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Ying Rudi

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Ying.
Ying Rudi
Ying at the 2017 U20 Men's World Championships
Born (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 26)
Beijing, China
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Kunlun Red Star
National team  China
Playing career 2016–present

Ying Rudi (simplified Chinese: 英如镝; traditional Chinese: 英如鏑; pinyin: Yīng Rúdí; born August 16, 1998) is a Chinese professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born in China, Ying first played hockey in Beijing, moving to the United States at age 9 to further his career. He returned to Beijing in 2016, becoming the first Chinese-born player to play in the KHL. Internationally he has represented China at both the junior and senior levels. Ying is also the son of actor Ying Da and the grandson of actor Ying Ruocheng.

Early life and education

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

Playing career

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Youth and junior

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Ying played youth hockey in China for the Beijing Cubs of the Beijing Youth Hockey League (BYHL) before moving to the Chicago Mission of the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL) at age 9.[2] Ying joined the Boston Junior Bruins U18 team in the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League for the 2012–13 season, before transferring to play for the junior varsity team of Phillips Exeter Academy.

After two years at Exeter, Ying signed with the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), where he played for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[3]

Professional

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On August 16, 2016, Ying signed a two-year contract with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4] He was the first Chinese-born player to play in the KHL or NHL.[5] After a year with the team, in which he acquired no points in 25 games, Ying was sent down to KRS Heilongjiang, the developmental minor-league affiliate team of Kunlun Red Star.

International play

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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.

Personal life

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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]

Ancestry

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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]

16. Ying Lianzhi
8. Ying Qianli
17. Aisin Gioro Shuzhong
4. Ying Ruocheng
18. Cai Rukai
9. Cai Baozhen
19.
2. Ying Da
10.
5. Wu Shiliang
11.
1. Ying Rudi
12.
6. Fan Rongkang (Liang Da)
13.
3. Liang Huan
14.
7. Shen Rong
15.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA EJEPL 19 4 5 9 2 4 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Beijing Ice Hockey China — — — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Beijing Ice Hockey China — — — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Connecticut Nighthawks MetJHL 8 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Phillips Exeter Academy USHS 14 0 1 1 — — — — — —
2015–16 Valley Jr. Warriors 18U AAA MHSL 14 4 7 11 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Toronto Patriots OJHL 19 2 1 3 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 25 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 KRS Heilongjiang VHL 42 2 0 2 18 — — — — —
2017–18 KRS Junior MHL 6 1 3 4 20 — — — — —
2018–19 KRS–ORG VHL 51 4 16 20 79 — — — — —
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2019–20 KRS–BSU VHL 53 4 12 16 28 — — — — —
2021–22 Kunlun Red Star KHL 20 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
KHL totals 47 2 0 2 8 — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2014 China WJC18 D2B 5 5 2 7 12
2015 China WJC18 D2B 5 6 1 7 12
2016 China WJC18 D2B 4 2 1 3 33
2017 China WJC D3 5 9 10 19 0
2017 China WC D2B 5 1 3 4 18
2018 China WJC D3 5 8 6 14 4
2018 China WC D2A 2 0 0 0 2
2019 China WC D2A 5 1 2 3 4
2022 China OG 4 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 24 30 20 50 61
Senior totals 16 2 5 7 28

References

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  1. ^ 详解英达三段婚史 [History of Ying Da's Three Marriage]. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-08-02.
  2. ^ a b Sapurji, Sunaya (2015-08-19). "Rudi Ying follows family tradition, opens doors to China through hockey". Sports.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  3. ^ "Pats make moves around New Year, deadline". Toronto Patriots. January 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chinese KHL Club Signs First Local Player". The Hockey Writers. August 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Lerner, Matt (2017-05-04). "South Korea and China Chasing Hockey Dreams". TheDiplomat.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ^ "All-Time Statistics WJC-18 D2B". Elite Prospects. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Romanian U18 returns". IIHF. March 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "News". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ Kennedy, Ryan (2015-08-20). "Rudi Ying and the inevitable Chinese hockey revolution". The Hockey News. TheHockeyNews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  10. ^ Ying Ruoshi (2007-04-20). 英才辈出凭家风. chinawriter.com (in Chinese).
  11. ^ 英达家族五代传奇经历 慈禧亲赐“英”姓有皇族血统. 67.com (in Chinese). 2012-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Southern People Weekly (2010-01-22). 关注英氏家族成功奥秘：历代重视中西文化交流. sina (in Chinese).
  13. ^ 英达接受华媒采访谈英氏家族 称婚姻比事业更难. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2010-06-02.
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