Blog Tag - Hockey

OlymPicks: Q&A With Beijinger & China Ice Hockey Team Member Simon Chen
Submitted on Dec 08, 2021
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. China's national ice hockey team...
OlymPicks: NHL Players Will Return for 2022, 2026 Olympics
Submitted on Jul 13, 2020
OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. NHL to participate in next two...
OlymPicks: The Clock Is Ticking for the NHL to Skate Into Beijing 2022
Submitted on Jun 07, 2019
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. Don't give up yet, Beijing stick-...
OlymPicks: End of Women's League Leaves Chinese Female Players on Thin Ice
Submitted on Apr 11, 2019
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics....
OlymPicks: Forget the NHL, Beijing 2022 Will Have Hockey Great Jaromír Jágr
Submitted on Nov 27, 2018
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. In...
OlymPicks: New Hope For Your Favorite Hockey Players to Compete in 2022?
Submitted on Nov 20, 2018
It looks like the National Hockey League’s biggest stars might get one last shot at the most prestigious of goals: competing in the Winter Olympics....
OlymPicks: NHL's 2022 Snub Could Rub Hockey's Biggest Player the Wrong Way
Submitted on Nov 11, 2018
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. Even...
Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Sep 18-23
Submitted on Sep 18, 2018
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive...
Will Wayne Gretzky’s Role New Role at Kunlun Be Enough to Save Hockey’s Prospects in China?
Submitted on Aug 13, 2018
China’s Kunlun Red Star ice hockey team just pulled off the greatest power play imaginable, at least when it comes to name recognition. Their new...
OlymPicks: A Q&A With the Chinese Billionaire That Brought Hockey to the Mainland
Submitted on Sep 23, 2017
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. Long...
R OlymPicks: Asia's Hockey Saga Goes Overtime, While Sneaker Freaks Lace Up Olympic Kicks
Submitted on Jun 02, 2017
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics....
R OlymPicks: NHL Sits Out 2018 Games, Dismaying Fans But Heartening Would Be Stars
Submitted on Apr 20, 2017
Anyone dismayed by the National Hockey League's (NHL's) shocking withdrawal from the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, should be...
Olympic Picks: From the Slopes to Ice Rinks, China's Youngsters and Elite are Gearing Up for the Games
Submitted on Jan 26, 2017
While we in Beijing keep looking towards Olympics 2022, the IOC is still sorting out the winners of 2008, and yesterday netted one of the biggest...
Q&A: Longtime Local Hockey Advocate Curtis Dracz Talks Beijing’s Power Play
Submitted on Dec 02, 2016
Few things make Canadians living in Beijing more wistful than the thought of missing out on hockey season back in their homeland. That sort of hockey...
Say Hello to Beijing's Newest Pro Sports Team: Kunlun Redstar of the Russian Ice Hockey League
Submitted on Jun 27, 2016
Ice Hockey is by no means mainstream in China, but Beijing's winter sports proponents are steadily skating toward their goal of changing that fact...