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Paris O'Brien

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Paris O'Brien
Born (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
USports team
Former teams
Wilfrid Laurier University
Kunlun Red Star
National team  China
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Paris O'Brien (also known as Yongli Ouban; born 15 April 2000) is a Canadian-Chinese professional ice hockey player for Wilfrid Laurier University of the Canadian University USports.

Playing career

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O'Brien was born on 15 April 2000 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.[1] He was attending South Delta Secondary School when he was recruited by Mike Keenan to join the Kunlun Red Star organization.[2] O'Brien moved to Russia and played nine games in the MHL, Russia’s Junior Hockey League, during the 2017–18 season. He was also selected by Team Latvia's head coach Bob Hartley to be an emergency goaltender for the team during an international tournament.[3] The next season, O’Brien returned to the MHL for 45 games and was also recalled to Kunlun’s minor pro team, KRS-BSU, in the Supreme Hockey League three times.[2]

O'Brien made his international debut for the China men's national ice hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympics where they placed 12th.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Paris O'Brien". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bartel, Mario (27 February 2022). "'I got goosebumps': How a kid from Coquitlam ended up as a starting goalie for China's national hockey team at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Tri City News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "An unlikely journey". Kunlun Red Star. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Yongli OUBAN". Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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