Leah Lum

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Leah Lum
Born (1996-05-12) May 12, 1996 (age 28)
Richmond, British Columbia,
Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
National team  China
Playing career 2014–present
Lin Qiqi
Traditional Chinese林綺琪
Simplified Chinese林绮琪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Qǐqí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàhm Yíkèih

Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (Chinese: 林绮琪),[1] is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward and member of China women's national ice hockey team, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Lum represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B, where she tied teammate Rachel Llanes (Lin Ni) for most goals (7) and most points (15) scored in the tournament.[2][3]

Playing career

Lum scored 102 points in 148 games with the UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.[4] In her last year with the Huskies, she served as alternate captain.[5]

After graduating, Lum signed with the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in the 2018 CWHL Draft.[6][7][8] She stayed with the team as it moved to the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) after the collapse of the CWHL in 2019 and was named to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2020. As of August 2022, she ranks fourth on the Shenzhen KRS all-time record lists for most goals (28), assists (52), points (80), and games played (104).

References

  1. ^ "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Qiqi Lin". Olympics.com. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Richmond's Lum having big season for UConn Huskies". Richmond News. February 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. ^ https://dailycampus.com/stories/2018/2/20/womens-hockey-leah-lums-success-goes-behind-her-impressive-statistics[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Whelan, Kirsten (September 3, 2018). "CWHL Draft in Review: Calgary, Shenzhen, and Montreal". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Richmond hockey standout being groomed for 2022 Winter Olympics". Richmond News. July 15, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Brady, Rachel (June 6, 2017). "China's next top hockey team". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2020.