What league does Shanghai Dragons play in?

Shanghai Dragons play in the KHL.

When was Shanghai Dragons founded?

Shanghai Dragons was founded in 2016 in Shanghai, CHN, China.

Where is Shanghai Dragons based?

Shanghai Dragons is based in Shanghai, CHN.

Who is the head coach of Shanghai Dragons?

The head coach of Shanghai Dragons is Curt Fraser.

Who is the captain of Shanghai Dragons?

The captain of Shanghai Dragons is Brandon Yip.

What arena does Shanghai Dragons play in?

Shanghai Dragons play their home games at SKA Arena in Shanghai, CHN.

Who is the general manager of Shanghai Dragons?

The general manager of Shanghai Dragons is Raitis Pilsetnieks.

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2018-2019 Season

Kunlun Red Star were 20-31-11 in the 2018-19 KHL season with 51 points, 11th in the Eastern Conference and 20th overall.

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2018-2019 Kunlun Red Star Roster

Kunlun Red Star — 2018-2019 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Barry Brust (G)	43	1983	Swan River, MB, CAN	6'2"	227	L
	#29	Derek Dun (G)	32	1993	Surrey, BC, CAN	5'11"	172	L
	#31	Tomi Karhunen (G)	36	1989	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#40	Alexander Lazushin (G)	38	1988	Yaroslavl, RUS	6'0"	218	L
	#1	Ivan Nalimov (G)	32	1994	Novokuznetsk, RUS	6'4"	209	L
	#32	Zehao Sun (G)	30	1995	Harbin, CHN	5'11"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#88	Victor Bartley (D)	38	1988	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	216	L
	#73	Oskars Bartulis (D)	39	1987	Ogre, LAT	6'3"	207	L
	#17	Marc-André Gragnani (D)	39	1987	L'Île-Bizard, QC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#8	Brayden Jaw (D/RW)	34	1992	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'1"	196	R
	#36	Joonas Järvinen (D)	37	1989	Turku, FIN	6'3"	214	L
	#84	Tomas Kundratek (D)"A"	36	1989	Prerov, CZE	6'2"	201	R
	#4	Ville Lajunen (D)	38	1988	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	194	R
	#6	Sam Lofquist (D)	36	1990	Somerset, WI, USA	6'2"	216	R
	#7	Blake Parlett (D)	37	1989	Bracebridge, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	R
	#23	Krisjanis Redlihs (D)	45	1981	Riga, LAT	6'2"	209	L
	#22	Mikaël Tam (D)	35	1991	Québec, QC, CAN	5'11"	205	L
	#14	Tobias Viklund (D)	40	1986	Kramfors, SWE	5'11"	194	L
	#43	Ondrej Vitasek (D)	36	1990	Prostejov, CZE	6'4"	227	L
	#93	Zach Yuen (D)	33	1993	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	196	L
FORWARDS
	#41	Taylor Beck (RW/C)"A"	35	1991	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'1"	218	R
	#37	Justin Fontaine (RW)	38	1987	Bonnyville, AB, CAN	5'10"	174	R
	#67	Sam Hu (C/W)	29	1996	Guangzhou, CHN	5'9"	179	R
	#47	Cory Kane (C)	36	1990	Irvine, CA, USA	6'2"	203	L
	#46	Michael Latta (C)	35	1991	St. Clements, ON, CAN	6'0"	207	R
	#20	Lucas Lockhart (C)	33	1992	Burnaby, BC, CAN	5'10"	194	R
	#79	Patrik Lundh (C/W)	38	1988	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	185	L
	#86	Tomas Mertl (C)	40	1986	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	5'9"	181	L
	#94	Josh Nicholls (RW/C)	34	1992	Richmond, BC, CAN	6'2"	187	R
	#34	Olli Palola (RW)	38	1988	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#81	Alexandre Picard (LW)	40	1985	Québec, QC, CAN	6'2"	207	L
	#19	Veli-Matti Savinainen (W/C)	40	1986	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#9	Chris Seto (LW)	29	1997	Surrey, BC, CAN	5'10"	190	L
	#71	Drew Shore (C)	35	1991	Denver, CO, USA	6'2"	209	R
	#26	Greg Squires (RW)	38	1988	White Plains, NY, USA	5'7"	172	R
	#39	Martin St. Pierre (C/LW)	43	1983	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'9"	185	L
	#28	Johan Sundström (C)	34	1992	Göteborg, SWE	6'2"	203	R
	#24	Rok Ticar (C)	37	1989	Jesenice, SLO	5'10"	179	L
	#16	Wojtek Wolski (LW/RW)	40	1986	Zabrze, POL	6'3"	220	L
	#98	Rudi Ying (C)	28	1998	Beijing, CHN	6'1"	201	R
	#18	Brandon Yip (RW/LW)"C"	41	1985	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'1"	194	R
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2018-2019 Shanghai Dragons Demographics

Shanghai Dragons Facts

Plays in: Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Shanghai, CHN Map
Founded: 2016

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Nationalities

19 players
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1 player

Experience

Kunlun Red Star: 1 734 GP
NHL: 1 544 GP
WC: 238 GP
OG: 62 GP
SHL: 1 392 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 382 GP
Liiga: 1 549 GP
KHL: 4 926 GP
Czechia: 797 GP
AHL: 4 287 GP
DEL: 394 GP
NL: 351 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: SKA Arena
Location: St. Petersburg, RUS
Capacity: 21 520
Construction Year: 2023

Shanghai Dragons Games

Shanghai Dragons — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/12/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Shanghai Dragons	Dinamo Minsk	-	KHL
10/07/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Dynamo Moskva	Shanghai Dragons	-	KHL
10/05/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Lada Togliatti	Shanghai Dragons	0 - 5	KHL
10/03/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Severstal Cherepovets	Shanghai Dragons	2 - 1 (OT 63:09)	KHL
09/30/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Shanghai Dragons	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	4 - 1	KHL

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Latest Transactions

Shanghai Dragons — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/03/2026	Confirmed	joining	Colby Williams (D)	HK Sochi	Details
10/01/2026	Loan	joining	Vadim Dudorov (F)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Details
09/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Patrik Rybár (G)	HC Slovan Bratislava	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Adam Clendening (D)	Cleveland Monsters	Details
09/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nikita Popugayev (F)	Severstal Cherepovets	Details
09/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Dmitri Shikin (G)	AKM Tula Region	Details
09/04/2026	Extension		Nate Sucese (F)		Details
09/01/2026	Confirmed	joining	Nikita Alexandrov (F)	Los Angeles Kings	Details

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Shanghai Dragons History and Standings

Shanghai Dragons — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Shanghai Dragons
2026-2027	KHL	10	5	2	-	2	1	31	24	15	1.5	5	-
2025-2026	KHL	68	16	35	-	5	12	166	238	54	0.79	9	Did not make playoffs
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2024-2025	KHL	68	19	34	-	9	6	171	235	62	0.91	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	KHL	68	15	37	-	10	6	159	222	56	0.82	9	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	KHL	68	15	40	-	6	7	152	226	49	0.72	10	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	KHL	48	7	32	-	2	7	101	198	25	0.52	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	KHL	60	11	39	-	2	8	139	213	34	0.57	12	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	KHL	62	20	28	-	6	8	139	158	60	0.97	10	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	KHL	62	19	31	-	1	11	142	190	51	0.82	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	KHL	56	15	29	-	4	8	103	146	61	1.09	12	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	KHL	60	24	29	-	4	3	139	144	83	1.38	8	Conference QF loss

Shanghai Dragons Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Shanghai Dragons — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	12	0	14	14	8
2.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	6	5	8	13	0
3.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	8	5	4	9	0
4.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	11	5	4	9	0
5.	Viktor Shakhvorostov (F)	2026-2027	HC 19 Humenné	1. liga	7	4	5	9	0
6.	Ryan Merkley (D)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Trencin	Extraliga	7	0	9	9	6
7.	Matteo Gennaro (F)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen Indians	DEL 2	3	4	4	8	6
8.	Brendan O'Donnell (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	6	4	4	8	4
9.	Nikita Popugayev (F)	2026-2027	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	7	3	5	8	2
10.	Ivan Nikolishin (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	13	1	7	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Shanghai Dragons — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	27.90
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	30.91
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	29.31
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	29.24
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	28.03

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Yip (F)	340	92	93	185
2.	Spencer Foo (F)	330	72	88	160
3.	Lucas Lockhart (F)	446	72	71	143
4.	Tyler Wong (F)	277	51	80	131
5.	Parker Foo (F)	251	43	51	94

Franchise All-Time Goals

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Yip (F)	340	92	93	185
2.	Spencer Foo (F)	330	72	88	160
3.	Lucas Lockhart (F)	446	72	71	143
4.	Tyler Wong (F)	277	51	80	131
5.	Parker Foo (F)	251	43	51	94

Franchise All-Time Assists

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Yip (F)	340	92	93	185
2.	Spencer Foo (F)	330	72	88	160
3.	Tyler Wong (F)	277	51	80	131
4.	Lucas Lockhart (F)	446	72	71	143
5.	Ryan Sproul (D)	232	24	59	83

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brandon Yip (F)	340	92	185	361
2.	Cory Kane (F)	284	30	65	214
3.	Jake Chelios (D)	277	16	72	182
4.	Tyler Wong (F)	277	51	131	172
5.	Spencer Foo (F)	330	72	160	167

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lucas Lockhart (F)	446	72	71	143
2.	Brandon Yip (F)	340	92	93	185
3.	Spencer Foo (F)	330	72	88	160
4.	Cory Kane (F)	284	30	35	65
5.	Tyler Wong (F)	277	51	80	131

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Artyom Chernov (F)	1	1	1	1.00
2.	Brett Murray (F)	10	5	9	0.90
3.	Yegor Solovyov (F)	10	3	9	0.90
4.	Brennan Menell (D)	10	2	9	0.90
5.	Borna Rendulic (F)	62	20	44	0.71

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nick Merkley (F)	2025-2026	KHL	68	24	21	45	0.66	47
2.	Borna Rendulic (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	20	24	44	0.71	16
3.	Brandon Yip (F)	2022-2023	KHL	59	21	21	42	0.71	57
4.	Chad Rau (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	20	20	40	0.67	6
5.	Sean Collins (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	13	26	39	0.65	26

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nick Merkley (F)	2025-2026	KHL	68	24	21	45	0.66	47
2.	Devin Brosseau (F)	2023-2024	KHL	67	23	12	35	0.52	75
3.	Brandon Yip (F)	2022-2023	KHL	59	21	21	42	0.71	57
4.	Brandon Yip (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	21	15	36	0.58	89
5.	Borna Rendulic (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	20	24	44	0.71	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Zac Leslie (D)	2022-2023	KHL	65	8	31	39	0.60	73
2.	Adam Clendening (D)	2025-2026	KHL	66	3	29	32	0.48	70
3.	Sean Collins (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	13	26	39	0.65	26
4.	Ryan Merkley (D)	2023-2024	KHL	64	3	26	29	0.45	54
5.	Borna Rendulic (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	20	24	44	0.71	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Shanghai Dragons — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Garet Hunt (F)	2022-2023	KHL	40	1	1	2	0.05	95
2.	Brandon Yip (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	21	15	36	0.58	89
3.	Brandon Yip (F)	2023-2024	KHL	67	13	16	29	0.43	89
4.	Tomas Marcinko (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	5	13	18	0.30	88
5.	Brandon DeFazio (F)	2017-2018	KHL	55	10	5	15	0.27	84