Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (), is a professional Canadian

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and member of

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, currently playing for the

Montreal Victoire The Montreal Victoire () are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Montreal area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home game ...

of the

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(PWHL). Lum represented

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in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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and at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B, where she tied teammate

Rachel Llanes Rachel Llanes (born April 29, 1991), also known by the Chinese name Lin Ni (), is an American ice hockey player and coach. She has served as strength and conditioning coach of the San Jose Barracuda since the 2022–23 AHL season. As a member ...

(Lin Ni) for most goals (7) and most points (15) scored in the tournament.

Playing career

Lum scored 102 points in 148 games with the

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program in the

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(WHEA)

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of the

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. In her last year with the Huskies, she served as

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. After graduating, Lum signed with the

Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays HC Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (), abbreviated Shenzhen KRS, is an ice hockey team in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL). They play in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China at Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star were founded in 201 ...

of the

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(CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in the

2018 CWHL Draft The 2018 CWHL Draft, the ninth and final in league history, took place on August 26. It marked the first and only draft Jayna Hefford served as CWHL commissioner. The CWHL indicated that general managers were authorized to "pre-sign" their first an ...

. She stayed with the team as it moved to the

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(ZhHL) after the collapse of the CWHL in 2019 and was named to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2020. , she ranks fourth on the Shenzhen KRS all-time record lists for most goals (28), assists (52), points (80), and games played (104).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lum, Leah 1996 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for China Ice hockey people from Richmond, British Columbia Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players UConn Huskies women's ice hockey players Montreal Victoire players 21st-century Canadian sportswomen