South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of South Korea. The team is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team made its international debut in January 2019 and currently play in Division I Group B of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationKorea Ice Hockey Association
Head coachKim Sang jun
AssistantsHan Jae Ik
Kwak Hyung Ki
Lee Kyou Sun
CaptainLee Sojung
Team colors     
IIHF codeKOR
First international
 Spain 0–1 South Korea 
(Jaca, Spain; 12 January 2019)
Biggest win
 Mexico 0–5 South Korea 
(Jaca, Spain; 13 January 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 4–0 South Korea 
(Katowice, Poland; 2 January 2020)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2019)
Best result4th – Div. I Gr. B
(18th overall, 2020)
International record (W–L–T)
7–3–0

History

The South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team debuted at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B Qualification tournament in Jaca, Spain.[1] Their opening game of the tournament was against Spain which they won 1–0.[2] South Korea went on to win their next two preliminary round games, including a 5–0 win over Mexico which is currently their largest win on record.[2] The team finished at the top of Group B in the preliminary round and were drawn against Australia for the semifinals.[3][4] South Korea won their semifinal and advanced to the gold medal game against Kazakhstan.[4] South Korea won the match 4–3 following a shootout and gained promotion to Division I Group B for 2020.[1][4] The IIHF Directorate named Eom Suyeon the tournament's best defender and Kim Heewon was selected as the best South Korean player of the tournament.[5][6]

In January 2020 South Korea travelled to Katowice, Poland for the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B.[7] Their opening game against Austria which they lost 0–4, currently their largest loss on record.[7] South Korea went on to finish the tournament in fourth after winning two games of their five games and finishing ahead of Poland and Great Britain.[8] Huh Eun-Bee was named the best South Korean player of the tournament.[9]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Roster

From the team's most recent tournament[10][11]

#NamePosS/GAgeClub
14An Robyn NahyunFR(2003-04-27)27 April 2003Ice Avengers
18Choi Sieun (A)FR(2003-09-21)21 September 2003Phoenix Korea
1Huh Eun-BeeGL(2003-03-10)10 March 2003Ontario Hockey Academy
25Jang InhyeGR(2005-04-02)2 April 2005Ice Avengers
10Kang EunbiFL(2005-03-22)22 March 2005Phoenix Korea
9Kang Nara (A)FR(2002-09-30)30 September 2002Phoenix Korea
5Kang SihyunFR(2004-01-13)13 January 2004Ontario Hockey Academy
11Kim DowonDR(2004-06-10)10 June 2004Ice Avengers
13Kim SoojungDR(2005-07-26)26 July 2005Ice Beat
23Kwak SeohyungDR(2002-03-28)28 March 2002Phillips Exeter
19Lee EunjiFL(2005-02-01)1 February 2005Ice Beat
24Lee Sojung (C)DL(2002-03-08)8 March 2002Ice Beat
12Park JiyoungFR(2004-02-08)8 February 2004Ice Avengers
2Park MinaeDL(2005-04-26)26 April 2005Ice Beat
3Shim SeoyoungDR(2005-11-03)3 November 2005Ice Beat
7Shin SeoyoonFL(2005-01-10)10 January 2005Ice Beat
22Song YunhaFR(2003-12-10)10 December 2003Ontario Hockey Academy
16Woo SeungminFL(2004-11-08)8 November 2004Ice Avengers
21Yoo SeoyoungDL(2004-10-30)30 October 2004Ice Beat

Team staff

From the team's most recent tournament[10]

  • Head coach: Kim Sang jun
  • Assistant coach: Han Jae Ik
  • Assistant coach: Kwak Hyung Ki
  • Assistant coach: Lee Kyou Sun
  • Equipment manager: Chun Seungkeun
  • Physiotherapist: Lee Haeyong

References
  1. Potts, Andy (2019-01-19). "Korea takes shootout gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  2. "Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. "Standings – Preliminary". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. "Playoffs". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  7. "Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  8. "Final Standings". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  9. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2020-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  10. "Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  11. "CHN–KOR Line-ups". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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