South Korea

The Republic of Korea, usually simply refferred to as South Korea, is a country in eastern Asia. It is located in the southern part of the Korean peninsula.

Its population is near 50,000,000.

History of hockey in South Korea
The South Korea men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the South Korea. They are currently ranked 31st in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. The team holds the record of the largest victory in the sport. South Korea beat Thailand in the 1998 Asia-Oceania Junior Championships almost unbelievably 92-0.

The Korean Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1928, the modern history of ice hockey in South Korea began in 1946. Since then, university teams located mainly in Seoul have competed annually for the South Korean championship.

South Korea joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1963, and first participated at the World Championships in 1979. In 2002, South Korea played in Division I of the World Championships for the first time. In 2004, the country's junior U18 team played in the same Division, and the women's team played at the World Championships for the first time.

Canadian soldiers make a makeshift hockey rink in 1952 during the Korean War.

International
Current stars:
 * Song Dong-Hwan

Main Cities

 * Seoul

National Teams

 * South Korea men's national ice hockey team
 * South Korea men's national junior ice hockey team
 * South Korea men's national U-18 ice hockey team
 * South Korea women's national ice hockey team

Leagues

 * Asia League Ice Hockey
 * All-Korea Championship
 * Korean Championship