South Korea women's national ice hockey team

South Korea
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationKorea Ice Hockey Association
Head coachKim Do-yun
AssistantsHan Jae-ik
Kim Geun-ho
Kim Tae-gyum
CaptainHan Soo-jin
Most gamesHan Soo-jin (75)
Top scorerPark Jong-ah (45)
Most pointsPark Jong-ah (74)
Team colorsRed, white, blue
IIHF codeKOR
Ranking
Current IIHF19 Steady (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF16 (first in 2018)
Lowest IIHF28 (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
Appearances17 (first in 2004)
Best result17th (2018, 2023)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best result4th (1999)
Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
56–87–0

The South Korean women's national ice hockey team (Korean대한민국 여자 아이스하키 국가대표팀; RRDaehanmingug Yeoja Aiseuhaki Guggadaepyotim) 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. 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 International Ice Hockey Federation (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]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2018 (April) Women's Ice Hockey World Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Peter (20 September 2014). "Olympics-South Korea awarded automatic ice hockey berth in 2018". Reuters.
  4. ^ 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 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Rich, Motoko; Berkman, Seth (25 February 2018). "For South Korea's Hockey Women, Unity With North Is a Bitter Burden". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (4 February 2020). "Legends join IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ Park, Jin-hai (10 July 2016). "Film inspired by female ice hockey team". The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 April 2024.