Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (), is a Canadian

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and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the

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(PWHL) with

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. Lum represented

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in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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and at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B, where she tied teammate

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(Lin Ni) for most goals (7) and most points (15) scored in the tournament.

Playing career

Lum scored 102 points in 148 games with the

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program in the

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(WHEA)

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of the

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. In her last year with the Huskies, she served as

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. After graduating, Lum signed with the

Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star () or the Shenzhen KRS () are a professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They are based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and their home is Shenzhen Dayun Arena. In response to heightened ent ...

of the

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(CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in the

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. She stayed with the team as it moved to the

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(ZhHL) after the collapse of the CWHL in 2019 and was named to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2020. , she ranks fourth on the Shenzhen KRS all-time record lists for most goals (28), assists (52), points (80), and games played (104).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lum, Leah 1996 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from British Columbia Olympic ice hockey players for China Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players UConn Huskies women's ice hockey players