Rudi Ying

Rudi Ying (born August 16, 1998) is a Chinese ice hockey player for HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Ying is noted as the first Chinese-born player to sign to the KHL.

Youth and junior

Ying played youth hockey in China for the Beijing Cubs of the Beijing Youth Hockey League (BYHL) before moving to the Chicago Mission of the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL), at age 9. Ying joined the Boston Junior Bruins U18 team in the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League for the 2012–13 season, before transferring to play for the junior varsity team of Phillips Exeter Academy.

After two years at Exeter, Ying signed with the Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), where he played for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

International

Ying represented China as a 15-year-old at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II. The youngest player on the team, Ying recorded seven points (five goals and two assists) in five games, the most out of any Chinese player at the tournament. He was named to the U18 Division II-B All Star Team.

Ying played for China again in 2015, where he again led the team in points, with seven (six goals and one assist). He was named the Top Player of Team China. In 2016, Ying captained his team at the same tournament where he tallied three points (two goals and one assist) in four games.

Professional

On August 16, 2016, Ying signed a two-year contract with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).