South Korea women's national ice hockey team

Association Korea Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Sarah Murray
Head coach Sarah Murray
Assistants Kim Do-yun
Rebecca Baker
Captain Park Jong-ah
Most games Lee Kyou-sun (38)
Most points Young Hwang-bo (40)
Team colors Red, white, blue
IIHF code KOR
Ranking
Current IIHF 16 Increase6
Highest IIHF 16 (2018)
Lowest IIHF 28 (first in 2010)
First international
 Kazakhstan 17–1 South Korea 
(Kangwon, South Korea; 30 January 1999)
Biggest win
 South Korea 20–0 Thailand 
(Sapporo, Japan; 18 February 2017)
Biggest defeat
 China 30–1 South Korea 
(Aomori, Japan; 31 January 2003)
 Japan 29–0 South Korea 
(Changchun, China; 29 January 2007)
World Championships
Appearances 13 (first in 2004)
Best result 17th (2018)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 4 (first in 1999)
Best result 4th (1999)
Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances 2 (first in 2011)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
26–44–0

The South Korean women's national ice hockey team is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association. In 2017, the team was promoted to Division IB after winning the Division IIA World Women's Ice Hockey Championships. The team is currently ranked 16th in the world.[1]

The South Korean women's national team competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after being granted automatic entry as the host country by the IIHF.[2] In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry.[3] In January 2018, it was announced that a unified Korean team would take part in the games, including players from North Korea.[4]

A movie about the South Korean women's ice hockey team was released in South Korea in August 2016.[5]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championships

In 2004 the South Korean women's hockey team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition.

  • 2004 – Finished in 27th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV)
  • 2005 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III)
  • 2007 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division III)
  • 2008 – Finished in 28th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV)
  • 2009 – Division IV canceled[6]
  • 2011 – Finished in 27th place (2nd in Division IV)
  • 2012 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IIB)
  • 2013 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA)
  • 2014 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2016 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2017 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, Promoted to Division IB)
  • 2018 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division IB)

Asian Games

  • 1999 – Finished in 4th place
  • 2007 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2011 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2017 – Finished in 4th place

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

All-time Record against other nations

As of September 14, 2011

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 South Africa2200141
 Iceland2200123
 Romania320197
 Croatia110032
 New Zealand210165
 Australia100106
 Austria1001110
 Great Britain2002016
 Slovenia2002118
 Belgium3003610
 Hungary3003412
 North Korea4004127
 Kazakhstan5005174
 China6006390
 Japan60060109

2017 roster

Members of the South Korean women's hockey team posing before their game against Australia at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II. From left: Eom Su-yeon, Park Jong-ah, Han Soo-jin, Choi Yu-jung, Park Ye-eun, Lee Eun-ji

[8]

Goaltenders
Number Player
1Han Do-hee
25Shin So-jung
Defensemen
Number Player
3Eom Su-yeon
7Lee Kyou-sun
8Kim Se-lin
11Park Ye-eun
15Park Chae-lin
23Park Yoon-jung
24Cho Mi-hwan
Forwards
Number Player
2Ko Hye-in
5Caroline Park
6Choi Yu-jung
7Danelle Im
9Park Jong-ah
10Choi Ji-yeon
12Kim Hee-won
13Lee Eun-ji
16Jo Su-sie
17Han Soo-jin
19Lee Min-ji
21Lee Yeon-jeong
22Jung Si-yun
27Lee Jin-gyu
37Randi Griffin

References

  1. ↑ IIHF. "2018 (April) Women's Ice Hockey World Ranking". www.iihf.com.
  2. ↑ "Olympics-South Korea awarded automatic ice hockey berth in 2018". 20 September 2014 – via Reuters.
  3. ↑ Crouse, Karen; Berkman, Seth (23 February 2017). "South Korea, Next Olympics Host, Went Shopping in North America to Build Its Hockey Teams" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ Rich, Motoko; Berkman, Seth (25 February 2018). "For South Korea's Hockey Women, Unity With North Is a Bitter Burden" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/07/141_209045.html
  6. ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
  7. ↑ 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-women.html
  8. ↑ IIHF, https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/607/IHW6070KOR_32E_14_0_KOR.pdf
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