Han Soo-jin

Han Soo-jin (Korean: 한수진; born 22 September 1987) is a South Korean ice hockey player currently playing in the Korean Women's Hockey League with the Suwon City Hall women's ice hockey team.[1] She competed for the Unified Korea women's national team in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] She scored a power play goal in a 6–1 loss against Sweden on February 20, which was the second of the team's two goals in the tournament.[3]

Han Soo-jin
한수진 (韓修珍)
in 2018
Born (1987-09-22) 22 September 1987
South Korea
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
KWHL team Ice Beat
National team  South Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2008–present
In this Korean name, the family name is Han.

Before joining the Korean national ice hockey team, she graduated from Yewon Middle School and the Seoul Arts High School, and then entered the College of Music at Yonsei University to pursue a career as a classical pianist. However, she gave up piano after realizing that her true passion was for ice hockey.[4]

References
  1. "수원시청 여자아이스하키팀 (@suwon_icehockey) • Instagram photos and videos".
  2. "Athlete Profile: HAN Soojin – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. "Ice hockey: Korean women score again but bid farewell with fifth loss". Reuters. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information Service. "Pianist Han Su-jin picks up a hockey stick : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea". Retrieved 2018-03-06.


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