Kimberly Newell

Kimberly Newell (born October 4, 1995), also known by the Chinese name Zhou Jiaying (simplified Chinese: 周嘉鹰; traditional Chinese: 周嘉鷹; pinyin: Zhōu Jiāyīng; Cantonese Yale: Jāu Gāyīng),[1] is a Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Kimberly Newell
Born (1995-10-04) October 4, 1995
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
ZhHL team
Former teams		 KRS Vanke Rays
Princeton Tigers
National team  China
Playing career 2013–present
Zhou Jiaying
Traditional Chinese周嘉鷹
Simplified Chinese周嘉鹰

Newell represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[2]

International career
Medal record
Representing Canada
Women's U18 ice hockey
World U18 Championship
2013 Finland

As a junior player with the Canadian national under-18 team, Newell won a gold medal at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2013, where she represented Canada alongside future Chinese national team teammate Hannah Miller on a roster that also included future Canadian senior national team players Emily Clark, Sarah Nurse, and Sarah Potomak, among others. In net for three of Canada’s five games, Newell maintained an excellent 1.00 goals against average and recorded the tournament’s best save percentage at .960, earning selection to the tournament All-Star team.[3]

Newell was officially named to the Chinese women's national team roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics on 28 January 2022.[4]

Personal life

Newell holds a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from Princeton University. Following her 2016 graduation she worked in finance for Credit Suisse in New York City for two years until being recruited to play for the KRS Vanke Rays in 2018.[5]

References
  1. "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Jiaying ZHOU". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. January 5, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. Kemmerer, Gillian (October 1, 2021). "Ice Diaries: Kimberly Newell". KHL. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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