Eom Su-yeon (Korean: 엄수연; born 1 February 2001) is a South Korean ice hockey player and member of the South Korean national team, currently[update] playing with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program in the ECAC Hockey conference of NCAA Division I.
| Eom Su-yeon 엄 수연 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Eom representing South Korea at the 2017 World Championship Division 2A | |||
| Born | 1 February 2001 | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NCAA team Former teams |
St. Lawrence Saints Ice Avengers | ||
| National team |
 South Korea and Korea | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Career
editKorean National Team
editEom represented South Korea in the ice hockey girl's individual skills challenge at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[1] She qualified for the finals ranked 5th, after finishing in the top 3 each of the Fastest Lap, Shooting Accuracy, and Skating Agility events during the preliminary rounds.[2]
She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics[3] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[4]
In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural South Korean Women's U18 team that participated in the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in the Group 1B Qualification Tournament.[5] The South Korean team went undefeated en route to winning the gold medal and Eom was named Best Defender of the tournament.[6]
NCAA
editEom began her college ice hockey career with the St. Lawrence Saints program in the 2021–22 season.[7] After making a midseason switch from playing defence to forward, she scored her first collegiate goal on 4 February 2022 in a 3–0 victory against Princeton University.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Skills Test: 2016 Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games". IIHF.
- ^ "2016 Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games: Ice Hockey Women's SKills Challenge Qualifcation" (PDF). IIHF.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Eom Suyeon - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV IBQ: South Korea Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV IBQ: Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Hockey Roster". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Carey, Cap (4 February 2022). "College women's hockey: Eom sparks St. Lawrence past Princeton, 3-0, at Appleton Arena". NNY360. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Burchfield, Caleigh (4 February 2022). "Morgan Records Ninth Career Shutout in 3-0 Win over Princeton". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Eom Su-yeon at Olympedia
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