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 II. 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.
| Association |
Korea Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Min Byung-chan |
| Head coach | Kim Hee-woo |
| Assistants | Shim Eui-sik |
| Captain | Kim Woo-jae |
| Most games | Kim Ki-sung (52) |
| Most points | Kim Woo-jae (42) |
| IIHF code | KOR |
| IIHF ranking | 33 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 30 (first in 2004) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 33 (2010) |
| First international | |
| Spain 7 - 1 South Korea
(Barcelona, Spain; March 16, 1979) | |
| Biggest win | |
| South Korea 44 - 0 Hong Kong
(Perth, Australia; March 14, 1987) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Latvia 27 - 0 South Korea
(Bled, Slovenia; March 18, 1993) | |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1986) |
| Best resul |
Bronze: 1986, 1990, 2007 |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 65-115-14 | |
Tournament participation 
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- 1979 - 25th place (7th in Pool C)
- 1980-81 - did not participate
- 1982 - 24th place (8th in Pool C)
- 1983-86 - did not participate
- 1987 - 26th place (2nd in Pool D)
- 1989 - 23rd place (7th in Pool C)
- 1990 - 25th place (9th in Pool C)
- 1991 - 24th place (8th in Pool C)
- 1992 - 18th place (6th in Pool C, Group A)
- 1993 - 25th place (9th in Pool C)
- 1994 - 30th place (10th in Pool C)
- 1995 - 33rd place (13th in Pool C)
- 1996 - 33rd place (5th in Pool D)
- 1997 - 30th place (2nd in Pool D)
- 1998 - 31st place (7th in Pool C)
- 1999 - 30th place (6th in Pool C)
- 2000 - 27th place (5th in Division II)
- 2001 - 30th place (1st in Division II, Group A) Promoted to Division I
- 2002 - 27th place (6th in Division I, Group A) Relegated to Division II
- 2003 - 29th place (1st in Division II, Group A)
- 2004 - 27th place (6th in Division I, Group B) Relegated to Division II
- 2005 - 33rd place (3rd in Division II, Group A)
- 2006 - 31st place (2nd in Division II, Group B)
- 2007 - 30th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division I
- 2008 - 28th place (6th in Division I, Group A) Relegated to Division II
- 2009 - 29th place (1st in Division II, Group B) Promoted to Division I
All-time Record against other nations Edit
As of June 6, 2009
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 51 |
 Spain | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 49 |
 New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 |
 North Korea | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 64 |
 South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
 Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
 Belgium | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 |
 China | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 119 |
 Israel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 54 |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
 Iceland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
 Hungary | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 71 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 United Kingdom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 32 |
 Croatia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
 Romania | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 46 |
 Yugoslavia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 60 |
 Japan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 150 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
 Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
 Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
 Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
 Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
 Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
 France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 60 |
 Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 42 |
 Kazakhstan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 60 |
2009 World Championship Div II roster Edit
- Head coach: Kim Hee-woo
| Pos. | No. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Eum Hyun-seung | High1 |
| GK | 20 | Son Ho-sung | Anyang Halla |
| D | 2 | Kim Dong-hwan | High1 |
| D | 5 | Kim Woo-jae | Anyang Halla |
| D | 10 | Kim Yoon-hwan | High1 |
| D | 12 | Kim Woo-young | Korea University |
| D | 15 | Hwang Byung-wook | High1 |
| D | 18 | Lee Don-ku | Yonsei University |
| D | 22 | Kim Hyun-soo | High1 |
| D | 24 | Park Sung-min | Anyang Halla |
| F | 3 | Kim Won-jung | Anyang Halla |
| F | 4 | Choi Jung-sik | High1 |
| F | 6 | Ahn Hyun-min | High1 |
| F | 7 | Kim Geun-ho | Anyang Halla |
| F | 8 | Lee Seung-jun | High1 |
| F | 9 | Song Dong-hwan | Anyang Halla |
| F | 11 | Lee Yu-won | Anyang Halla |
| F | 14 | Kim Eun-joon | High1 |
| F | 16 | Kwon Tae-an | High1 |
| F | 17 | Lee Yong-jun | High1 |
| F | 19 | Kim Ki-sung | Anyang Halla |
| F | 21 | Jung Bung-chun | Anyang Halla |
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