Ice hockey gets State-level backing ahead of Games

China is trying out a new training method for its ice hockey players in the hopes of improving their performance at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

One of the moves involves establishing the national ice hockey club earlier this year.

The new group, created by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, the Heilongjiang provincial sports bureau and the HC Kunlun Red Star club in May, is an upgraded version of the previous model for organizing a national team.