Vanke Rays

Vanke Rays
City	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
League	Canadian Women's Hockey League
Founded	2017 (2017)
Folded	2018 (2018)
Home arena	Shenzhen Dayun Arena
Colors	Red, white
General manager	Shirley Hon
Head coach	Rob Morgan[1]
Website	Official website (archived)

Shenzhen Vanke Rays
Traditional Chinese	深圳万科陽光
Simplified Chinese	深圳万科阳光
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shēnzhèn Wànkē Yángguāng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāmzan Mahkfō Yeùhnggwōng

The Shenzhen Vanke Rays (Chinese: 深圳万科阳光) were a women's ice hockey team that played in the 2017–18 season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They were based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and played at the Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The team was developed along with the Kunlun Red Star WIH as part of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) in an effort to grow interest in ice hockey in China in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.^[2] Both teams debuted in the 2017–18 CWHL season. The general manager was Shirley Hon, who was named to the position on August 18, 2017.^[3]

In 2018, the CWHL contracted the Rays' membership after one season to focus solely on the Kunlun Red Star team in China.^[4] Shortly after, Kunlun Red Star was rebranded as the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays as the CWHL integrated the two teams.^[5]

History

Inaugural draft class

The following players were selected by the Rays in the 2017 CWHL Draft.^[6]

Round	Pick	Nat	Player	Pos.	Previous team
1	7		Cayley Mercer[7]	F	Clarkson Golden Knights
2	14		Elaine Chuli[8]	G	UConn Huskies
3	21		Brooke Webster[9]	F	St. Lawrence Skating Saints
4	28		Hanna Bunton	F	Cornell Big Red
5	35		Emily Janiga[10]	F	Buffalo Beauts
6	42		Ashleigh Brykaliuk[11]	F	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
7	48		Emma Woods[12]	F	Quinnipiac Bobcats
8	56		Fang Xin	F	Harbin IHC
9	63		Zhao Qinan	D	Harbin IHC
10	70		Rose Alleva	D	Princeton Tigers
11	77		Lauren Kelly	D	Dartmouth Big Green
12	84		Kong Minghui	F	Harbin IHC
13	89		He Xin	F	Harbin IHC
14	92		Lyu Yue	F	Harbin IHC
15	95		Wang Bo	D	Harbin IHC
16	98		Zhang Tianyi	G
17	101		Yan Hongxin	D
18	104		Xu Jiachao	D	Harbin IHC
19	107		Gao Han	F
20	110		Xiao Jinqiu	D

References

1. "Twitter post with head coach". August 24, 2017.
2. "Growing the Game in China: International Transfers and the Rules of Expansion". www.theicegarden.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
3. "Shirley Hon Joins Vanke Rays as General Manager". www.thecwhl.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
4. "CWHL to Feature Six Teams in 2018-19". CWHL. July 16, 2018.
5. Maura Sun (3 August 2018). "Kunlun Red Stars Announce Team Name Change". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
6. "CWHL Draft 2017". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
7. "Forward Courtney Turner taken with first pick in CWHL draft". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
8. "Chuli Selected in CWHL Draft". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
9. "Chinese entry makes it official for Aurora's Brooke Webster". www.yorkregion.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
10. "Chinese entry makes it official for Aurora's Brooke Webster". Nichols grad Emily Janiga taken in CWHL Draft. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
11. "Former UMD captains Brykaliuk and Hickel selected in CWHL Draft". www.kbjr6.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
12. "QU Women's Ice Hockey's Kosta, Baumgardt, Darkangelo and Woods Selected In CWHL Draft". www.quinnipiacbobcats.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

External links

• Official website (Archived)