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ESPN specifically did an article on him and China's preparation for the Olympic hockey games -- it is quite a long but interesting read, and it's a very similar story to Razor Ramon HG's friend:

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/...en-hockey-team

It was the 2018-19 season, and Smith was a goalie for the AHL Bridgeport Tigers, an affiliate of the New York Islanders. It was the ninth minor league team of his career. He was getting older. Outside of 10 games with the Colorado Avalanche, his NHL dream hadn't been realized. He was in hockey purgatory. "I was an NHL bubble guy, always a No. 3 goalie," he said.

His career, and his life, changed with a phone call. It was his agent. Someone had offered Smith a contract for next season. It was a team based in the hottest of hockey hotbeds:

Beijing, China?

Smith, 32, initially laughed at the randomness of the suitor. "If you're joking, I'm waiting for the punchline," he recalled thinking. "But it was a two-year contract. They were serious."

There was more to the offer. The Kunlun Red Star in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League served as an incubator for the Chinese men's national team. Smith wasn't just being offered the chance to play professionally in the KHL; he was being given the chance to be the goaltender for the host nation in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

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"I told them I can't renounce my U.S. citizenship," said Smith. "They were like, 'Do not worry. We will not ask you. This is not what this whole process is about. It's about getting you qualified for the Olympics.'"

Originally Posted by AzNightmare

lol, I was watching USA China highlights and noticed team China's goalie was White but had a weird last name so I looked him up.



lol. Jeremy Smith.
It also says Jierumi on his jersey, so technically his first name.