Kim Hyok-ju

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Korea NorthNorth Korea  Kim Hyok-ju Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 16, 1994
size 172 cm
Weight 68 kg
position striker
Shot hand Left
Career stations
since 2012 Pyongchol
Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl 김혁주
Revised
Romanization 		Gim Hyeok-ju
McCune-
Reischauer 		Kim Hyŏkchu

Kim Hyok-ju (born April 16, 1994 ) is a North Korean ice hockey player .

Career

Kim Hyok-ju made his first international appearance at the 2011 U20 World Cup , when North Korea was on the ice in Division III and his team finished third out of seven teams behind Mexico and Serbia.

With the men's national team he took part in the World Championships of Division III in 2013 and 2014 , when he was the second best scorer after the Bulgarian Ivan Khodulov and third best scorer after Khodulov and his compatriot Alexej Jotow . In both tournaments, the North Koreans missed promotion to Division II by only one place in second (2013 behind South Africa and 2014 behind Bulgaria ). In 2015 he played with the East Asians again in the lowest division of the World Championships. This time, thanks to a 4-3 win after extra time in the decisive game against hosts Turkey, he made it to Division II. There he played with his team at the World Championships in 2016 , 2017 and 2018 .

At club level, Kim plays for Pyongchol in the North Korean ice hockey league and was North Korean national champion with his team in 2014.

Achievements and Awards

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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, Hyok-ju is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kim Hyok-ju
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 김혁주 (Korean spelling); Kim Hyŏkchu (McCune-Reischauer); Gim Hyeok-ju (revised romanization)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH North Korea