Korea women's national ice hockey team

For other national teams, see Korea national ice hockey team.

Korea

General manager	Lee Ji-yoon
Head coach	Sarah Murray (2018)
Assistants	Rebecca Baker Kim Do-yun Pak Chol-ho (2018)
Captain	Park Jong-ah (2018)
Team colors
First international
Sweden 3–1 Korea   (Incheon, South Korea; 5 February 2018)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
Switzerland 8–0 Korea   (Gangneung, South Korea; 10 February 2018)   Sweden 8–0 Korea   (Gangneung, South Korea; 12 February 2018)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2018 )
International record (W–L–T)
0–5–0

The Korea women's national ice hockey team is a representative side which is composed of players from both South Korea and North Korea.

The team competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, competing as "Korea" under the IOC country code "COR".

History

In 2014, it was confirmed that Korea women's national ice hockey team had qualified to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the host country. Their participation at the 2018 Winter Olympics had been their second appearance following their debut in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. ^[1]

South Korea had proposed a unified team of the two Koreas at the Games. It was proposed that the team would participate at least in the women's ice hockey event and possibly more disciplines. ^[2] The proposal came after North Korea competed in the Group A tournament of IIHF Women's World Championship Division II which was hosted in South Korea in April 2017. ^[3] North Korea initially refused the proposal in June 2017 on the grounds of time constraints. ^{[4] [5]} However, an agreement was made with four weeks left before the Games commenced. ^[3]

On 20 January 2018, the International Olympic Committee allowed a Unified Korean team to compete in the women's ice hockey event for the 2018 Winter Olympics ^[6] under the "Olympic Korean Peninsula Declaration", allowing the team to compete as "Korea", using the acronym "COR". ^[7] On 30 January 2018, the full roster of the unified Korean team was named. ^[3]

The language difference of Korean spoken by players from South and North Korea became a challenge for the team during training. South and North Korea use different terminology in ice hockey and head coach Sarah Murray does not speak Korean and had to rely on her assistant and manager to communicate with the team's players. ^[8]

The unified team played their first friendly match against Sweden on 4 February 2018 at the Seonhak International Ice Rink in Incheon before an audience of 3,000 people ahead of the Winter Olympics. ^[9] They lost 1–3 to their European opposition. ^[10] The Koreans scored their only goal during the first period. Four of the 22 players in the roster for that game were North Koreans. ^[11]

Team image

The Korean Unification Flag was used by the team.

The anthem which plays when the Korea team plays in international ice hockey is the folk song "Arirang" instead of the national anthems of either South Korea or North Korea. The team's uniform features the silhouette of the Korean peninsula with the text "Korea". ^[10]

There was some opposition to the formation of the team. Critics of the unified team believed that the team had less chance to win a medal compared to a team solely composed of South Koreans. ^[12]

Olympic Games record

• 2018 – Finished in 8th place

Fixtures and results

Exhibition games

4 February 2018

Korea

1–3 (1–3, 0–0, 0–0)

Sweden

Seonhak International Ice Rink, Incheon Attendance: 3,000

Game reference
	Shin So-jung	Goalies
	0–1 16:15 – Stenberg 0–2 ? – Olsson Park Jong-ah – 18:22 1–2 1–3 19:40 – Grahm

2018 Winter Olympics

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	11	3	+8	6
3	Japan	3	1	0	0	2	6	6	0	3	Classification
4	Korea (H)	3	0	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

10 February 2018 21:10

Switzerland

8–0 (3–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Korea

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,606

Game reference
	Florence Schelling	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referees: Dina Allen Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd
	Müller (S. Benz) (SH) – 10:23 1–0 Müller (S. Benz, Stalder) – 11:24 2–0 Müller (S. Benz, Meier) – 19:49 3–0 Müller – 21:26 4–0 Stänz (Raselli) – 22:21 5–0 Stänz (Raselli) – 37:19 6–0 Stalder (Meier, Müller) (PP) – 49:42 7–0 Stalder (Müller) – 51:48 8–0
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	52	Shots	8

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12 February 2018 21:10

Sweden

8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Korea

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,244

Game reference
	Sara Grahn	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Drahomira Fialova Linesmen: Johanna Tauriainen Jessica Leclerc
	Nylén Persson (Alasalmi) (PP) – 04:00 1–0 Lundberg (Rask, Grahm) – 09:47 2–0 Fällman (Rask, Küller) – 10:17 3–0 Udén Johansson (Johansson) – 17:04 4–0 Winberg (Lundberg, Alasalmi) – 24:08 5-0 Nordin (Winberg) – 41:09 6–0 Winberg (Grahm, Nordin) – 41:45 7–0 Stenberg (Winberg) – 45:34 8–0
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	50	Shots	19

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14 February 2018 16:40

Korea

1–4 (0–2, 1–0, 0–2)

Japan

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,110

Game reference
	Shin So-jung	Goalies	Akane Konishi	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Zuzana Svobodová
	0–1 01:07 – Kubo (H. Toko, Ukita) 0–2 03:58 – Ono (Koike, Yoneyama) (PP) Griffin (Park Yo.) – 29:31 1–2 1–3 51:42 – Koike (Hosoyamada, Yoneyama) (PP) 1–4 58:33 – Ukita (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	13	Shots	44

5–8th place semifinal

18 February 2018 12:10

Switzerland

2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Korea

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,811

Game reference
	Janine Alder	Goalies	Shin So-jung	Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Katarina Timglas Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Veronica Johansson
	Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:35 1–0 Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:52 2–0
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	19

Seventh place game

20 February 2018 12:10

Sweden

6–1 (2–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Korea

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,125

Game reference
	Minatsu Murase Sarah Berglind	Goalies	Shin So-jung Han Do-hee	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Aina Hove Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Nataša Pagon
	Küller (Rask, Udén Johansson) – 05:50 1–0 1–1 06:21 – Han S. (Park J.) (PP) Alasalmi (Nylén Persson, Borgqvist) (PP) – 19:37 2–1 Grahm (Rask, Nordin) – 36:27 3–1 Svedin (Johansson, Hjalmarsson) – 43:05 4–1 Rask (Lindh) – 49:31 5–1 Johansson (Borgqvist, Hjalmarsson) – 57:19 6–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	40	Shots	16

Team

2018 Winter Olympics roster

The squad had a total of 35 players, more than other competing national teams at the Games although the IOC has mandated that only 22 players could play in each match "with respect to fair play" and that the coach must select at least three North Koreans to form the squad in each game. ^[7]

The following is the Korean roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ^[13]

Head coach: Sarah Murray ^[14]      Assistant coaches: Kim Do-yun, Pak Chol-ho, Rebecca Baker

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	2017–18 team
1	G	Genevieve Knowles	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	60 kg (130 lb)	25 April 2000	Phoenix
2	F	Ko Hye-in	1.63 m (5.3 ft)	68 kg (150 lb)	18 July 1994	Ice Avengers
3	D	Eom Su-yeon	1.68 m (5.5 ft)	60 kg (130 lb)	1 February 2001	Ice Avengers
4	F	Kim Un-hyang	1.57 m (5.2 ft)	59 kg (130 lb)	10 December 1992	Kanggye
5	F	Caroline Park	1.59 m (5.2 ft)	56 kg (123 lb)	18 November 1989	Phoenix
6	F	Choi Yu-jung	1.56 m (5.1 ft)	56 kg (123 lb)	27 March 2000	Ice Beat
7	F	Danelle Im	1.62 m (5.3 ft)	55 kg (121 lb)	21 January 1993	Phoenix
8	D	Kim Se-lin	1.56 m (5.1 ft)	60 kg (130 lb)	3 April 2000	Ice Avengers
9	F	Park Jong-ah – C	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	59 kg (130 lb)	13 June 1996	Ice Avengers
10	F	Choi Ji-yeon	1.59 m (5.2 ft)	52 kg (115 lb)	21 August 1998	Ice Avengers
11	D	Park Ye-eun	1.62 m (5.3 ft)	54 kg (119 lb)	28 May 1996	Ice Beat
12	F	Kim Hee-won	1.64 m (5.4 ft)	55 kg (121 lb)	1 August 2001	Ice Avengers
13	F	Lee Eun-ji	1.54 m (5.1 ft)	48 kg (106 lb)	8 March 2001	Phoenix
14	F	Ryo Song-hui	1.57 m (5.2 ft)	61 kg (134 lb)	15 January 1994	Taesongsan
15	D	Park Chae-lin	1.58 m (5.2 ft)	52 kg (115 lb)	17 December 1998	Ice Beat
16	F	Jo Su-sie – A	1.62 m (5.3 ft)	55 kg (121 lb)	9 September 1994	Ice Beat
17	F	Han Soo-jin	1.69 m (5.5 ft)	63 kg (139 lb)	22 September 1987	Ice Beat
18	F	Kim Un-jong	1.56 m (5.1 ft)	63 kg (139 lb)	28 October 1992	Taesongsan
20	G	Han Do-hee	1.59 m (5.2 ft)	60 kg (130 lb)	16 November 1994	Ice Avengers
21	F	Lee Yeon-jeong	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	52 kg (115 lb)	2 November 1994	Ice Beat
22	F	Jung Si-yun	1.71 m (5.6 ft)	64 kg (141 lb)	8 September 2000	Ice Avengers
23	D	Park Yoon-jung – A	1.71 m (5.6 ft)	65 kg (143 lb)	18 December 1992	Phoenix
24	D	Cho Mi-hwan	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	58 kg (128 lb)	30 March 1995	Ice Avengers
25	G	Ri Pom	1.63 m (5.3 ft)	62 kg (137 lb)	28 May 1995	Sajabong
26	F	Kim Hyang-mi	1.62 m (5.3 ft)	72 kg (159 lb)	10 February 1995	Taesongsan
27	F	Jong Su-hyon	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	58 kg (128 lb)	10 October 1996	Taesongsan
29	F	Lee Jin-gyu	1.63 m (5.3 ft)	59 kg (130 lb)	13 January 2000	Phoenix
31	G	Shin So-jung	1.65 m (5.4 ft)	63 kg (139 lb)	4 March 1990	Ice Beat
32	D	Jin Ok	1.58 m (5.2 ft)	56 kg (123 lb)	28 January 1990	Kanggye
33	F	Choe Un-gyong	1.52 m (5.0 ft)	52 kg (115 lb)	29 January 1994	Susan
37	F	Randi Griffin	1.65 m (5.4 ft)	58 kg (128 lb)	2 September 1988	Phoenix
39	F	Hwang Chung-gum	1.63 m (5.3 ft)	59 kg (130 lb)	11 September 1995	Taesongsan
41	D	Hwang Sol-gyong	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	60 kg (130 lb)	9 January 1997	Jangjasan
42	D	Ryu Su-jong	1.60 m (5.2 ft)	59 kg (130 lb)	24 July 1995	Kimchaek
47	D	Choe Jong-hui	1.58 m (5.2 ft)	62 kg (137 lb)	12 December 1991	Kimchaek

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 20 February 2018

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	4
Sweden	3	0	0	3	2	17
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	10

See also

• Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Unified Korean sporting teams

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