Kimberly Newell

Kimberly Jessica Newell (born October 4, 1995), also known by the Chinese name Zhou Jiaying , is a Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team. She most recently played in the 2021–22 season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.

Newell represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

As of the 2025–26 season, Newell is a goalie for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), but does not currently have any playing time.

Early life and education Newell was born on October 4, 1995, in Vancouver, Canada. Newell's mother, who is from China, and her father, who is from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, met at the University of British Columbia while they were both studying electrical engineering.

Newell holds a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from Princeton University. At Princeton, Newell spent three years taking Mandarin Chinese courses to be able to communicate with her maternal grandfather. Newell's paternal grandmother played field hockey in her native Germany.

Newell was officially named to the Chinese women's national team roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics on 28 January 2022. She was one of several players on the team with Canadian or American citizenship. During a post-match Olympics press briefing, Newell was not allowed to speak English to international reporters despite it being her native language. Instead, she used a translator.

Newell had the best save percentage at the 2022 Winter Olympics (95.5%).

Personal life Following her 2016 graduation, Newell worked in finance for Credit Suisse in New York City for two years until being recruited to play for the KRS Vanke Rays in 2018.

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