South Korea men's national ice hockey team
The South Korean national ice hockey team (Korean: 대한민국 아이스하키 국가대표팀) is the national men's ice hockey team of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). They are currently ranked 16th in the IIHF World Rankings and competed in the World Championship top division tournament. The team's most successful campaign thus far was a second-place finish in the 2017 Division I Group A tournament and thus qualifying for the top division in 2018. They competed in their first Winter Olympics in 2018 in Pyeongchang as the host nation.
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| Association | Korea Ice Hockey Association | ||
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| Head coach | Jim Paek | ||
| Assistants | Matt Bertani Lee Chang-young Sergei Nemchinov | ||
| Captain | Kim Sang-wook | ||
| Most games | Kim Ki-sung (102) | ||
| Most points | Kim Ki-sung (134) | ||
| Team colors | |||
| IIHF code | KOR | ||
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| Ranking | |||
| Current IIHF | 18  1 (24 April 2020)[1] | ||
| Highest IIHF | 16 (2018) | ||
| Lowest IIHF | 33 (2010) | ||
| First international | |||
Spain .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 7–1 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea(Barcelona, Spain; 16 March 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
South Korea .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 44–0 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Latvia  27–0 South Korea(Bled, Slovenia; 18 March 1993) | |||
| IIHF World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 35 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | 16th (2018) | ||
| Asian Winter Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result |  Silver (2017) Bronze (1986, 1990, 2007, 2011) | ||
| Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| International record (W–L–T) | |||
| 94–166–14 | |||
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| South Korea men's national ice hockey team | |
| Hangul | 대한민국 아이스하키 국가대표팀 |
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| Hanja | 大韓民國 아이스하키 國家代表팀 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Minguk Aiseuhaki Gukga Daepyo Tim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min'guk Aisŭhak'i Kukka Taep'yo T'im |
History
South Korea at the 2017 World Championship Division IA tournament in Ukraine. They finished second and earned promotion to the 2018 IIHF World Championship Top Division tournament for the first time.
South Korea first participated in the World Championship in 1979, playing in Pool C, the third level of the tournament. They did not return until 1982, again in Pool C, and became a regular participant in 1986. They remained at the Division I level, the second tier of the World Championship, from 2010 until 2017, when they earned a promotion to the 2018 World Championship.
Upon being named the host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the South Korean team began efforts to steadily improve themselves in order to be competitive with the other teams expected at the tournament, led by the efforts of Korea Ice Hockey Association president Chung Mong-won.[2]
Several North American players playing for teams in South Korea were offered South Korean citizenship, thus allowing them to play at the Olympics.[3] This was done to help the team perform better in the lead-up to the Olympics, which proved successful: when awarded the Olympics in 2011, the South Korean team was ranked 31st in the IIHF World Ranking, while on the eve of the Olympics had moved up to 18th.[4]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 2018 – 12th place
World Championship
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Current roster
Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Jim Paek
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 1 | G | Matt Dalton | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 4 July 1986 |  Anyang Halla |
| 3 | D | Seo Yeong-jun | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 8 March 1995 | Daemyung Killer Whales |
| 5 | D | Bryan Young | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 6 August 1986 | Daemyung Killer Whales |
| 6 | D | Kim Won-jun | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 4 May 1991 | Anyang Halla |
| 7 | D | Oh Hyon-ho | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 29 October 1986 | Daemyung Killer Whales |
| 8 | F | Kim Won-jung | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 18 December 1984 | Anyang Halla |
| 9 | F | Jeon Jung-woo | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 27 May 1994 | Daemyung Sangmu |
| 10 | F | Michael Swift | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 26 March 1987 | High1 |
| 11 | F | Kim Ki-sung | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 14 May 1985 | Anyang Halla |
| 12 | D | Song Hyeong-cheol | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 January 1996 | Anyang Halla |
| 13 | F | Lee Young-jun | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 January 1991 | Daemyung Killer Whales |
| 19 | F | Kim Sang-wook | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 21 April 1988 | Anyang Halla |
| 23 | D | Eric Regan | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 20 May 1988 | Anyang Halla |
| 25 | F | Brock Radunske | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 April 1983 | Anyang Halla |
| 27 | F | Ahn Jin-hui | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 6 March 1991 | Daemyung Sangmu |
| 31 | G | Lee Yeon-seung | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 17 April 1995 | Daemyung Killer Whales |
| 36 | F | Park Woo-sang – C | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 May 1985 | Anyang Halla |
| 44 | D | Alex Plante – A | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 9 May 1989 | Anyang Halla |
| 47 | F | Shin Sang-hoon | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 1 August 1993 | Daemyung Sangmu |
| 50 | G | Park Sung-je | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 3 August 1988 | High1 |
| 61 | D | Lee Don-ku | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 7 February 1988 | Anyang Halla |
| 63 | F | Park Jin-kyu | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 18 December 1991 | Daemyung Sangmu |
| 81 | F | Steve Park | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 11 July 1996 | Yonsei Univ. |
| 87 | F | Cho Min-ho – A | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 4 January 1987 | Anyang Halla |
| 96 | F | Shin Sang-woo | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 December 1987 | Anyang Halla |
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 16 February 2018[8]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 44 | 173 |
 China | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 120 |
 Hungary | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 105 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 55 |
 Spain | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 52 |
 North Korea | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 64 |
 Kazakhstan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 79 |
 Poland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 32 |
 Romania | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 50 |
 Bulgaria | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 54 |
 Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 49 |
 Croatia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 24 |
 Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 42 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia/%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 62 |
 New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 |
 Italy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
 South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
 Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
 Denmark | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 61 |
 Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
 Israel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
 Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
 Austria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37 |
 France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 60 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
 Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
 Iceland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
 Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
 Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
 Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | 275 | 94 | 14 | 166 | 1113 | 1465 |
All-time record against other clubs
Last match update: 11 August 2017[8]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia Olympic Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Admiral Vladivostok | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| HC Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mountfield HK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| HC Dynamo Pardubice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| HC Škoda Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Motor České Budějovice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 43 |
See also
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- Crouse, Karen; Berkman, Seth (23 February 2017). "South Korea, Next Olympics Host, Went Shopping in North America to Build Its Hockey Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Lerner, Matt (4 May 2017). "South Korea and China Chasing Hockey Dreams". The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- 2018 IIHF World Championship roster
- "South-Korea-Men-All-Time-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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