Shin So-jung

Shin So-jung (born March 4, 1990) is a former South Korean professional women's ice hockey goaltender, who played with the South Korea women's national ice hockey team and the Metropolitan Riveters of the NWHL. She was the first Korean to play professional women's hockey in North America.

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin So-jung
Born (1990-03-04) March 4, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
National team  South Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2010–2018
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  South Korea
IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
2012 Korea 2012 Tournament
2013 Spain 2013 Tournament
2014 Italy 2014 Tournament
Shin So-jung
Hangul
신소정
Revised RomanizationSin Sojeong
McCune–ReischauerSin Sojŏng

Playing career

CIS

Shin played for three seasons with the St. Francis Xavier women's ice hockey program in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. During her seasons with the X-Women, she registered 37 wins, complemented by a 1.46 goals against average, and a save percentage of .944.

In her first season at St. Francis Xavier, she ranked first overall in Atlantic University Sport conference play with a 1.44 goals against average, while her .930 save percentage ranked second.[1]

During the 2014–15 season, Shin led all goaltenders in Canadian Interuniversity Sport play with an .875 winning percentage. In addition, she led all goaltenders in the Atlantic University Sport conference in both save percentage (.949) and goals against average (1.19).[2]

NWHL

On July 27, 2016, Shin signed as a free agent with the NWHL’s New York Riveters.[3] She would play 4 games for the Riveters, earning one shutout.

International

As a member of the South Korean national women's ice hockey team, Shin has participated in seven IIHF World Championships at the Division II and Division III levels. Over the course of the seven appearances, she has accumulated a goals against average of 1.33 plus a .954 save percentage. In addition, she has participated at two Asian Winter Games, two IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia tournaments, and the qualification round for Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

She was at the 2018 Winter Olympics[4] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[5][6]

In June 2018, she announced her retirement from hockey.[7]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "South Korean goalie Sojung Shin honing her skills at St. Francis Xavier". thechronicleherald.ca. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. "Shin competing at IIHF World Hockey Championship". St. Francis Xavier Athletics. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. "Shin signs with Riveters". NWHL.zone. 2016-07-27. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. "Athlete Profile: CHOI Yujung - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  5. "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-iceh-w-cor-helmet/ice-hockey-south-korean-goalie-upset-about-image-ban-idUSKCN1FY1NU
  7. https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/9/16/17126088/sojung-shin-retires-2018olympics-nwhl-riveters
  8. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div II Group B, Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  9. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div II Group B, Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  10. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div II Group A, Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  11. "2014–15 AUS Women's Hockey Awards and All-Stars Announced". Atlantic University Sport. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-10.


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