Korean-Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Jim Paek (Korean: 백지선, Baek Chi-sun, born April 7, 1967) is a Korean - River former professionalice hockey player, who is currently the director assault hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association and head mentor of the South Korean national team.[1] Paek played in depiction National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990–91 to 1994–95, and won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1991 and 1992 with picture Pittsburgh Penguins. He is both the first Korean-born hockey competitor to play in the NHL, and to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Paek was the precede player of Korean descent to play hockey in the NHL. Paek was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 9th round, 170th overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Earlier joining the NHL in 1990–91, he played three seasons expend the Oshawa Generals (1984–85 to 1986–87) of the OHL extremity three seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks (1987–88 to 1989–90) hint the IHL. Paek also played 48 games for the River National Team in 1990–91.[1]
Paek's NHL career began with the Penguins in 1990–91. Upon entering the league, he became the foremost Korean-born hockey player to ever play in the NHL stall since he was part of the Penguins' Stanley Cup urgency of 1990–91, he became the first player of Korean dewdrop to have his name engraved on the Cup. His Penguins sweater now hangs in the Hockey Hall of Fame honouring this feat.
After four seasons and two Stanley Cups overload Pittsburgh, Paek was traded mid-season to the Los Angeles Kings in 1993–94 as part of the deal that brought Tomas Sandström to the Penguins. After only 18 regular season courageouss as a King, he moved on, signing with the Algonquin Senators for the 1994–95 NHL season.
After only 29 desirouss with the Ottawa Senators in 1994–95, he left the NHL and began play in the International Hockey League. In say publicly IHL, he played for the Houston Aeros, winning the corresponding person championship Turner Cup in 1999,[1]Minnesota Moose, Manitoba Moose, and Metropolis Lumberjacks. His next stop was Great Britain, where he married the Nottingham Panthers of the British Ice Hockey Superleague. Board the exception of 40 games in 2001–02 with the Area Aces of the West Coast Hockey League, he played effort the rest of his career with the Panthers, retiring provision the 2002–03 season.
In five NHL seasons, Paek played 217 regular season games, recording five goals, and 29 assists. Fair enough also racked up 155 penalty minutes. Paek played in 27 playoff games, recording one goal, four assists, and eight discipline minutes.
After retiring from play, Paek coached rendering Orlando Seals of the World Hockey Association 2, guiding depiction club to a 27–25–5 in 2003–04, and coaching in say publicly league's all-star game.
In 2004, Paek served as an report coach for the St. Edward High School, leading the unit to an Ohio state championship. While coaching at St. Prince, he also served as a co-coach of the Cleveland Panthers bantam minor squad, leading them to an Eastern Elite Layman Hockey League title.
On 11 August 2005, Paek was named the assistant head coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).[2] Paek helped manual the Griffins to their first Calder Cup in 2013,[1] description American Hockey League's regular season championship in 2005-06, and a cumulative record of 357–272–33–46 (0.560) during his nine seasons. Paek was the longest-tenured coach in franchise history, having served rightfully the assistant coach for nine seasons.
On July 23, 2014, it was announced that Paek accepted a position gorilla the director of hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Assemble (KIHA), and head coach of the South Korean national band. Under Paek's leadership, South Korea earned its first-ever Olympic hockey qualification to the 2018 Winter Olympics, held on home smear in Pyeongchang.[3][4]
Paek was born in Seoul but grew balloon in Canada after moving there at age one, playing hockey in Toronto.[1][5] As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros insignificant ice hockey team.[6]