Paris O'Brien

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 181

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = USports

| team = Wilfrid Laurier University

| former_teams = Kunlun Red Star

| ntl_team = China

| draft =Undrafted

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| career_start = 2022

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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

O'Brien was born on 15 April 2000 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web |title=Paris O'Brien |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/477620/paris-o-brien |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914171133/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/477620/paris-o-brien |url-status=live }} He was attending South Delta Secondary School when he was recruited by Mike Keenan to join the Kunlun Red Star organization.{{cite web |last1=Bartel |first1=Mario |title=‘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 |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/local-sports/i-got-goosebumps-how-a-kid-from-coquitlam-ended-up-as-a-starting-goalie-for-chinas-national-hockey-team-at-the-beijing-winter-olympics-5104990 |publisher=Tri City News |access-date=17 April 2022 |date=27 February 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914171206/https://www.tricitynews.com/local-sports/i-got-goosebumps-how-a-kid-from-coquitlam-ended-up-as-a-starting-goalie-for-chinas-national-hockey-team-at-the-beijing-winter-olympics-5104990 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=An unlikely journey |url=https://hcredstar.com/blog/2022/02/14/an-unlikely-journey/ |publisher=Kunlun Red Star |access-date=17 April 2022 |date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215115023/https://hcredstar.com/blog/2022/02/14/an-unlikely-journey/ |url-status=live }} 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.

O'Brien made his international debut for the China men's national ice hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympics where they placed 12th.{{cite web |title=Yongli OUBAN |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yongli-ouban |publisher=Olympics |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417043043/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yongli-ouban |url-status=live }}

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats |elite=477620|hockeydb=251091}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Naturalised ice hockey players

Category:Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China

Category:Chinese ice hockey goaltenders

Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for China

Category:Sportspeople from Coquitlam

Category:HC Kunlun Red Star players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China