Kwon Tae-an

Kwon Tae-an
Date of birth	February 18, 1985
place of birth	Seoul , South Korea
size	175 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2002-2003	Kyung-Bok High School
2004-2005	Yonsei University
2005-2006	Richmond Sockeyes
2006-2007	Elmira Jackals
2007-2008	Boron length HF
since 2008	High1

Korean spelling
Hangeul	권 태안
Revised Romanization	Gwon Tae-an
McCune- Reischauer	Kwon T'aean
See also : Korean name

Kwon Tae-an (born February 18, 1985 in Seoul ) is a South Korean ice hockey player who has been under contract with High1 in the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2008 .

Career

Kwon Tae-an began his career as a hockey player on the Kyung-Bok High School team . At the age of 19, he moved to Yonsei University for a year . After two years in the USA - he played one year each with the Richmond Sockeyes and the Elmira Jackals - he went to Sweden to Borlänge HF for a year , where he played in the third division Division 1 . After he stood out there with 17 goals in 235 games, the striker was also noticed at home. Kwon signed a contract with High1 from Chuncheon for the Asia League Ice Hockey , where he has played since then.

International

For South Korea, Kwon Tae-an took part in the 2003 U-18 World Cup. In Division 2 of the 2009 World Cup , he played in the men's national team for the first time and with his seven goals in five games contributed significantly to promotion to Division 1. Not only did he have the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, but he was also voted the tournament's best striker and most valuable player . In Division 1, he took part in the 2010 , 2011 and 2013 World Championships for his country . At the Winter Asian Games 2011 he won the bronze medal with the South Korean team behind Kazakhstan and Japan .

Achievements and Awards

• 2009 promotion to Division I at the World Cup Division II, Group B with South Korea
• 2009 Most valuable player , best striker and best plus / minus balance at the World Cup in Division II, Group B
• 2011 bronze medal at the Winter Asian Games 2011 with South Korea

Asia League statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	10	349	74	140	214	281
Playoffs	4th	15th	4th	2	6th	4th

(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Kwon Tae-an at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Profile of Kwon Tae-an on the High1 website

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kwon is the family name here, Tae-an is the first name.