Shenzhen KRS

The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star or the Shenzhen KRS are a Chinese ice hockey team that has suspended operations during the 2023–24 season. The team played at the professional level from 2017 to 2023, most recently in the Russian Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They are based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and their home is Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star were founded in 2017 and joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in the 2017–18 season. During their inaugural season, they were distinguished from other Kunlun Red Star teams with the name Kunlun Red Star Women's Ice Hockey, abbreviated to Kunlun Red Star WIH. The other CWHL team in China, the Vanke Rays, merged into Shenzhen KRS in 2018, prompting the team to rebrand as the Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star Vanke Rays or Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays ahead of the 2018–19 season. The Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays joined the ZhHL ahead of the 2019–20 season, after the CWHL unexpectedly folded in 2019. In an effort to reinforce the link between the Kunlun Red Star men's and women's programs, the team returned to its original name, Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (KRS), in 2022. In 2023, the team ended participation in the ZhHL in order to develop the domestic game within China. History