High1
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High1 are a professional ice hockey
team based in Chuncheon
, South Korea
, and a member of Asia League Ice Hockey
. Formed in 2004, the team was initially made up of players from the defunct Korean league who didn't immediately move to Anyang Halla
from the Hyundai
and Dongwon teams as well as other disbanded teams and players who had returned from military service. Prior to the 2007-08 season, the team was known as Kangwon Land , named after the owner, Kangwon Land Corporation.
The team was originally formed as Kangwon Land in 2004, named after the owner. The team was formed with the intention of joining the Asia League and was expected to have an operating cost of 2 billion won
. The owners also felt that the team's creation would aid in a bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics
. The team's formation was first announced in January 2004. The team hired former Dong-won Dreams head coach, Kim Hee-woo. Their founding ceremony was on September 15, 2004 at COEX
. Their first game was held at 1:00pm on October 5, 2004 against Korea University
as part of the 59th Korean Domestic Championship. They lost their first game by a score of 3-2. However, they finished as runner-up and took third place in the Kangwon Cup in December of the same year. In July 2005 It was announced that Kangwon Land would be admitted to the Asia League. At that time the team also announced that it would spend 46 days in Canada
training, including playing 10 games, in preparation for the season.
Kangwon Land became the second Korean team to enter the Asia League during the 2005-2006 season. They played 38 regular season games. All of their 19 home games were played in Chuncheon at the Eui Am ice rink. They were swept in their regular season series against Kokudo
and the Nippon Paper Cranes
while only managing to win one out of nine games against fellow South Korean team, Halla. They finished in seventh place with 28 points. The team also failed to break the top 10 in any of the point rankings. Joshua Liebenow led the team with 16 goals, Park Jin-hong led with 18 assists and Kim Kyu-hyun led the team with 26 points overall. Hwang Byung-wook led the team in plus-minus with a +3 for the season. Kangwon Land failed to make the playoffs as only the top six teams advanced to the postseason. After the conclusion of the season Kangwon Land played a friendly
against North Korea
. Kangwon Land won the match by a score of 3 to 1.
In the 2006-2007 season the league reduced the amount of games played to 34 with the departure of the Nordic Vikings
. During the season the team participated in the Korea Domestic Championship and took first place for the first time in their three year participation. After finishing out of the playoffs in their first season, they finished in fourth place with 62 points and advanced. They also swept their season series against Changchun Fuao and improved on the previous years performance against Halla by only losing a single game to them. The team played in mixed arenas, playing 11 games in Chuncheon, four games in Mok-dong
and 2 games in Goyang
. The points race also saw Kangwon Land perform much better. Tim Smith
led the leagues in goals with 30 and Kim Kyu-hyun led the team with 38 assists, placed third in the league with 26 goals and 64 points. Kangwon Land had a total of 8 placings in the top 10 for goals, assists and points. Tim Smith also led the team in plus-minus with a +44 The team had to face Halla in the first round of the playoffs. They continued their season long success against them and swept them in three games. Kangwon's sweep of Halla marked the first time a non-Japanese team won a playoff series in the Asia League. After defeating Halla they were swept in three games by the Nippon Paper Cranes
in the semi-finals. Even with the early exit from the playoffs, Tim Smith managed a second place finish in the assists category.
With the two China teams merging into a single one, the league reduced the amount of games to only 30 in the 2007-2008 season. Prior to the start of the season Kangwon Land changed their name to High1. The team again won the Korea Domestic Championship in November 2007. High1 further improved and finished the season in second place with 58 points which included a sweep of the newly formed China Sharks. Coach Kim credit the entire team for doing well but singled out their goalie, Eum Hyun-seung
as really shining. The team's home schedule was not as mixed as the previous season and they played 13 games in Chuncheon while playing 2 in Goyang. There was further improvement in the point rankings as Alex Kim
ranked first in goals, third in assists and first points in the league with 23, 28 and 51 respectively. Tim Smith was tied with Kim for first with 23 goals and finished third in points with 46. The team had three other top 10 showings in the points rankings. Alex Kim also led the team in plus-minus with +32. Finishing in second place had High1 playing the Oji Paper in the semi-finals. Unfortunately for High1 Oji would sweep every series they played that year and capture the cup. Due to their quick exit, High1 failed to register in the postseason points race.
At the start of the 2008-2009 season the Asia League increased the amount of games played to 36. High1 once again won the Korea Domestic Championship making it their third in a row. While they were enjoying success domestically, they were not able to continue their success of the previous season. High1 finished the season in fifth place with 46 points. They split their season series with Halla at three wins each. The team was backed to playing a mixed home schedule with the majority being played in Goyang. High1 played nine games in Goyang, 7 games in Chuncheon and 2 games in Mokdong. The team also fared poorly in the points race. Alex Kim's league leading goals from the previous year failed to make a repeat and while he still lead the team, he finished in seventh place with 15 goals. Ryan Haruo Kuwabara was tied for ninth place with 25 assists. Kim led with 36 points but it was not good enough for a top ten finish, he also led the team in plus-minus with a +12. With the top five teams moving on to the playoffs High1 had to play a short three game series against the fourth place Cranes. They were defeated in two games making it three years in a row where they were swept out of the playoffs.
The league kept the amount of games on the schedule at 36 for the 2009-2010 season. High1 lost in the semi-finals of the Korea Domestic Championship to Korea University
. At the mid-point of the season High1 was sitting in the middle of the rankings. However, they ranked second in goals scored. At the end of the regular season, High1 finished in fourth place with 60 points. They scored 150 goals while allowing 130 goals and won their season series against the China Dragon and Tohoku Free Blades
and losing their series against the Cranes and Eagles. In contrast to the middle of the season when High1 had seven players in the top ten points ranking, they finished with only two players in the top ten. Alex Kim and Tim Smith tied for first place with 75 points. Kim also lead the team in goals with 29, while Smith lead the team in assists with 48. Kim also lead the team in plus-minus with +50. High1 scored the lowest amount of shorthanded goals, with only 2. The team played ten of their 18 home games in Goyang. Advancing to the playoffs, they faced Korean rival Halla in the semi-finals. Although they won the first game in Anyang they lost three straight to be knocked out of the playoffs.
The 2010-2011 season saw little change to the make-up or schedule of the league. High1 made significant changes to their defensive side by acquiring three new goalies and four new defencemen. The team also acquired three new forwards. Three of the changes were to the teams imports with only Tim Smith remaining on the team. High1 faced Halla in the Korea Domestic Championship but lost the game with a score of 5-1. Also in November, one of the team's imports, Alex Bourret
left the team to return to Canada citing concern over the relations between North and South Korea. Even though Bourret played only 16 games, he led the league with 106 minutes in penalties. Hiroki Ueno led the team in plus-minus with a +34 on the season. Ueno Also led the team in goals with 23, which secured him third place in the league rankings. Tim Smith led the team in assists with 29 which allowed him to finish fifth in the league and both Ueno and Smith finished with 45 points overall tying for seventh in the league.. High1 finished the season with 51 points and in fifth place, marking the first time that they missed the play-offs since their first year in the league. They won their season series against the Dragon and Ice Bucks, as well as tying the Cranes, but were swept all six games by the Eagles. They finished fourth in goals scored with 131, but allowed the second most goals with 112. The team was ranked fifth on the powerplay but allowed the fewest shorthanded goals of any team, only relinquishing a single goal all season. High1 also ranked fourth on the penalty goal but scored the second most shorthanded goals with five. The team played 13 of their 18 home games in Goyang.
per goal, and 20,000₩ per assist to a running total. At the end of the 2010-2011 season, the team donated nearly 5,000,000₩ to a senior citizen's organization.
, as well as in the Eui Am Ice Rink in Chuncheon. They played 13 of 18 home games in Goyang. Prior to the 2009-10 season High1 also played home games in the Mok-dong
Ice Arena. The Goyang Arena seats 2607 and contains 2 separate rinks.
High1 on both shoulders in their respective opposite colors. Sponsorship logos are featured on the right and left upper chest. The red cuff on the right sleeve features a small version of the mascot and the left sleeve features a small blue alien mascot. In 2009 the team added the High1 resort logo to the red section on the front of the jersey as well as the name in hangeul in the red section on the back of the jersey.
*prior to the 2008–2009 season, there were no shoot-outs and games ended in a tie
2006-07, D (Former Kings
/Wild
/Penguins
/Rangers
) Pontus Moren 2006-07, RW Bud Smith 2006-07, C Chris Allen
2008-09, D (Former Panthers
) Brent Gauvreau
2008-09, C Magnus Österby 2008-09, D Trevor Gallant 2009-10, C Alex Kim
2007-10, C Jeremy Van Hoof
2009-10, D Alex Bourret
2010-11, LW Jim Jackson 2010-11, D Tim Smith
2009-11, C
Ice hockey
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team based in Chuncheon
Chuncheon
Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the northeast of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some large lakes around the city, most notably Lake Soyang and Lake Uiam...
, South Korea
South Korea
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, and a member of Asia League Ice Hockey
Asia League Ice Hockey
Asia League Ice Hockey is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with seven teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. The league is headquartered in Japan...
. Formed in 2004, the team was initially made up of players from the defunct Korean league who didn't immediately move to Anyang Halla
Anyang Halla
The Anyang Halla are a professional ice hockey team based in Anyang City in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. They are one of the founding and current members of the Asia League Ice Hockey . Formed in 1994, they are the oldest professional ice hockey team, and one of only two professional teams, in South...
from the Hyundai
Hyundai
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and Dongwon teams as well as other disbanded teams and players who had returned from military service. Prior to the 2007-08 season, the team was known as Kangwon Land , named after the owner, Kangwon Land Corporation.
History
South Korean won
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. The owners also felt that the team's creation would aid in a bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics
2014 Winter Olympics
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. The team's formation was first announced in January 2004. The team hired former Dong-won Dreams head coach, Kim Hee-woo. Their founding ceremony was on September 15, 2004 at COEX
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's largest convention and exhibition centers. It was designed by Larry Oltmanns who was a Design Partner with SOM at the time...
. Their first game was held at 1:00pm on October 5, 2004 against Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
as part of the 59th Korean Domestic Championship. They lost their first game by a score of 3-2. However, they finished as runner-up and took third place in the Kangwon Cup in December of the same year. In July 2005 It was announced that Kangwon Land would be admitted to the Asia League. At that time the team also announced that it would spend 46 days in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
training, including playing 10 games, in preparation for the season.
Kangwon Land became the second Korean team to enter the Asia League during the 2005-2006 season. They played 38 regular season games. All of their 19 home games were played in Chuncheon at the Eui Am ice rink. They were swept in their regular season series against Kokudo
Seibu Prince Rabbits
The were an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Nishitōkyō City in Tokyo, Japan that was folded in 2009. The Rabbits played at the DyDo Drinco Ice Arena from 2006-07 to 2008-09...
and the Nippon Paper Cranes
Nippon Paper Cranes
The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
while only managing to win one out of nine games against fellow South Korean team, Halla. They finished in seventh place with 28 points. The team also failed to break the top 10 in any of the point rankings. Joshua Liebenow led the team with 16 goals, Park Jin-hong led with 18 assists and Kim Kyu-hyun led the team with 26 points overall. Hwang Byung-wook led the team in plus-minus with a +3 for the season. Kangwon Land failed to make the playoffs as only the top six teams advanced to the postseason. After the conclusion of the season Kangwon Land played a friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. Kangwon Land won the match by a score of 3 to 1.
In the 2006-2007 season the league reduced the amount of games played to 34 with the departure of the Nordic Vikings
Nordic Vikings
The Nordic Vikings are a defunct professional ice hockey team from Beijing, China. The Nordic Vikings played one season as a member of Asia League Ice Hockey during the 2005-06 season at the Hosa Skating Center...
. During the season the team participated in the Korea Domestic Championship and took first place for the first time in their three year participation. After finishing out of the playoffs in their first season, they finished in fourth place with 62 points and advanced. They also swept their season series against Changchun Fuao and improved on the previous years performance against Halla by only losing a single game to them. The team played in mixed arenas, playing 11 games in Chuncheon, four games in Mok-dong
Mok-dong
Mok-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yangcheon-gu in Seoul, South Korea.It is famous for its education and good schools, including Yang-Chung High school where Phillip Kim, or Dong yeon Kim goes to, and which has more than 100 years of history. For this reason, it is home to many upper class...
and 2 games in Goyang
Goyang
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...
. The points race also saw Kangwon Land perform much better. Tim Smith
Tim Smith (ice hockey)
Tim Smith is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward with High1 of the Asia League Ice Hockey.-Playing career:Smith played major junior in the WHL for four seasons with the Spokane Chiefs and Swift Current Broncos...
led the leagues in goals with 30 and Kim Kyu-hyun led the team with 38 assists, placed third in the league with 26 goals and 64 points. Kangwon Land had a total of 8 placings in the top 10 for goals, assists and points. Tim Smith also led the team in plus-minus with a +44 The team had to face Halla in the first round of the playoffs. They continued their season long success against them and swept them in three games. Kangwon's sweep of Halla marked the first time a non-Japanese team won a playoff series in the Asia League. After defeating Halla they were swept in three games by the Nippon Paper Cranes
Nippon Paper Cranes
The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
in the semi-finals. Even with the early exit from the playoffs, Tim Smith managed a second place finish in the assists category.
With the two China teams merging into a single one, the league reduced the amount of games to only 30 in the 2007-2008 season. Prior to the start of the season Kangwon Land changed their name to High1. The team again won the Korea Domestic Championship in November 2007. High1 further improved and finished the season in second place with 58 points which included a sweep of the newly formed China Sharks. Coach Kim credit the entire team for doing well but singled out their goalie, Eum Hyun-seung
Eum Hyun-Seung
Eum Hyun-Seung is a Korean ice hockey goaltender. He now plays for Anyang Halla. He previously played 3 seasons as the starting goaltender for rival High1. Eum was named the best goalkeeper of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament.-References:...
as really shining. The team's home schedule was not as mixed as the previous season and they played 13 games in Chuncheon while playing 2 in Goyang. There was further improvement in the point rankings as Alex Kim
Alex Kim
Alex Kim is an American professional ice hockey center. He's playing in his second season for Anyang Halla. He previously played for rival High1. He has a two year contract with the team.-External links:*...
ranked first in goals, third in assists and first points in the league with 23, 28 and 51 respectively. Tim Smith was tied with Kim for first with 23 goals and finished third in points with 46. The team had three other top 10 showings in the points rankings. Alex Kim also led the team in plus-minus with +32. Finishing in second place had High1 playing the Oji Paper in the semi-finals. Unfortunately for High1 Oji would sweep every series they played that year and capture the cup. Due to their quick exit, High1 failed to register in the postseason points race.
At the start of the 2008-2009 season the Asia League increased the amount of games played to 36. High1 once again won the Korea Domestic Championship making it their third in a row. While they were enjoying success domestically, they were not able to continue their success of the previous season. High1 finished the season in fifth place with 46 points. They split their season series with Halla at three wins each. The team was backed to playing a mixed home schedule with the majority being played in Goyang. High1 played nine games in Goyang, 7 games in Chuncheon and 2 games in Mokdong. The team also fared poorly in the points race. Alex Kim's league leading goals from the previous year failed to make a repeat and while he still lead the team, he finished in seventh place with 15 goals. Ryan Haruo Kuwabara was tied for ninth place with 25 assists. Kim led with 36 points but it was not good enough for a top ten finish, he also led the team in plus-minus with a +12. With the top five teams moving on to the playoffs High1 had to play a short three game series against the fourth place Cranes. They were defeated in two games making it three years in a row where they were swept out of the playoffs.
The league kept the amount of games on the schedule at 36 for the 2009-2010 season. High1 lost in the semi-finals of the Korea Domestic Championship to Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
. At the mid-point of the season High1 was sitting in the middle of the rankings. However, they ranked second in goals scored. At the end of the regular season, High1 finished in fourth place with 60 points. They scored 150 goals while allowing 130 goals and won their season series against the China Dragon and Tohoku Free Blades
Tohoku Free Blades
The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.Founded in 2008, they are playing their first Asia League season in 2009.-Community Contributions:...
and losing their series against the Cranes and Eagles. In contrast to the middle of the season when High1 had seven players in the top ten points ranking, they finished with only two players in the top ten. Alex Kim and Tim Smith tied for first place with 75 points. Kim also lead the team in goals with 29, while Smith lead the team in assists with 48. Kim also lead the team in plus-minus with +50. High1 scored the lowest amount of shorthanded goals, with only 2. The team played ten of their 18 home games in Goyang. Advancing to the playoffs, they faced Korean rival Halla in the semi-finals. Although they won the first game in Anyang they lost three straight to be knocked out of the playoffs.
The 2010-2011 season saw little change to the make-up or schedule of the league. High1 made significant changes to their defensive side by acquiring three new goalies and four new defencemen. The team also acquired three new forwards. Three of the changes were to the teams imports with only Tim Smith remaining on the team. High1 faced Halla in the Korea Domestic Championship but lost the game with a score of 5-1. Also in November, one of the team's imports, Alex Bourret
Alex Bourret
Alex Bourret is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Wichita Thunder in the CHL.-Playing career:...
left the team to return to Canada citing concern over the relations between North and South Korea. Even though Bourret played only 16 games, he led the league with 106 minutes in penalties. Hiroki Ueno led the team in plus-minus with a +34 on the season. Ueno Also led the team in goals with 23, which secured him third place in the league rankings. Tim Smith led the team in assists with 29 which allowed him to finish fifth in the league and both Ueno and Smith finished with 45 points overall tying for seventh in the league.. High1 finished the season with 51 points and in fifth place, marking the first time that they missed the play-offs since their first year in the league. They won their season series against the Dragon and Ice Bucks, as well as tying the Cranes, but were swept all six games by the Eagles. They finished fourth in goals scored with 131, but allowed the second most goals with 112. The team was ranked fifth on the powerplay but allowed the fewest shorthanded goals of any team, only relinquishing a single goal all season. High1 also ranked fourth on the penalty goal but scored the second most shorthanded goals with five. The team played 13 of their 18 home games in Goyang.
Community contributions
High1 has a yearly charity that it runs called "Love Points". The team contributes 40,000₩South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
per goal, and 20,000₩ per assist to a running total. At the end of the 2010-2011 season, the team donated nearly 5,000,000₩ to a senior citizen's organization.
Media
In July 2009 High1's parent company High1 Resorts signed a five year broadcast deal with SBS Sports to broadcast home games.Arenas
In the 20010-11 season High1 played home games both in The Goyang SPART complex in GoyangGoyang
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...
, as well as in the Eui Am Ice Rink in Chuncheon. They played 13 of 18 home games in Goyang. Prior to the 2009-10 season High1 also played home games in the Mok-dong
Mok-dong
Mok-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yangcheon-gu in Seoul, South Korea.It is famous for its education and good schools, including Yang-Chung High school where Phillip Kim, or Dong yeon Kim goes to, and which has more than 100 years of history. For this reason, it is home to many upper class...
Ice Arena. The Goyang Arena seats 2607 and contains 2 separate rinks.
Logo
The High1 logo features a long-eared dog holding a hockey stick. The dog is wearing protective glasses and hockey equipment. The stick is drawn larger to give the impression that the dog is shooting. To the left of the dog is the High1 name. It has a base dark red color and is outlined in white and then black. The "H" in High1 features a tail line which is angled away from the rest of the logo. This is an updated logo as the previous High1 logo featured the mascot in a home jersey centered under the name "High1" in a black triangle.Jerseys
When the team changed their name from Kangwon Land to High1 the jerseys did not go through a redesign other than to update the logos. Both the home and away jerseys feature a red bottom on the main body of the sweater and red cuffs on the sleeves. The Home jersey has a black main body with white numbers surrounded by a red outline. The away jersey features black numbers with a red outline. Both jerseys feature a cursiveCursive
Cursive, also known as joined-up writing, joint writing, or running writing, is any style of handwriting in which the symbols of the language are written in a simplified and/or flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing easier or faster...
High1 on both shoulders in their respective opposite colors. Sponsorship logos are featured on the right and left upper chest. The red cuff on the right sleeve features a small version of the mascot and the left sleeve features a small blue alien mascot. In 2009 the team added the High1 resort logo to the red section on the front of the jersey as well as the name in hangeul in the red section on the back of the jersey.
Mascot
The High1 mascot is a large white dog that stands upright. It has long white ears and wears a blank High1 away jersey. The mascot also wears a gray winter hat and pair of gloves. In printed media the mascot is often shown wearing protective glasses, but the actual mascot doesn't wear them. It has two small eyes, a long nose, but no discernible mouth.Current roster
updated September 14, 2010| Goaltenders | ||||||
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| # | Country | |Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 31 |  South Korea |
Lee Won | L | 2010 | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 32 | South Korea |
Kim Sun-ki | L | 2010 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 70 |  Japan |
Mistuaki Inoue | L | 2010 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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Oh Kwang-sik | L | 2010 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Bryan Young Bryan Young (ice hockey) Bryan Young is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for High1 of the Asia League Ice Hockey.He was selected in the 5th round, 146th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Oilers.... – A Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
L | 2010 | Ennismore, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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Kim Hyeok | R | 2011 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Oh Hyon-ho | R | 2011 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Kim Hyun-soo | L | 2006 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Ryuichi Kawai | L | 2011 | Sapporo, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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Kim Bum-jin | L | 2010 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Kim Dong-hwan – C Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
R | 2006 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Lee You | C | L | 2008 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Oren Eizenman Oren Eizenman Oren Eizenman is an Israeli-Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Connecticut Whale in the American Hockey League.... |
C | L | 2011 | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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Kim Hyung-Joon | C | L | 2010 | Anyang Anyang Anyang is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, People's Republic of China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Lee Yu-won Lee Yu-won Lee Yu-won is a Korean professional ice hockey left winger. He is playing in his first year for High1, having previously played five seasons for rival Anyang Halla.-References:... |
LW | R | 2011 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 13 | South Korea |
Chang Jun-il | RW | R | 2011 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 14 | South Korea |
Suh Shin-il | C/LW | L | 2009 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 16 | South Korea |
Kwon Tae-an | C | L | 2008 | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 20 | Japan Canada |
Darcy Takeshi Mitani | C | R | 2010 | Dryden Dryden, Ontario Dryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the smallest community in the province of Ontario designated as a city... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 23 | Canada |
Michael Swift Michael Swift Michael Swift is an English rugby player currently playing for Connacht.Swift is a member of Galway club, Galwegians RFC, which he joined in 2000. Born in London to a Wexford father and a mother from Dublin, he started playing rugby in 1995... |
C | L | 2011 | Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 47 | Japan |
Kota Shinohara | C | R | 2011 | Kushiro, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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Kim Eun-joon | C | R | 2006 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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Ahn Hyun-min – A Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
LW | R | 2009 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Team captains
- Park Jin-hong 2005-2006
- Shin Eu-serk 2006-2007
- Lee Myoung-woo 2007-2008
- Song Chi-young 2008-2009
- Hwang Byung-wook 2009-2010
- Kim Dong-hwan 2009–Present
High1 (AL Hockey 2005–2011)
complete records for previous seasons| Season | GP | W | W(OT) | W(GWS)* | T | L(GWS)* | L(OT) | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | 38 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 26 | 96 | 143 | 28 | 7th/9 | N/A |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 153 | 110 | 62 | 4th/8 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2007–08 | 30 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 118 | 89 | 58 | 2nd/7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 97 | 112 | 46 | 5th/7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 150 | 130 | 60 | 4th/7 | Lost in Semifinals |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 17 | 131 | 112 | 51 | 5th/7 | N/A |
*prior to the 2008–2009 season, there were no shoot-outs and games ended in a tie
Past import players
Dan Donnette 2005-06, RW Steve Howard 2005-06, D Josh Liebenow 2005-06, RW Michael Tobin 2005-06, D Steve McKennaSteve McKenna
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2006-07, D (Former Kings
Los Angeles Kings
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/Wild
Minnesota Wild
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/Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
/Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
) Pontus Moren 2006-07, RW Bud Smith 2006-07, C Chris Allen
Chris Allen (ice hockey)
Chris Allen is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently Player/Head Coach of the Peterborough Phantoms.-Playing career :...
2008-09, D (Former Panthers
Florida Panthers
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) Brent Gauvreau
Brent Gauvreau
right|thumb|Gauvreau playing in a January 25, 2009 game for [[High1]]Brent Gauvreau is a Canadian ice hockey player, who currently plays for Utah Grizzlies in the East Coast Hockey League.- Career :...
2008-09, C Magnus Österby 2008-09, D Trevor Gallant 2009-10, C Alex Kim
Alex Kim
Alex Kim is an American professional ice hockey center. He's playing in his second season for Anyang Halla. He previously played for rival High1. He has a two year contract with the team.-External links:*...
2007-10, C Jeremy Van Hoof
Jeremy Van Hoof
Jeremy Van Hoof is an Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League-Juniors:...
2009-10, D Alex Bourret
Alex Bourret
Alex Bourret is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Wichita Thunder in the CHL.-Playing career:...
2010-11, LW Jim Jackson 2010-11, D Tim Smith
Tim Smith (ice hockey)
Tim Smith is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward with High1 of the Asia League Ice Hockey.-Playing career:Smith played major junior in the WHL for four seasons with the Spokane Chiefs and Swift Current Broncos...
2009-11, C
External links
Official website Official team cafe- Asia League Ice Hockey - Official site