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 Viktors Ignatjevs.

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.

Kunlun Red Star

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2023-2024 Season

Kunlun Red Star were 25-37-6 in the 2023-24 KHL season with 56 points, 9th in the Western Conference and 19th overall.

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2023-2024 Kunlun Red Star Roster

Kunlun Red Star — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Matt Jurusik (G)	29	1997	La Grange, IL, USA	6'0"	201	L
	#40	Alexander Lazushin (G)	38	1988	Yaroslavl, RUS	6'0"	218	L
	#45	Jeremy Smith (G)	37	1989	Dearborn, MI, USA	6'1"	185	L
	#1	Ruslan Yerokhin (G)	23	2003	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Jake Chelios (D)	35	1991	Chicago, IL, USA	6'0"	198	L
	#2	Jason Fram (D)	31	1995	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'11"	194	R
	#37	Zac Leslie (D)"A"	32	1994	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	170	L
	#58	Ryan Merkley (D)	26	2000	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	R
	#4	Turner Ottenbreit (D)	29	1997	Yorkton, SK, CAN	6'3"	196	L
	#33	Nikita Parfenyuk (D)Loan	23	2003	Kobrin, BLR	6'3"	196	L
	#27	Doyle Somerby (D)"A"	32	1994	Marblehead, MA, USA	6'6"	203	L
	#5	Ryan Sproul (D)	33	1993	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'4"	214	R
	#3	Kyle Wood (D)	30	1996	Waterloo, ON, CAN	6'7"	223	R
	#93	Zach Yuen (D)	33	1993	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	196	L
FORWARDS
	#73	Mikhail Abramov (RW/LW)	27	1998	Neryungri, RUS	6'1"	192	R
	#14	Devin Brosseau (LW/C)	31	1995	Saint-Lambert, QC, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#71	Colin Campbell (C/RW)	35	1991	Pickering, ON, CAN	6'1"	192	R
	#22	Parker Foo (LW)	28	1998	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	203	L
	#15	Spencer Foo (RW)"A"	32	1994	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#74	Tyler Graovac (C)	33	1993	Brampton, ON, CAN	6'5"	207	L
	#47	Cory Kane (C)	36	1990	Irvine, CA, USA	6'2"	203	L
	#76	Ivan Lisin (RW/LW)	27	1999	Yaroslavl, RUS	6'5"	231	L
	#20	Lucas Lockhart (C)	33	1992	Burnaby, BC, CAN	5'10"	194	R
	#88	Brandon McMillan (C/LW)	36	1990	Richmond, BC, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#67	Nolan Moyle (C/RW)	27	1999	Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA	6'2"	198	R
	#63	Cliff Pu (RW/C)"A"	28	1998	North York, ON, CAN	6'2"	185	R
	#6	Teemu Pulkkinen (RW)	34	1992	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	187	R
	#13	Alex Riche (C)	30	1996	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	187	R
	#12	Jack Rodewald (C)	32	1994	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	194	R
	#31	Anton Shenfeld (LW/RW)	33	1993	Magnitogorsk, RUS	5'11"	170	L
	#48	Gemel Smith (C/W)	32	1994	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	L
	#79	Daniil Tarasov (RW/LW)	35	1991	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	172	L
	#10	Austin Wong (RW/C)	26	2000	Cochrane, AB, CAN	5'11"	203	R
	#91	Tyler Wong (RW/C)	30	1996	Cochrane, AB, CAN	5'9"	172	R
	#18	Brandon Yip (RW/LW)"C"	41	1985	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'1"	194	R
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2023-2024 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

21 players
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Experience

Kunlun Red Star: 4 007 GP
NHL: 720 GP
WC: 8 GP
OG: 43 GP
Liiga: 250 GP
KHL: 5 787 GP
Czechia: 114 GP
AHL: 4 666 GP
DEL: 163 GP
NL: 106 GP

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Arena Information

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

Shanghai Dragons Games

Shanghai Dragons — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/23/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Lada Togliatti	Shanghai Dragons	-	KHL
10/21/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Severstal Cherepovets	Shanghai Dragons	-	KHL
10/19/2026 04:30 PM UTC	HK Sochi	Shanghai Dragons	2 - 5	KHL
10/16/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Shanghai Dragons	Ak Bars Kazan	2 - 3 (OT 60:23)	KHL
10/14/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Shanghai Dragons	Traktor Chelyabinsk	2 - 6	KHL

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Latest Transactions

Shanghai Dragons — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Borna Rendulic (F)	Admiral Vladivostok	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Pavel Akolzin (F)	HK Sochi	Details
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

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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	15	7	4	-	2	2	45	40	20	1.33	6	-
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.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	10	6	14	20	0
2.	Viktor Shakhvorostov (F)	2026-2027	HC 19 Humenné	1. liga	11	9	8	17	0
3.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	16	0	16	16	10
4.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	12	7	8	15	0
5.	Anton Shenfeld (F)	2026-2027	DEAC	Erste Liga	10	5	9	14	2
6.	Brendan O'Donnell (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	10	5	7	12	6
7.	Nick Merkley (F)	2026-2027	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	20	6	5	11	13
8.	Nikita Popugayev (F)	2026-2027	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	12	3	8	11	4
9.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	16	6	4	10	4
10.	Matteo Gennaro (F)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen Indians	DEL 2	7	5	5	10	10

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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	27.93
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	30.94
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	29.33
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	29.24
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	28.05

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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.	Brett Murray (F)	15	7	12	0.80
2.	Brennan Menell (D)	15	2	12	0.80
3.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	15	8	11	0.73
4.	Borna Rendulic (F)	62	20	44	0.71
5.	Chad Rau (F)	60	20	40	0.67

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