Rebekah Kolstad

American ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Rebekah Kolstad
Born	(1997-01-21) January 21, 1997 (age 27) Mankato, Minnesota, US
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
ZhHL team Former teams	KRS Vanke Rays North Dakota Fighting Hawks Minnesota State Mavericks
National team	China
Playing career	2015–present

Li Beika

Traditional Chinese

麗貝卡

Simplified Chinese

丽贝卡

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lì Bèikǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Laih Buikāat or Laih Buikā

Rebekah “Becky” Kolstad (born January 21, 1997), also known by the Chinese name Li Beika (simplified Chinese: 丽贝卡; traditional Chinese: 麗貝卡; pinyin: Lì Bèikǎ),^[1] is an American ice hockey forward and member of the Chinese women's national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.^[2]

Kolstad represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.^[3]

Playing career

Kolstad began her college ice hockey career with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I in the 2015–16 season.^[4] After the University of North Dakota abruptly ended its women's ice hockey program in the 2016–17 season, she joined the Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey program in her hometown of Mankato, Minnesota for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.^[5] She started playing professional ice hockey in 2019, joining the KRS Vanke Rays.

Kolstad was a member of the Chinese team at the 2022 Winter Olympics,^[6] where she recorded an assist in four games played.^[7]

References

^ "Rays ready for Beijing bow". HC Red Star. January 29, 2022. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ Potts, Andy (January 28, 2022). "Chinese women target QF". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Beika LI, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "2016-17 W Hockey Roster: 44 Rebekah Kolstad". University of North Dakota Athletics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "2018-19 Women's Hockey Roster: 22 Rebekah Kolstad". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "Kolstad to play for Team China in Olympics". Mankato Free Press. January 27, 2022. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ Schlossman, Brad Elliott (February 8, 2022). "UND's Michelle Karvinen, Susanna Tapani score goals as Olympic quarterfinal matchups are set". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.