Beijing will host 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022, China Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) is actively preparing all the development of Ice Hockey based on the national sports reform strategy with more open cooperation and creative partnership to increase Ice Hockey competitiveness and promote ice hockey industry significantly. It is CIHA’s first time to select players for National Ice Hockey Team from all over the world, and the recent Draft in Beijing from 28th Apr to 1st May was very open to all the players and well received. Together with organizing partner KunLun Red Star Ice Hockey Club, CIHA will host the first Draft for National Teams in North America: 1. Date and Location | Location | Date | Draft 1 (Men) | Toronto | 4-6 June, 2017 | Draft 2 (Men) | Vancouver | 9-11 June, 2017 | Draft 3 (Women) | Toronto | 6-7 June, 2017 |
2. Condition a) Ethnic Chinese Ice Hockey players (non Chinese passport holders) born between 1 Jan 1990 to 31 Dec 2001. b) Chinese Ice Hockey players with Chinese passport born between 1 Jan 1990 to 31 Dec 2001. c) Ethnic Chinese must decide to give up their current nationalities and join Chinese nationalities. d) Applicants should have relatively high competitiveness in ice hockey sport with good health condition and team work spirit. 3. Application Please fill in the attached application form and send to following CIHA nominated email. CIHA Contact: Mr. QiangJun Wang, Mr. Chun Wang Tel: +86 10 8831 8919 +86 10 8831 8069 Email: 2017camp@china-icehockey.com 4. Draft regulation CIHA International Advisory Board members will assess all applicants to the Draft, and the final list and Draft Camp information will be sent out to selected players before 22 May, 2017. Selected players shall make their own travel arrangement to the Draft Camp with their own equipment and passports. The Organizer of the Draft will cover local transportation, hotels, food, ice, and CAD200 as travel compensation to all players. 5. CIHA remains final explanation of the draft regulation. Attachment 1: Application Form. Attachment 2: International Advisory Board Members China Ice Hockey Association CIHA International Advisory Board Members Phil Esposito | NHL legend player NHL传奇球星 | Mike Keenan | NHL, KHL championship Coach NHL,KHL冠军教练 | Robert Carpenter | NHL legend player,KRS Consultant NHL球员, 昆仑鸿星球探 | Aleksei Tertyshnyi | Head Coach of Kunlun Red Star VHL team 昆仑鸿星VHL球队主教练 | Mark Kumpel | NHL player, Eastern Junior Hockey League Commissioner NHL球员,EJHL主席 | Aleksander Barkov | Head Coach of Kunlun Red Star MHL team 昆仑鸿星MHL球队主教练 | Igor Kravchuck | Assistant Coach of KunLun Red Star KHL team 昆仑鸿星KHL球队助理教练 | Rob Morgan | Assistant Coach of KunLun Red Star CWHL team 昆仑鸿星CWHL女队主教练 | Digit Murphy | Head Coach of KunLun Red Star Women’s team 昆仑鸿星女队总教练 | Michael MacPherson | International Development Director 昆仑鸿星国际合作总监 | Brenda Andress | Commissioner of CWHL CWHL主席 | Sunny Sun 孙锐 | Assistant Coach for Chinese National Women’s Team 昆仑鸿星女子冰球队助理教练 |
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