1995-96 National Women's Team

Pacific Rim Championship

China burst onto the international scene in Finland at the 1992 Women's World Championship after beating Japan at the Asian Qualifying Tournament. The Chinese squad placed fifth at their first world event, and at their second attempt in 1994, they lost to Finland 8-1 for the bronze medal.

All of the players are stationed in Harbin where they are able to practice on a daily basis. Competition is scarce, however, but the popularity of the game cannot be denied. At a recent game against Japan, over 9,000 spectators were present.

At the 1995 Pacific Women's Championship, they demonstrated a great improvement in skill, challenging the USA and Canada, and forcing the Canadians to a shoot-out win in the semi-finals.

In preparation for the 1996 Pacific Women's Championship, China claimed another Asian Games title at the beginning of February defeating Kazakhstan 13-0 and Japan 9-3.

The Chinese come into this year's event with virtually an identical squad from 1995. From their 20-player roster from a year ago, only three changes were made, and coaches Yao Naifeng and Zhang Zhinan also return behind the bench.

No. Player

Birthdate

Ht.

Wt.

Goaltenders/Gardiennes de but
1 Lina Huo

30/03/73

5'5

169

20 Hong Guo

01/05/73

5'8

145

Defence/Défense
2 Ming Cong

15/07/79

5'7

150

4 Xuan Li

29/02/72

5'7

147

6 Yan Lu

25/07/72

5'5

132

10 Jing Cheng

22/04/71

5'5

147

17 Wei Wang

15/02/77

5'5

143

18 Kunfeng Song

10/10/71

5'5

150

Forwards/Avants
3 Hongmei Liu

27/12/73

5'6

128

5 Hong Dang

28/01/69

5'6

136

7 Lan Zhang

18/09/68

5'5

125

8 Xiuqine Yang

15/04/75

5'8

176

9 Hong Sang

09/07/75

5'4

130

11 Lili Guo

05/05/76

5'5

132

12 Ying Diao

24/11/75

5'4

132

13 Jing Zhang

18/03/77

5'5

123

14 Wei Guo

07/11/69

5'7

150

15 Lei Xu

70/01/77

5'4

134

16 Chunrong Hu

11/05/79

5'7

147

19 Jinping Ma

01/01/72

5'4

147

   

 

 

 

Staff/Personnel
  Team leader: Liu Changju    
  Team co-leader: Zheng Hongdao    
  Coach: Yao Naifeng    
  Coach: Zhang Zhinan    
  Doctor: Fu Jun    
  Interpreter: Yan Xiaojuan    
 
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