The Shenzhen Vanke Rays () were a women's ice hockey team that played in the 2017–18 season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They were based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and played at the Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The team was developed along with the Kunlun Red Star WIH as part of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) in an effort to grow interest in ice hockey in China in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Both teams debuted in the 2017–18 CWHL season. The general manager was Shirley Hon, who was named to the position on August 18, 2017.
In 2018, the CWHL contracted the Rays' membership after one season to focus solely on the Kunlun Red Star team in China. Shortly after, Kunlun Red Star was rebranded as the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays as the CWHL integrated the two teams.
History Inaugural draft class The following players were selected by the Rays in the 2017 CWHL Draft. Round Pick Nat Player Pos. Previous team 1 7 Cayley Mercer F Clarkson Golden Knights 2 14 Elaine Chuli G UConn Huskies 3 21 Brooke Webster F St. Lawrence Skating Saints 4 28 Hanna Bunton F Cornell Big Red 5 35 Emily Janiga F Buffalo Beauts 6 42 Ashleigh Brykaliuk F Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 7 48 Emma Woods F Quinnipiac Bobcats 856 Fang XinFHarbin IHC963Zhao QinanDHarbin IHC1070Rose AllevaDPrinceton Tigers1177Lauren KellyDDartmouth Big Green1284Kong MinghuiFHarbin IHC1389He XinFHarbin IHC1492Lyu YueFHarbin IHC1595Wang BoDHarbin IHC1698Zhang TianyiG17101Yan HongxinD18104Xu JiachaoDHarbin IHC19107Gao Han F20110Xiao JinqiuD
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