Shim Eui-sik explained

Position:Forward
Played For:Anyang Halla
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:166
Ntl Team:KOR
Birth Date:5 December 1969
Birth Place:South Korea
Career Start:1994
Career End:2006

Shim Eui-sik (Korean: 심의식 born December 5, 1969)[1] is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was the first player to reach 100 goals and 100 points in Korean ice hockey history.

After 4 years of University (Yeon-Sae) he signed with Anyang Halla and played for his whole career (1994–2006). He retired in 2006. Shim also played for the Korean national team from 1994 to 2004.[2] The team retired his number 91, in 2007. The Korean media have referred to him as the 'Korean version of Gretzky'.[3]

On April 24, 2008, Shim became the team's 4th head coach in Franchise history.[4] He was named the "Coach of the Event" in the 2009 Korea Domestic Championship which saw Halla take top honours.[5]

On March 28, 2010, Anyang Halla became the first non-Japanese club to win Asia League post-season title.

Coaching Record (AL Hockey 2008–2014)

complete records for previous seasons[6]

Season GP W W(OT) W(GWS)*T L(GWS)* L(OT) L GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
36 22 1 2 2 2 7 150 105 76 1st/7 Lost in semifinals
36 23 2 1 3 1 6 180 109 79 1st/7 Won Championship
2010–1136 17 4 2 1 3 9 130 94 67 4th/7 Won Co-Championship
2011–1236 20 1 3 3 1 8 154 107 72 2nd/7 Lost in semifinals
2012–1342 21 0 2 3 3 13 187 141 73 4th/7 Lost in semifinals
2013–1442 17 2 2 1 4 16 152 110 64 6th/8 Out of Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. http://www.anyanghalla.com/ah_client/korean/02_team/02_coachingstaff.asp{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Profile. 6 December 2009. Naver.
  3. Web site: 아이스하키 권영태, 최연소 100포인트 눈앞 . Kukmin Ilbo. 6 December 2009. 21 December 2000.
  4. Web site: Asia League Ice Hockey . 2009-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515130531/http://www.alhockey.com/archive/al_com07_08/index.html . 2009-05-15 .
  5. Web site: Son Earns Shutout as Halla Blank Korea University 3–0 on Final. Anyang Halla. 7 December 2012. 12 November 2009. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310104702/http://www.anyanghalla.com/news/news_view.asp?aid=10654&page=1&ct=8. dead.
  6. Web site: Archive Record. Alhockey.com. 21 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101024194213/http://www.alhockey.com/games/record/. 24 October 2010 . live.