North Korea national ice hockey team
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Association
Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
Current national team coach
Pak Chang-dok
First Game
 Italy 11 - 2 North Korea 
(Grenoble, France; March 8, 1974)
Largest victory
 North Korea 17 - 0 Mongolia 
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; March 31, 2008)
Largest defeat
 France 24 - 1 North Korea 
(Budapest, Hungary; March 15, 1983)
International Competition
Current record: (W-L-T) 41-73-4

The North Korean National Ice Hockey team are a national selects team that plays yearly in the Ice Hockey World Championships. They withdrew from the 2007 edition, and therefore were automatically relegated to Division III in the 2008 edition, where they finished first. They will therefore play in Division II during the 2009 edition.

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Asian Winter Games

At the recent 6th Asian Winter Games, held in Changchun, China, the men's team was placed a respectable 5th position, behind the four major powers of Asian ice hockey.

The women's team finished 4th out of a possible five places, encouragingly being placed higher than their historically superior neighbours South Korea.

2008 World Championship team

Pos. No. Player DoB (Age) Team
GK 1 Pak Kun-Hyok January 1, 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
GK 20 Pae Myong-Nam December 25, 1982 (1982-12-25) (age 25) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
D 3 Kim Jin-Hyok December 23, 1982 (1982-12-23) (age 25) Flag of North Korea Ryanggang
D 6 Ri Sun-Il September 24, 1985 (1985-09-24) (age 23) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
D 7 Ku Song-Min January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
D 10 Ri Pong-Il September 29, 1988 (1988-09-29) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
D 15 Jang Myong-Jin January 2, 1981 (1981-01-02) (age 27) Flag of North Korea Susan
D 21 Kim Kwang-Hyok February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07) (age 21) Flag of North Korea Susan
F 9 Ri Se-Gwang July 1, 1988 (1988-07-01) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
F 12 Kim Chol-Bom February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 23) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
F 13 Ju Sung-Hyok January 2, 1983 (1983-01-02) (age 25) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
F 14 Mun Chol April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) (age 21) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
F 16 Ri Kum-Song December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) (age 19) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
F 17 Ri Chol-Min August 7, 1980 (1980-08-07) (age 28) Flag of North Korea Pyongyang
F 18 Kim Chang-Min August 15, 1988 (1988-08-15) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Susan
F 19 Song Chung-Song May 28, 1984 (1984-05-28) (age 24) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
F 23 Kim Kyong-Il December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol
F 24 Jong Song-Il September 7, 1988 (1988-09-07) (age 20) Flag of North Korea Pyongchol

References

  1. ^ [1] IIHF World Championship DIV III, MEN - DPR Korea Team Roster. Retrieved March 30, 2008.

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