Tia Chan
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
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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 drafted to PWHL San Jose[2] of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She played college ice hockey with the UConn Huskies. She has also played in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.[3] A member of the Chinese national team, Chan represented China at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]
| Tia Chan | |||
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| Born |
3 September 2002 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | KRS Vanke Rays | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
| Chen Tiya | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 陳提婭 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈提娅 | ||||||||||
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She was drafted by PWHL San Jose in the 2026 PWHL Draft.
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).[5]
College
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.[6]
During the 2025–26 season, she led Hockey East in minutes played (2252:25), wins (27), shutouts (5), goals against average (1.55), and save percentage (.951) and was second with 1,122 saves. Nationally, she was second in wins, save percentage, and minutes played, third in saves, fourth in goals against average, and eighth in shutouts. Following the season she was named the WHCA Goalie of the Year.[7]
Professional
In the 2026 PWHL Draft, Chan was selected in the third round, 28th overall, by PWHL San Jose.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2023–24 | UConn Huskies | HEA | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1405:05 | 27 | 8 | 1.15 | .956 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2024–25 | UConn Huskies | HEA | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 907:00 | 26 | 3 | 1.72 | .940 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2025–26 | UConn Huskies | HEA | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1464:30 | 38 | 4 | 1.56 | .948 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Provincial WHL totals | 73 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 3567:59 | 116 | 13 | 1.63 | .942 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 404:06 | 19 | 0 | 2.35 | .922 | |||||
International
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| College | |
| Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2020–21[6] |
| Hockey East All-Conference Third Team | 2022–23 |
| HCA National Goalie of the Year semifinalist | 2022–23[14] |
| Hockey East All-Conference Second Team | 2023–24[15] |
| National Goalie of the Year | 2025–26 |
