Sun Zehao
| Sun Zehao | |||
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| Born |
13 December 1995 China | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| China team Former teams |
Chengde Beijing Ice Hockey China Dragon | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
| Sun Zehao | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫澤浩 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 孙泽浩 | ||||||
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Sun Zehao (simplified Chinese: 孙泽浩; traditional Chinese: 孫澤浩; pinyin: Sūn Zéhào, born 13 December 1995) is a Chinese ice hockey goaltender.[1]
Playing career
Sun Zehao began his career playing for Beijing Ice Hockey, in the Chinese Ice Hockey League in 2011. In 2013, he played one game for China Dragon in the Asia League. In 2014, he returned to the Chinese league with the amateur team from Chengde. Prior to the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Sun was signed to an amateur tryout contract with the Vancouver Canucks for two pre-season games in China.[2] The Canucks did not wish to bring a 3rd goalie who would not see action, so they invited Sun to practice with them and be ready to be the back-up goalie in case of injury.[3]
International
Sun took part in the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship with China, when he was voted the best goaltender of the tournament, and at the 2015 IIHF World U20 Championship in Division III. He also played with the Chinese student team at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain.
He first dressed for the men's team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II as the backup goaltender. In 2017 he took over as the starter playing all 5 games for China. In addition, he represented his country at the 2017 Asian Winter Games.
References
- ↑ Zehao Sun career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ↑ "Canucks sign a Chinese goaltender for 2017 NHL China Games vs. L.A. Kings". SBNation.com. 2017-09-18.
- ↑ "Chinese goalie savoring opportunity of lifetime". NHL.com. 2017-10-05.