Tia Chan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Tia Chan (born 3 September 2002), also known as Chen Tiya (Chinese: 陈提娅; pinyin: Chén Tíyà),^[1] is a Chinese-Canadian ice hockey goaltender. She plays college ice hockey with the UConn Huskies. She previously played in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.^[2] A member of the Chinese national team, Chan represented China at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Tia Chan
Born	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 23) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Right
NCAA team Former teams	UConn Huskies KRS Vanke Rays
National team	China
Playing career	2020–present

Chen Tiya
Traditional Chinese	陳提婭
Simplified Chinese	陈提娅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Tíyà Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàhn Tàih'a

Playing career

Chan began playing ice hockey at age four, following her two brothers, James and Ryan, onto the ice. She settled into goaltending after her brothers regularly asked her to man the goal so they could practice shooting.^{[citation needed]}

She got her start playing on boys' minor ice hockey teams in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area before moving to women's teams at the age of eight.^{[citation needed]} Her junior career was played with the Burlington Junior Barracudas of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Provincial WHL).^[4]

NCAA

For the 2020–21 season, Chan joined the UConn in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I as an incoming freshman. As a rookie, she started ten games and posted a 1.49 goals against average (GAA) and .947 save percentage (SV%) on the season. Her play was recognized with selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	Min	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	Min	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2016–17	Burlington Jr. Barracudas	Provincial WHL		1	0	1	0	48:28	3	0	3.09	.850		0	–	–	0:00	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Burlington Jr. Barracudas	Provincial WHL		26	8	10	5	1235:21	44	3	1.78	.939		3	0	2	119:00	6	0	2.52	.932
2018–19	Burlington Jr. Barracudas	Provincial WHL		20	9	10	1	995:07	33	4	1.66	.940		2	0	2	96:58	5	0	2.58	.917
2019–20	Burlington Jr. Barracudas	Provincial WHL		26	14	8	3	1290:03	36	6	1.40	.949		4	3	0	189:48	8	0	2.11	.917
2020–21	UConn Huskies	HEA		10	4	5	1	603:27	15	3	1.49	.947		–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	KRS Vanke Rays	ZhHL		9	6	2	–	545:00	11	3	1.21	.945		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022–23	UConn Huskies	HEA		27	10	12	4	1583:43	44	6	1.67	.935		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Provincial WHL totals				73	31	29	9	3567:59	116	13	1.63	.942		9	3	4	404:06	19	0	2.35	.922

Sources: ^[6][7][8][9]

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GPI	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2022	China	OG	9th		1	0	1	60:00	3	0	3.00	.917
2022	China	WC D1B	1st		5	5	0	280:00	9	1	1.93	.901
2023	China	WC D1A	1st		5	5	0	300:00	6	2	1.20	.958
					11	10	1	640:00	18	3

Awards and honours

Award	Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team	2020–21[5]
Hockey East All-Conference Third Team	2022–23
HCA National Goalie of the Year semifinalist	2022–23[10]
Hockey East All-Conference Second Team	2023–24[11]