HC Kunlun Red Star
| Kunlun Red Star | |
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| City | Beijing |
| League | KHL 2016–present |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Home arena |
LeSports Center (Capacity: 14,000) |
| Colours | Red, White |
| General manager | Vladimir Krechin |
| Head coach | Vladimir Yurzinov, Jr. |
| Captain | Janne Jalasvaara |
| Website | hcredstar |
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| HC Kunlun Red Star | |
HC Kunlun Red Star (Simplified Chinese: 北京昆仑红星 or 昆仑红星, Traditional Chinese: 北京崑崙紅星 or 崑崙紅星, Pinyin: Běijīng Kūnlún Hóngxīng or Kūnlún Hóngxīng) is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season.
In March 2016, the Chinese club and the KHL signed a protocol of intent to have a Chinese-based team enter the KHL. The protocol was signed by the representative from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretiak, the chairman of the KHL Gennady Timchenko and the board of Kunlun Red Star. In mid-April, the President of IIHF (René Fasel) shared his opinion about the intention of the Chinese club to join the KHL. He expressed hope that this will help China to bring their hockey to a higher level.
If the club meets their contractual economic conditions by 30 April 2016, they will be allowed to join the KHL. According to Roman Rotenberg, HC Kunlun Red Star applied to fulfill its obligations, but there is a coherent number of formalities, the final decision about team should be taken in June 2016. In early May, the KHL president Dmitry Chernyshenko considered the affiliation of the club to the league as an already done deal: "The club has provided all the documents on the scene, the structure of the club, finance, and they have the permission of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association."
It was announced on 25 June 2016 that the KHL board of directors had officially accepted the club's application, and that they would be participating in the upcoming 2016–17 KHL season. The Beijing announcement ceremony included Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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