Liu Zhixin

Liu Zhixin (Chinese: 刘智新; born 25 April 1993) is a Chinese ice hockey player and member of the Chinese national team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Shenzhen KRS. A two-time Olympian, she was the youngest member of the Chinese delegation at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she represented the country in the women's ice hockey tournament, and also represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1] Her participation in 2010 at age 16 years, 294 days made her the second-youngest player to ever participate in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament, after Anna Prugova (16 years, 85 days) of Russia, who also debuted at the 2010 Olympics.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Zhixin
Born (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 Shenzhen KRS
Kunlun Red Star WIH
Qiqihar IHC
National team  China
Playing career 2009–present
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place2017 SapporoIce hockey
Bronze medal – third place2011 Astana-AlmatyIce hockey
Challenge Cup of Asia
Gold medal – first place2014 Harbin
Silver medal – second place2012 Qiqihar
Liu Zhixin
Traditional Chinese劉智新
Simplified Chinese刘智新

Liu previously played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with Kunlun Red Star WIH during the 2017–18 season and with the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays during the 2018–19 season.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star CWHL 28 3 3 6 12 4 0 0 0 4
2018–19 KRS Vanke Rays CWHL 28 0 2 2 16 – – – – –
2019–20 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 28 5 9 14 12 5 0 3 3 4
2021–22 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 32 3 5 8 16 5 0 2 2 8
CWHL totals 56 3 5 8 28 4 0 0 0 4
ZhHL totals 60 8 14 22 28 10 0 5 5 12

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 China OG 7th 5 0 0 0 4
2011 China WW D1 5th 4 0 0 0 4
2011 China AWG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 0 1 1 2
2012 China CCOA 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 0 0 0 2
2012 China WW D1B 2nd 5 2 0 2 4
2013 China OGQ DNQ 6 0 0 0 4
2013 China WW D1B 4th 5 0 1 1 4
2014 China CCOA 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 1 1 8
2014 China WW D1B 2nd 5 0 1 1 14
2015 China WW D1B 3rd 5 0 5 5 2
2015 China Uni 4th 5 3 3 6 4
2016 China WW D1B 5th 5 1 0 1 2
2017 China AWG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 5 6
2018 China WW D1B 5th 5 0 1 1 6
2019 China WW D1B 4th 5 1 0 1 4
2022 China OG 9th 4 0 0 0 0
2022 China WW D1B 1st 5 2 9 11 2

Source: [4]

References
  1. "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. "Beijing 2022 – Zhixin LIU, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Rutherford, Kristina (7 November 2018). "Can the CWHL teach China to love hockey?". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. "2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games – Official Results Book, Ice Hockey" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 6 March 2017. pp. 107–134. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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