Blog Tag - Hockey

Beijinger Song Andong Becomes First Chinese-Born Player Selected in NHL Draft
Beijinger Song Andong became the first Chinese-born player ever selected in the National Hockey League (NHL) draft, when the New York Islanders chose...
Game On: A Company of Cold Enthusiasts
Inevitably, the Beijing winter throws up two options. You can either work on your drinking arm - an option preferred by the majority of the city’s...
What's The Plan, Stan? Where To Watch The NHL Playoffs
Lord Stanley's legacy is on the mind of every Canadian (and some Americans) in Beijing now that the NHL Playoffs have started. Wherever you're from...
Talking Balls: Canuck Puck Fest
Hockey fans will know that it's NHL Playoffs time but they may not know that the Vancouver Canucks faithful have made one Beijing bar their own....
No Ice to Meet You: The Return of the Other Hockey
Hockey is a game played on fields by people called Henry and George (and that’s just the girls). It’s a sport that is played as far and wide as...
Canada vs USA at The Irish Volunteer
This is it: the marquee event of the XXI Winter Olympic Games has its marquee matchup on the final day of competition. (With all due respect to the...
Canada vs. The World: Ice Hockey Finds a Home in Beijing
Before I met Ray Plummer, who manages the Beijing International Ice Hockey League, he sent me a one-line e-mail in response to coming to one of...