Pak Kuk-chol

Pak Kuk-chol
Date of birth	June 12, 1991
size	178 cm
Weight	74 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
since 2010	Taesongsan

Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl	박국철
Revised Romanization	Bak Guk-cheol
McCune- Reischauer	Pak Kukch'ŏl
See also : Korean name

Pak Kuk-chol (born June 12, 1991 ) is a North Korean ice hockey goalkeeper .

Career

Pak Kuk-chol made his first international appearance at the 2011 U20 World Cup , when he was on the ice for North Korea in Division III and finished third out of seven teams with his team behind Mexico and Serbia.

With the men's national team , he took part in the Division III World Championships in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 , when he conceded the fewest goals per game and achieved the second-best catch quota after the Bulgarian Konstantin Michailow . In all three tournaments, the North Koreans only missed promotion to Division II by one place in second (2012 behind Turkey , 2013 behind South Africa and 2014 behind Bulgaria ). In 2015 he made another attempt with the North Koreans and this time succeeded in the tournament in Izmir with a 4-3 win after extra time in the decisive game against the host Turks and promotion to Division II. Pak contributed to this success with the second best catch rate of the tournament after his compatriot Pak Il . In 2016 and 2017 he played with the North Koreans in Division II.

At club level, Pak plays for Taesongsan in the North Korean ice hockey league .

Awards and Achievements

• 2014 Fewest goals conceded per game at the Division III World Cup
• 2015 Promotion to Division II, Group B, at the World Championship of Division III

Web links

• Pak Kuk-chol at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Pak Kuk-chol at eurohockey.com

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Pak is the family name here, Kuk-chol is the first name.