South Korea women's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Korea Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Most games | Han Soo-jin (75) |
| Top scorer | Park Jong-ah (45) |
| Most points | Park Jong-ah (74) |
| IIHF code | KOR |
| IIHF ranking | 19 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 16 (first in 2018) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 28 (first in 2010) |
| Team colors | Red, white, blue |
| 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 | 17 (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 | |
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The South Korean women's national ice hockey team (Korean: 대한민국 여자 아이스하키 국가대표팀) is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA). In 2017, the team was promoted to Division I, Group B of the Ice Hockey Women's World Championship after winning the Division II, Group A tournament.
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 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1] In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry.[2] In January 2018, it was announced that a unified Korean team would take part in the games, including players from North Korea.[3] KIHA president Chung Mong-won hired Sarah Murray to coach the team.[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
- 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[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)
- 2019 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
- 2022 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB)
- 2023 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA)
- 2024 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, Relegated to 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
Last match update: 11 March 2022[10]
| 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 |
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
- ↑ Rutherford, Peter. "Olympics-South Korea awarded automatic ice hockey berth in 2018", 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "South Korea, Next Olympics Host, Went Shopping in North America to Build Its Hockey Teams", The New York Times, 23 February 2017.
- ↑ "For South Korea's Hockey Women, Unity With North Is a Bitter Burden", 25 February 2018.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/17847/iihf-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2020.
- ↑ Park, Jin-hai. "Film inspired by female ice hockey team", The Korea Times, 10 July 2016.
- ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, [1]
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (2 March 2020). "IIHF cancels March tournaments". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
- ↑ 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". National Teams of Ice Hockey. https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/South-Korea-Women-Official-Results.pdf.
External links
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