China had never entered a men’s hockey team in the Olympics before. It was ranked outside the world’s top 30. It had a few years to either develop a competitive team or recruit one. So, a few years ago, Jake Chelios and others received similar phone calls.

Does China have a hockey team in the Olympics?

China had never entered a men’s hockey team in the Olympics before. It was ranked outside the world’s top 30. It had a few years to either develop a competitive team or recruit one. So, a few years ago, Jake Chelios and others received similar phone calls.

Why does Chelios son play for China?

International play Due to his stint in China, Chelios was called up to represent the China men’s national ice hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics, under the name Jieke Kailiaosi. He became a Chinese citizen in order to be eligible to represent the nation at the Olympics.

Who makes up the Chinese hockey team?

They are Jeremy Smith, the goalkeeper, and three defenders: Ryan Sproul, Denis Osipov and Jake Chelios. Chelios is the son of the Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Chelios. Like Yip and Zheng, all four play for Kunlun in the K.H.L., which is enough to allow them to participate on the national team.

Who are the players on the Chinese hockey team?

Roster

No. Pos. Name
1 G Paris O’Brien
45 G Jeremy Smith
7 D Jake Chelios
6 D Chen Zimeng

How does Chris Chelios feel about his son playing for China?

I love it. It’s cool. It’s part of the experience. Since I’ve been over here, everything’s kind of new for me, and that’s the exciting part about playing overseas,” Chelios said at Saturday’s practice.

What nationality is Jake Chelios?

American
Chinese
Jake Chelios/Nationality

Is hockey a puck?

A hockey puck is either an open or closed disk used in a variety of sports and games. There are designs made for use on an ice surface, such as in ice hockey, and others for the different variants of floor hockey which includes the wheeled skate variant of inline hockey ( a.k.a. roller hockey).