Association | Korea Ice Hockey Association |
---|---|
Head coach | Kim Do-yun |
Assistants | Kim Geun-ho Kim Tae-gyum |
Captain | Han Soo-jin |
Most games | Han Soo-jin (75) |
Top scorer | Park Jong-ah (45) |
Most points | Park Jong-ah (74) |
Team colors | Red, white, blue |
IIHF code | KOR |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 19 (28 August 2023)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 16 (first in 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 | 16 (first in 2004) |
Best result | 17th (2018, 2023) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
Best result | 4th (1999) |
Challenge Cup of Asia | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
Best result | (2011) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
56–87–0 |
The South Korean women's national ice hockey team (Korean: 대한민국 여자 아이스하키 국가대표팀; RR: Daehanmingug Yeoja Aiseuhaki Guggadaepyotim) is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA). In 2017, the team was promoted to Division IB after winning the Division IIA World Women's Ice Hockey Championships. As of 2022, the team was ranked 18th in the world.[2]
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.[3] In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry.[4] In January 2018, it was announced that a unified Korean team would take part in the games, including players from North Korea.[5] KIHA president Chung Mong-won hired Sarah Murray to coach the team.[6]
A movie about the South Korean women's ice hockey team was released in South Korea in August 2016.[7]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 2018 – Host country (as Unified Korea Team), Finished in 8th place
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[8]
- 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)
- 2019 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
- 2022 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB)
- 2023 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA)
Asian Games
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 11 March 2022[12]
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iceland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Slovenia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
France | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Great Britain | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
North Korea | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
Poland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 26 |
Hungary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
Kazakhstan | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 91 |
China | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 107 |
Japan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 139 |
Total | 132 | 50 | 0 | 82 | 300 | 614 |
Team
Current roster
The roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[13]
Head coach: Kim Sang-jun
Assistant coaches: Kwak Hyung-ki, Shin So-jung
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | G | Cheon Hyoseo | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 24 May 2006 (aged 15) | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
2 | F | Park Jiyoung | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | 45 kg (99 lb) | 8 February 2004 (aged 18) | Ice Avengers |
4 | F | Song Yunha | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 10 December 2003 (aged 18) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
5 | F | Kang Sihyun | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 13 January 2004 (aged 18) | Ontario Hockey Academy |
6 | F | Kim Nayeon | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 1 September 2006 (aged 15) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
8 | D | Kim Se-lin | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 April 2000 (aged 22) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
9 | F | Kang Nara | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 30 September 2002 (aged 19) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
10 | F | Choi Ji-yeon – A | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 21 August 1998 (aged 23) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
11 | D | Kim Dowon | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 10 June 2004 (aged 17) | Ice Avengers |
12 | D | Park Minae | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 26 April 2005 (aged 16) | Tweedia Crest |
14 | D | Kim Taeyeon | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 4 March 2006 (aged 16) | Rothesay Netherwood |
15 | F | Lee Juyeon | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 5 June 1999 (aged 22) | Ice Beat |
16 | F | Lee Eunji | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 1 February 2005 (aged 17) | Ice Beat |
17 | F | Park Jong-ah – C | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 13 June 1996 (aged 25) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
18 | F | Choi Sieun | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 21 September 2003 (aged 18) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
19 | F | Park Jiyoon – A | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 3 September 2001 (aged 20) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
21 | D | Yoo Seoyoung | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 30 October 2004 (aged 17) | Ontario Hockey Academy |
22 | F | Jung Si-yun | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 8 September 2000 (aged 21) | Ice Avengers |
23 | F | Kim Sarang | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 4 November 2006 (aged 15) | Ice Beat |
24 | F | Lee Sojung | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 8 March 2002 (aged 20) | Suwon City Hall WIHT |
25 | G | Jang Inhye | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 2 April 2005 (aged 17) | Rink Hockey Academy |
Further reading
- Berkman, Seth (2019). A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History. Toronto, Ontario: Hanover Square Press. ISBN 978-1-335-00553-3.
References
- ↑ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "2018 (April) Women's Ice Hockey World Ranking". iihf.com.
- ↑ Rutherford, Peter (20 September 2014). "Olympics-South Korea awarded automatic ice hockey berth in 2018". Reuters.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Rich, Motoko; Berkman, Seth (25 February 2018). "For South Korea's Hockey Women, Unity With North Is a Bitter Burden". The New York Times.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Film inspired by female ice hockey team". 10 July 2016.
- ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- ↑ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-women.html
- ↑ "South Korea Women All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, Division I Group B – Team Roster: KOR - Korea". International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.