The South Korean women's national ice hockey team (; recognized as Korea by IIHF)) is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA). In 2017, the team was promoted to Division I, Group B of the Ice Hockey Women's World Championship after winning the Division II, Group A tournament. As of 2022, the team was ranked 18th in the world.
The South Korean women's national team competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after being granted automatic entry as the host country by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry. In January 2018, it was announced that a unified Korean team would take part in the games, including players from North Korea. KIHA president Chung Mong-won hired Sarah Murray to coach the team.
A movie about the South Korean women's ice hockey team was released in South Korea in August 2016.
Tournament record
Olympic Games 2018 – Host country (as Unified Korea Team), Finished in 8th place
World Championships In 2004 the South Korean women's hockey team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition.
2004 – Finished in 27th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV) 2005 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III) 2007 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division III) 2008 – Finished in 28th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV) 2009 – Division IV canceled2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, 2011 – Finished in 27th place (2nd in Division IV) 2012 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IIB) 2013 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA) 2014 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA) 2015 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA) 2016 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA) 2017 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, Promoted to Division IB) 2018 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division IB) 2019 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB) 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB) 2023 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA) 2024 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, Relegated to Division IB) 2025 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division IB) 2026 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB)
Asian Games 1999 – Finished in 4th place (from 4 teams) 2003 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams) 2007 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams) 2011 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams) 2017 – Finished in 4th place (from 6 teams) 2025 – Finished in 4th place (from 7 teams)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2011 – 3rd 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-women.html 2012 – 4th 2014 – 3rd
All-time record against other nations Last match update: 11 March 2022 + Key Team 5 5 0 0 28 5 4 4 0 0 31 4 4 4 0 0 26 3 5 4 0 1 16 10 3 3 0 0 11 3 4 3 0 1 11 6 3 2 0 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 20 0 1 1 0 0 14 0 6 3 0 3 12 21 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 7 3 1 0 2 6 10 5 2 0 3 10 10 2 0 0 2 1 13 4 1 0 3 8 12 7 2 0 5 6 24 7 2 0 5 9 35 9 3 0 6 27 26 4 0 0 4 5 15 4 0 0 4 3 17 5 0 0 5 2 33 17 6 0 11 22 91 11 1 0 10 9 107 11 0 0 11 2 139 Total 132 50 0 82 300 614
Team Current roster Roster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.
Head coach: Kim Do-yunAssistant coaches: Han Jae Ik, Kim Geunho, Kim Taegyum
Player age on first day of tournament, 21 April 2024. No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Park Jongju Suwon City Hall 2 D Song Heeoh Mokdong Hurricanes 3 F Kang Sihyun Norwich Cadets 4 D Park Minae Ice Beat 5 F Lee Sojung Suwon City Hall 6 F Kang Nara Suwon City Hall 7 D Park Ye Eun – A TMU Bold 8 D Kim Selin Suwon City Hall 9 F Park Jongah Suwon City Hall 10 F Choi Jiyeon Suwon City Hall 11 D Kim Dowon Ice Avengers 14 F Song Yunha Suwon City Hall 15 D Park Juyeon Zenith Frauen 16 F Lee Eunji Ice Beat 17 F Han Soojin – C Suwon City Hall 18 F Han Yuan Ontario Hockey Academy 19 F Park Jiyoon – A Suwon City Hall 20 G Cheon Hyoseo North Shore Warriors 21 F Im Danelle Ice Beat 22 F Jung Siyun Suwon City Hall 23 D Kim Taeyeon Rothesay Netherwood
Further reading
References
External links
IIHF profile