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Height
  
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Name
  
Shim Eui-sik

Shot
  
Left

Positions
  
Forward

National team
  
South Korea

Played for
  
Anyang Halla

Playing career
  
1994–2006


Shim Eui-sik

Born
  
December 5, 1969 (age 54) South Korea (
1969-12-05
)

Weight
  
166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)

Shim Eui-sik (Korean: 심의식 born December 5, 1969 in South Korea), is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was the first player to reach 100 goals and 100 points marks for the first time 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. The team retired his number 91, in 2007. The Korean media have referred to him as the 'Korean version of Gretzky'.

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

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

*prior to the 2008–2009 season, there were no shoot-outs and games ended in a tie

References

Shim Eui-sik Wikipedia