Ying Rudi

Ying Rudi was born in Beijing on August 16, 1998, to Ying Da, a director and actor, and Liang Huan (梁欢).[1]

Ying represented China as a 16-year-old at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II. The youngest player on the team, Ying recorded seven points (five goals and two assists) in five games, the most out of any Chinese player at the tournament. He was named to the U18 Division II-B All Star Team.[6]

Ying played for China again in 2015, where he again led the team in points, with seven (six goals and one assist).[7] In 2016, Ying captained his team at the same tournament where he tallied three points (two goals and one assist) in four games.

In 2017, Ying captained the Chinese U20 National Team at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III, where his team won second place. Despite China's loss in the finals, Ying gave a dominant individual performance, leading the tournament with 19 points (9 goals and 10 assists) in 5 games. He was awarded Best Forward of the Tournament, Best Player of Team China, as well as 2 Best Player of the Game awards.[8]

Ying also participated at the 2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and 2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Ying first began playing hockey at a Beijing mall, skating while his mother shopped. His parents decided to send him to the United States when he was nine to further his career.[2] Initially, Ying lived in Chicago but later moved to the Boston area, where he studied at Fay School in Southborough and then entered Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school known for its academics.[9]

His great-great-grandfather Ying Lianzhi (英敛之; 1867–1926) was the founder of Takungpao and Fu Jen Catholic University.[10] His great-great-grandmother Aisin Gioro Shuzhong (爱新觉罗·淑仲) was a member of the Qing dynasty royal family.[11] His great-great-maternal grandfather Cai Rukai (蔡儒楷; 1867–1923) was president of National Beiyang University.[12] His great-grandfather Ying Qianli (英千里; 1900–1969) was a professor at National Taiwan University and Fu Jen Catholic University.[12] His great-grandmother Cai Baozhen (蔡葆真) was president of Beijing Children's Library.[12][13] His grandmother (吴世良) was a translator and interpreter of Zhou Enlai.[12] His grandfather Ying Ruocheng was a director, actor, playwright and vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990.[12] His aunt Ying Xiaole (英小乐) is a Chinese-American painter.[12]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database