Rachel Llanes

Rachel Llanes
Llanes playing for the Boston Pride in the 2016–17 NWHL season
Born (1991-04-29) April 29, 1991 (age 33)[1]
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Current team
Former teams
Free agent
KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL/CWHL)
Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
Boston Pride (NWHL)
Boston Blades (CWHL)
Northeastern Huskies (NCAA)
Current coach San Jose Barracuda
Coached for BB&N girls' ice hockey
National team  China
Playing career 2009–present
Coaching career 2014–present
Lin Ni
Traditional Chinese林尼
Simplified Chinese林尼
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Ní
Wade–GilesLin Ni

Rachel Llanes (born April 29, 1991), also known by the Chinese name Lin Ni (Chinese: 林尼),[2] 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.[3]

As a member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, she participated in the 2022 Winter Olympics and two IIHF Women's World Championship Divisiom I tournaments.

Llanes previously played with the Boston Blades and Kunlun Red Star WIH of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed PHF in 2021), and the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).[4][5] She is the only player to have won a championship in the CWHL, the NWHL, and the ZhHL.[6]

  1. ^ "Rachel Llanes - Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Ni LIN". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "San Jose Barracuda Announce Staff Hires". San Jose Barracuda (Press release). October 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "CWHL 2015/2016 - Boston Blades Team Roster". cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Murphy, Mike (February 23, 2020). "Rachel Llanes' journey from role player to star". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.