Kim Dong-hwan

Kim Dong-hwan
Date of birth	February 14, 1984
place of birth	Seoul , South Korea
size	176 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2000-2002	Joon-dong high school
2002-2006	Korea University
2006–2012	High1 (until 2007: Kangwon Land)
2012-2013	Anyang Halla
2013-2017	High1
since 2017	Tōhoku Free Blades

Korean spelling
Hangeul	김동환
Hanja	金東煥
Revised Romanization	Gim Dong-hwan
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Tonghwan
See also : Korean name

Kim Dong-hwan (born February 14, 1984 in Seoul ) is a South Korean ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Tōhoku Free Blades in the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2017 .

Career

Kim Dong-hwan began his career as a hockey player on the Joon-dong High School team . In 2002 he moved to Korea University for four years , with which he won the South Korean Cup competition in 2003 . After completing his studies, he went to Kangwon Land , which has been called High1 since 2007 , in the Asia League Ice Hockey . With the team he was able to win the South Korean ice hockey cup again in 2007 and 2008. In 2012 he moved to Anyang Halla , the strongest South Korean team in the Asia League Ice Hockey. But he returned to High1 after just one season. In 2017 he moved to the other side of the Sea of Japan and joined the Tōhoku Free Blades .

International

For South Korea, Jung Byung-cheon already took part in the U18 World Championships in 2001 in the Asia-Oceania Division and in 2002 in Division II as well as in the U20 World Championships in 2003 in Division III and in 2004 in Division II. He made his debut in the men's national team at the 2006 World Cup in Division II. He also played in Division II in 2007 and 2009. He was in Division I in 2010 and 2012 when he had the best plus / minus balance of the tournament exhibited on the ice in 2013 and 2014 . In 2012 and 2013 he acted as team captain of the South Koreans. He also represented his colors at the qualifying tournament for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and at the 2011 Asian Winter Games , in which the bronze medal jumped out behind Kazakhstan and Japan .

Achievements and Awards

• 2001 Winner of the Asia-Oceania Division of the U18 World Cup and promotion to Division III
• 2002 Promotion to Division II at the U18 World Cup of Division III
• 2003 South Korean cup winner with Korea University
• 2003 Promotion to Division II at the U20 World Cup Division III
• 2007 South Korean cup winner with High1
• 2007 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group B
• 2008 South Korean cup winner with High1
• 2009 Promotion to Division I at the World Cup Division II, Group B
• 2010 won the Asia League Ice Hockey with Anyang Halla
• 2011 won the Asia League Ice Hockey with Anyang Halla
• 2011 bronze medal at the Winter Asian Games
• 2012 Promotion to Division I, Group A, at the World Championship Division I, Group B
• 2012 Best plus / minus balance of the World Championship in Division I, Group B

Asia League statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	12	401	35	161	196	554
Playoffs	8th	25th	0	3	3	18th

(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Kim Dong-hwan at eliteprospects.com (English)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Dong-hwan is the first name.