Yu Baiwei
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 Shenzhen KRS
Kunlun Red Star WIH
Edmonton Chimos
Team China (Naisten SM-sarja)
National team  China
Playing career 2005–present
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place2017 SapporoIce hockey
Bronze medal – third place2011 Astana–AlmatyIce hockey
Bronze medal – third place2007 ChangchunIce hockey
Yu Baiwei
Traditional Chinese於柏巍
Simplified Chinese于柏巍

Yu Baiwei (Chinese: 于柏巍, also romanized as Yu Beiwei; born 17 July 1988), also known by the Western name Berry Yu,[1] is a Chinese ice hockey player and captain of the Chinese national team and the Shenzhen KRS in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). A three-time medalist at the Asian Winter Games, she represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[2]

Yu previously played for Kunlun Red Star WIH and the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the now-defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Edmonton Chimos of the now-defunct Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL), and in the Naisten SM-sarja with Team China. She signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) for the 2019–20 season.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Sadler, Emily (1 March 2020). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Yu Baiwei, Captain of China's National Team, Joins the Minnesota Whitecaps". National Women's Hockey League (Press release). 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (24 September 2019). "Minnesota Whitecaps Add Team China Captain Yu Baiwei". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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