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    Gangneung 2017: South Korea team preview

    09.04.2017

    Having been promoted to the A-Pool, the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games hosts will be looking for a top five finish.

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    South Korea have the biggest incentive of all the teams competing at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool in Gangneung between 11-20 April.

    All eyes will be on them as they compete on home ice less than one year ahead of their home PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

    The competition is crucial for South Korea. They have a guaranteed slot for PyeongChang 2018, but they will aim to show their strength by reaching a top five finish.

    If they fail to reach the top five, their ranking for the Paralympic Winter Games will be determined from their performance at the Qualification Tournament scheduled for later in 2017.

    South Korea returned to the top flight of Para ice hockey in 2015 when they were promoted from the B-Pool following a winning performance at those World Championships.

    They beat Sweden 4-2 to finish the tournament with a perfect record of 5-0. Sweden were also promoted to the A-Pool, meaning that the two teams will face each other once again in Gangneung.

    Seung-Hwan Jung was named Best Forward of the tournament, leading all players with 13 goals, nine assists and 22 points. He will once again be a key asset.

    Roster

    Forwards

    No. 27 - Byeongseok Cho

    No. 38 - Siwoo Choi

    No. 55 - Jongho Jang

    No. 14 - Suenghwan Jung

    No. 28 – Jongkyun Lee

    No. 21 - Juseung Lee

    No. 19 - Daeseok Na

    Defenders

    No. 10 - Youngjae Cho

    No. 7 - Kwanghyouk Choi

    No. 68 - Minsu Han

    No. 20 - Dongshin Jang

    No. 12 Youngsung Kim

    No. 90 - Woochul Park

    No. 6 - Jeehyun Ryu

    Goaltenders

    No. 39 - Ohsong Kwon

    No. 2 - Jaewoong Lee

    No. 31 - Man-Gyun Yu

    Live coverage and the game schedule of the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships is available at Gangneung2017.com.

    Gangneung 2017 also doubles as the Test Event for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. All games will be played at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.

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