Ni LIN

People's Republic of China

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'2''

Place of birth: SAN JOSE, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: CALIFORNIA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women CHN China	9

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #1 CZE Czech Republic 3 CHN China 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #5 DEN Denmark 1 CHN China 3	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #11 CHN China 2 JPN Japan 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #15 CHN China 1 SWE Sweden 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nickname:

Rach (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Previous names:

Rachel Llanes

Hobbies:

Golf, hiking, paddle boarding, tennis, fishing, travelling. Learning about the body and optimal health, creating ways to train athletes without over coaching them - letting the environment and constraints dictate movement and decision making. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Criminal justice and psychology - Northeastern University (Boston, MA, USA)

Family:

Father, Robert.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Father Robert Llanes (Tennis): Played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.

National league:

Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL)

Start:

Started at age 12 in California. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Reason:

"I liked it better than other sports. There’s contact and it’s fast." (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Ambition:

To influence as many athletes as possible and help them reach their goals both in sports and in life. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Hopes to become a college ice hockey coach. (nuhuskies.com)

Memorable:

Winning the Beanpot Championship two years in a row at Northeastern University. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Influence:

"I have different mentors and each of them have influenced my life." (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Ritual:

Puts her equipment on from left to right. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Philosophy:

"Control what you can control" (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Award:

ZhHL All-Star Game (2020)

General Interest

KHL ALL-STAR GAME
Was one of several women invited to demonstrate skills at the KHL All Star Game. (ESPN.com, 29 Jan 2020)

ZhHL ALL-STAR GAME
Played in the 2020 Zhenskaya Hockey League All-Star Game. "It’s cool to see the growth of women’s hockey here so far. It’s definitely important to showcase the talent for fans in Russia. It’s so much bigger here than in the US it seems. It’s pretty fun to be a part of it. I was surprised about the crowd. Didn’t know how it was going to turn out, but Russia seems to have a good following for women’s hockey." (en.khl.ru, 12 Jan 2020)

OTHER
As well as a player, she is also a strength and conditioning coach for the Chinese national team and runs her own training business in the summer and online during the year. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

FAVOURITE MOVIE
Pearl Harbor. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

HERITAGE
Of Filipino-American descent.

PLAYING CAREER
Northeastern Huskies, USA (2009-13); Boston Blades, USA (2013-15); Boston Pride, USA (2015-17); Kunlun Red Star, CHN (2017-18); KRS Vanke Rays, CHN (2018- )

Milestones

First player in women's ice hockey to win championships in the CWHL (2015), NWHL (2016), and ZhHL (2020).

Finished the 2019/20 ZhHL season second in scoring behind teammate Alex Carpenter (USA), with 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists). Had the league's best plus/minus (+46)

Finished her career at Northeastern University 17th on the all-time record list for career assists (61).

Social Media

Legend

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