| HC Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star | |
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| City | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| League | WCIHL |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home arena | Shenzhen Dayun Arena
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| Colors | Red, gold, black |
| Owner(s) | HC Red Star |
| General manager | Zhou Song[1] |
| Head coach | Qi Xueting |
| Captain | Yu Baiwei |
| Franchise history | |
| CWHL | |
| 2017–2018 | Kunlun Red Star WIH |
| 2018–2019 | Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays |
| ZhHL | |
| 2019–2022 | Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays |
| 2022–2023 | Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star |
| WCIHL | |
| 2023– | Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star |
| Championships | |
| ZhHL Championships | 2 (2019–20, 2021–22) |
| WCIHL Championships | 1 (2023–24) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 深圳崑崙鴻星冰球俱樂部 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 深圳昆仑鸿星冰球俱乐部 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star Ice Hockey Club | ||||||||||||
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HC Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (Chinese: 深圳昆仑鸿星冰球俱乐部), 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 2017 and joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) for the 2017–18 season. During their inaugural season, they were distinguished from other Kunlun Red Star teams with the name Kunlun Red Star Women's Ice Hockey, abbreviated to Kunlun Red Star WIH. The other CWHL team in China, the Vanke Rays, merged into Shenzhen KRS in 2018, prompting the team to rebrand as the Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star Vanke Rays (Chinese: 深圳昆仑鸿星万科阳光; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Kūnlún Hóngxīng Wànkē Yángguāng) or Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays ahead of the 2018–19 season.
The Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays (Russian: Шэньчжэнь КРС Ванке Рэйз) joined the Russian Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) ahead of the 2019–20 season, after the CWHL unexpectedly folded in 2019. In an effort to reinforce the link between the Kunlun Red Star men's and women's programs, the team returned to its original name, Shenzhen KRS (Russian: Шэньчжэнь КРС), in 2022.[2] In 2023, the team ended participation in the ZhHL in order to develop the domestic game within China.[3]
- ^ 关尹 [Guan Yin] (29 November 2023). "中国女子冰球职业联赛开战 昆仑鸿星女冰队展现不俗实力" [Chinese Women's Ice Hockey Professional League starts, Kunlun Red Star women's ice hockey team shows full strength]. Xinmin Evening News (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "New look for KRS women". HC Red Star. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "«КРС Шэньчжэнь» не выступит в чемпионате ЖХЛ сезона 2023/2024" ["KRS Shenzhen" will not perform in the ZhHL championship of the 2023/2024 season]. Zhenskaya Hockey League (Press release) (in Russian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.