Tia Chan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Tia Chan
Born (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Right
NCAA team
Former teams		 UConn Huskies
KRS Vanke Rays
National team  China
Playing career 2020–present
Chen Tiya
Traditional Chinese陳提婭
Simplified Chinese陈提娅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Tíyà
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàhn Tàih'a

Tia Chan (born 3 September 2002), also known as Chen Tiya (Chinese: 陈提娅; pinyin: Chén Tíyà),[1] is a Chinese-Canadian ice hockey goaltender. She plays college ice hockey with the UConn Huskies. She previously played in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.[2] A member of the Chinese national team, Chan represented China at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]

Playing career

Chan began playing ice hockey at age four, following her two brothers, James and Ryan, onto the ice. She settled into goaltending after her brothers regularly asked her to man the goal so they could practice shooting.[citation needed]

She got her start playing on boys' minor ice hockey teams in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area before moving to women's teams at the age of eight.[citation needed] Her junior career was played with the Burlington Junior Barracudas of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Provincial WHL).[4]

NCAA

For the 2020–21 season, Chan joined the UConn in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I as an incoming freshman. As a rookie, she started ten games and posted a 1.49 goals against average (GAA) and .947 save percentage (SV%) on the season. Her play was recognized with selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA SV% GP W L Min GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Provincial WHL 1 0 1 0 48:28 3 0 3.09 .850 0 – – 0:00 – – – –
2017–18 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Provincial WHL 26 8 10 5 1235:21 44 3 1.78 .939 3 0 2 119:00 6 0 2.52 .932
2018–19 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Provincial WHL 20 9 10 1 995:07 33 4 1.66 .940 2 0 2 96:58 5 0 2.58 .917
2019–20 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Provincial WHL 26 14 8 3 1290:03 36 6 1.40 .949 4 3 0 189:48 8 0 2.11 .917
2020–21 UConn Huskies HEA 10 4 5 1 603:27 15 3 1.49 .947 – – – – – – –
2021–22 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 9 6 2 – 545:00 11 3 1.21 .945 – – – – – – – –
2022–23 UConn Huskies HEA 27 10 12 4 1583:43 44 6 1.67 .935 – – – – – – – –
Provincial WHL totals 73 31 29 9 3567:59 116 13 1.63 .942 9 3 4 404:06 19 0 2.35 .922

Sources: [6][7][8][9]

International

Year Team Event Result GPI W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2022 China OG 9th 1 0 1 60:00 3 0 3.00 .917
2022 China WC D1B 1st 5 5 0 280:00 9 1 1.93 .901
2023 China WC D1A 1st 5 5 0 300:00 6 2 1.20 .958
11 10 1 640:00 18 3

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2020–21[5]
Hockey East All-Conference Third Team 2022–23
HCA National Goalie of the Year semifinalist 2022–23[10]
Hockey East All-Conference Second Team 2023–24[11]

References

  1. ^ "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ Potts, Andy (28 January 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Tiya CHEN, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ Tokarski, Anne (18 November 2020). "2020-21 NCAA Preview: Newcomers to watch in Hockey East". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Hockey East Names Women's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East Association (Press release). 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ "PWHL 2019/2020 – Player: # 88 Tia Chan". Provincial Women's Hockey League. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 88 Tia Chan, Statistics". University of Connecticut Athletics. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Игроки: Чань Тиа (Вратарь) – Статистика" [Players: Chan Tia (Goalkeeper) – Statistics]. Zhenskaya Hockey League (in Russian). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 88 Tia Chan". University of Connecticut Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Semifinalists for the Women's Hockey Goalie of the Year Award Announced". Hockey Commissioners Association (Press release). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Ian (1 March 2024). "Hockey East Names 2023-2024 Women's Hockey All-Stars". The Hockey News. Retrieved 4 March 2024.