Samuel Hyung-Ihl Kim (born December 15, 1976 in 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...

) is a Korean Canadian

Korean Canadian

Korean Canadians are Canadians of Korean descent. According to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, there were 223,322 Koreans or people of Korean descent in Canada , making them the fourth-largest Korean diaspora population...

 hockey commentator who has covered ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 since joining SBS Sports (cable) in 2006. He is also a hockey scout who serves as a scout & interpreter for the 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...

 of the 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...

. His scouting and player evaluation, has been credited by General Manager Yang Seung-Jun

Yang Seung-jun

Yang Seung-Jun is an Korean ice hockey executive, who is currently the General Manager of the Anyang Halla. He is the most successful hockey operation individual among the Korean Hockey industry...

 as the reason for the success of the 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...

 2008-2009, 2009-2010 & 2010-2011. Kim was also covered 2010 Winter Olympic hockey for SBS and SBS Sports in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 and Astana-Almaty 2011 Asian Winter Games for MBC

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

 Sports+ (cable).

Career

Kim provides analysis for NHL on SBS Sports telecasts, as well as formerly for local hockey events (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...

 Hockey Club radio commentator). Previous to joining SBS Sports, he was Hockey reporter of The Coreamedia (Vancouver) for a year and a hockey columnist for
Sportsseoul and Mydaily News for past 9 years. He still serves as a reporter for the both media. Kim is also responsible for media side of hockey operation.

He was hired as a scout/interpreter for the 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...

 Hockey Club in May 2008. He has been responsible for the 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...

 imports scouting including Brock Radunske

Brock Radunske

Brock Radunske is a professional ice hockey forward for Anyang Halla of Asia League Ice Hockey in South Korea. He was selected in the third round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 79th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers....

, Brad Fast

Brad Fast

Brad Fast is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent his amateur career in the British Columbia Hockey League, and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 84th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes. He played for ERC Ingolstadt in the German Eishockey League for...

, Jon Awe

Jon Awe

Jon Awe is a professional ice hockey defenceman playing for HC Valpellice Bulldogs of Italy.-Playing career:...

 and Dustin Wood

Dustin Wood

Dustin Wood is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze of the British Elite Ice Hockey League .His nickname is "The Machine".-Playing career:...

. On January 25, 2009, 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...

 beat High1

High1

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...

 2-1 in final game of regular season, and become first non-Japanese team to clinch top spot in regular season first time in ALIH

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...

 history.

Due to Brad Fast

Brad Fast

Brad Fast is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent his amateur career in the British Columbia Hockey League, and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 84th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes. He played for ERC Ingolstadt in the German Eishockey League for...

's season ending surgery, Kim also recommended Dustin Wood

Dustin Wood

Dustin Wood is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze of the British Elite Ice Hockey League .His nickname is "The Machine".-Playing career:...

 who spent two seasons in DEL prior to the club in early 2009-2010 season. Wood was one of last two candidate for Kim, along with former NHL defenseman Jamie Heward

Jamie Heward

James Heward is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

. After the club winning the regular season back to back, on March 28, 2010, 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...

 became a first non-Japanese club to capture Asia League championship title, beating 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 a dramatic fashion in Game 5, overtime. It was called the Korean version of 'Miracle on Ice

Miracle on Ice

The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...

' as the media considered the biggest win since the hockey was introduced to Korea since 1928.

Kim credits former NHL forward Brett Callighen

Brett Callighen

Brett Callighen is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 160 games in the National Hockey League and 213 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. He was Wayne Gretzky's first regular left winger...

 who now works as hockey agent as the reason for the success of scouting.

Career highlights & achievements

• 2010-2011: Asia League Champion
• 2009-2010: Asia League Champion
• 2010: Commentator of 2010 Winter Olympic hockey for SBS and SBS Sports (cable)
• 2006-Present: NHL Commentator of SBS ESPN (cable)