Brayden Jaw (simplified Chinese: 赵传礼; traditional Chinese: 趙傳禮; pinyin: Zhào Chuánlǐ; born April 24, 1992) is a Canadian-born Chinese ice hockey player.[1] After playing NCAA Division I Ice Hockey at Harvard University, he signed with the Kunlun Red Stars of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2][3][4]

Brayden Jaw
photo of Brayden Jaw playing hockey at Harvard
Born (1992-04-24) April 24, 1992 (age 32)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defense / Forward
Shot Right
Played for Orlando Solar Bears
Kunlun Red Star
Playing career 2016–2020

Playing career edit

Brayden Jaw played with the Greater Vancouver Canadians in the BCMML league in 2007-08; the Surrey Eagles (BCHL) in 2008-10; the Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) from 2009-2011; and the Surrey Eagles (BCHL) in 2011-2012.[5][6] In 2012, he went on to play NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey for the Harvard Crimsons.[7][8] During his time at Harvard, his team won the ECAC Hockey championship in the 2014-2015 season.[9]

Following his collegiate career, Jaw went on to play hockey where he signed in 2017 with the Beijing Kunlun Red Stars until 2019.[10]

International play edit

Jaw was part of the Chinese hockey development team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[11][12][13][14]

Personal life edit

Jaw attended St. George's School in Vancouver, British Columbia and went on to get a Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University with a concentration in economics and a secondary concentration in psychology. He also completed his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2023. He is a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [15]

References edit

  1. ^ Kunlun Hongxing Ice Team (September 12, 2018). "Kunlun Hongxing Ice Hockey Education | Zhao Chuanli (Brayden Jaw) Tells the Story of Playing at Harvard". WeChatNews..
  2. ^ "Jaw Brayden:Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  3. ^ "Kunlun Red Star (Beijing)". en.khl.ru. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  4. ^ Kunlun Hongxing Ice Team. "Kunlun Hongxing Ice Hockey Education | Zhao Chuanli (Brayden Jaw) Tells the Story of Playing at Harvard". WeChatNews.
  5. ^ "Brayden Jaw at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  6. ^ "Brayden Jaw Hockey Stats". HockeyDB.com..
  7. ^ "Brayden Jaw". Harvard. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  8. ^ "ECAC Hockey". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  9. ^ "Vesey eclipses 30-goal mark, Crimson win ECAC | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  10. ^ "Playing Pro Hockey in China: Brayden Jaw Visits SidelineSwap". SidelineSwap Blog. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  11. ^ "China searches for hockey talent outside its borders ahead of 2022 Olympics". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  12. ^ "China Has a Hockey Team in the KHL, Here's What You Need to Know". That's Online. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  13. ^ 陈柳兵. "Trolling for overseas talent - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  14. ^ "Asia Archives - Page 4 of 16". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  15. ^ Tsumura, Howard (June 19, 2010). "Brayden Jaw (Vancouver-St. George's)". theprovince.com. The Province. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

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