Eum Hyun-Seung
Encyclopedia
Eum Hyun-Seung is a Korean
ice hockey
goaltender
. He now plays for Anyang Halla
. He previously played 3 seasons as the starting goaltender for rival High1
. Eum was named the best goalkeeper of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. He now plays for Anyang Halla
Anyang Halla
The Anyang Halla are a professional ice hockey team based in Anyang City in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. They are one of the founding and current members of the Asia League Ice Hockey . Formed in 1994, they are the oldest professional ice hockey team, and one of only two professional teams, in South...
. He previously played 3 seasons as the starting goaltender for rival High1
High1
High1 are a professional ice hockey team based in Chuncheon, South Korea, and a member of Asia League Ice Hockey. Formed in 2004, the team was initially made up of players from the defunct Korean league who didn't immediately move to Anyang Halla from the Hyundai and Dongwon teams as well as other...
. Eum was named the best goalkeeper of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament.