Rebekah “Becky” Kolstad (born January 21, 1997), also known by the Chinese name Li Beika (simplified Chinese: 丽贝卡; traditional Chinese: 麗貝卡; pinyin: Lì Bèikǎ),[1] is an American ice hockey forward and member of the Chinese women's national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.[2]
| Rebekah Kolstad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1997 Mankato, Minnesota, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ZhHL team Former teams |
KRS Vanke Rays North Dakota Fighting Hawks Minnesota State Mavericks | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
| Li Beika | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 麗貝卡 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丽贝卡 | ||||||||||
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Kolstad represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]
Playing career
editKolstad began her college ice hockey career with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I in the 2015–16 season.[4] After the University of North Dakota abruptly ended its women's ice hockey program in the 2016–17 season, she joined the Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey program in her hometown of Mankato, Minnesota for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[5] She started playing professional ice hockey in 2019, joining the KRS Vanke Rays.
Kolstad was a member of the Chinese team at the 2022 Winter Olympics,[6] where she recorded an assist in four games played.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Beika LI, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "2016-17 W Hockey Roster: 44 Rebekah Kolstad". University of North Dakota Athletics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "2018-19 Women's Hockey Roster: 22 Rebekah Kolstad". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Kolstad to play for Team China in Olympics". Mankato Free Press. January 27, 2022. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Schlossman, Brad Elliott (February 8, 2022). "UND's Michelle Karvinen, Susanna Tapani score goals as Olympic quarterfinal matchups are set". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Li Beika at Olympedia
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