 July 1988 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| WCIHL team Former teams |
Shenzhen KRS Kunlun Red Star WIH Edmonton Chimos Team China (NSMs) | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 於柏巍 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 于柏巍 | ||||||
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Yu previously played for Kunlun Red Star WIH and the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the now-defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Edmonton Chimos of the now-defunct Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL), and in the Naisten SM-sarja with Team China. She signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) for the 2019–20 season.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Sadler, Emily (1 March 2020). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yu Baiwei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Yu Baiwei, Captain of China's National Team, Joins the Minnesota Whitecaps". National Women's Hockey League (Press release). 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (24 September 2019). "Minnesota Whitecaps Add Team China Captain Yu Baiwei". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Yu Baiwei at Olympedia
- Yu Baiwei at Olympedia
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