Zhang Shuang (ice hockey)

Zhang Shuang (Chinese: 张爽; born 7 March 1987), also known by the Western name Nikki Zhang, is a Chinese ice hockey player and former member of the Chinese national team. She most recently played with the KRS Vanke Rays during the 2020–21 season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).

Zhang Shuang
Born	(1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Played for	KRS Vanke Rays Team China (NSMs) Harbin Ice Hockey
National team	China
Playing career	2004–present
Medal record Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty Ice hockey 2007 Changchun Ice hockey Winter Universiade 2009 Harbin Ice hockey

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Shuang
Traditional Chinese	張爽
Simplified Chinese	张爽
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Shuǎng

International play

Zhang participated in six IIHF Women's World Championships with the Chinese national team, including the Top Division tournaments in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. She represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and won bronze medals in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2007 Asian Winter Games in Changchun and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana and Almaty.

Zhang won a silver medal with the Chinese under-25 team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2009 Winter Universiade in her home city of Harbin.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Zhang Shuang at Olympedia
• Zhang Shuang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)