Yang Seung-Jun is an Korean 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...

 executive, who is currently the General Manager

General manager

General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...

 of the 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 is the most successful hockey operation individual among the Korean Hockey industry. Yang is also the first one to proposed and responsible expanding professional hockey league, the Asia League Ice Hockey

Asia League Ice Hockey

Asia League Ice Hockey is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with seven teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. The league is headquartered in Japan...

 in 2003.

Early life and playing career

Born in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

 South Korea

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...

 and played hockey for Yonsei University

Yonsei University

Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...

. Yang was a intern for Cleveland Lumberjacks

Cleveland Lumberjacks

The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:...

 and gained experienced with front office.

Anynag Halla

In 2008, the former G.M. Sae-Il Kim was fired by club's owner Mong-Jun Jung. Assistant Manager Yang became General Manager of the 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...

. With the Halla, he was credited with reviving the ailing franchise and increasing attendance, with the drafting and signing of several key players such as Park Woo-sang

Park Woo-sang

Park Woo-sang is a Korean professional ice hockey center. He played for the South Korean national team at the 2007 Asian Winter Games, and scored 4 goals. He played three seasons for Anyang Halla of ALIH. In November 1, 2011 Park signed 1-yeal deal with Coventry Blaze of EIHL...

, Kim Ki-sung

Kim Ki-sung

Kim Ki-sung is a Korean professional ice hockey left winger. Ki-sung was voted the "Young guy of the year" in his first season in Asia League Ice Hockey.-Sources/External References:...

 and Takayuki Ono

Takayuki Ono

is a Japanese ice hockey defenceman for the Nikkō Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. Ono debuted in Asia League with HC Nikkō Ice Bucks on 2005 and spent his first four season with the club....

. Yang also hired NHL commentator Samuel H. Kim

Samuel H. Kim

Samuel Hyung-Ihl Kim is a Korean Canadian hockey commentator who has covered ice hockey since joining SBS Sports in 2006. He is also a hockey scout who serves as a scout & interpreter for the Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey...

 to scout North American players. The team won a playoff series and captured a club's first ever Championship title over Nippon Paper Cranes

Nippon Paper Cranes

The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...

 in historic overtime win in March 2010. The club became the first non-Japanese club to win the title.

Anyang Halla (AL Hockey 2003–2010)

complete records for previous seasons

Season	GP	W	W(OT)	W(GWS)*	T	L(GWS)*	L(OT)	L	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Playoffs
2003–04	16	5	1	—	0	—	0	10	45	86	17	3rd/5	No Playoffs due to shortened season
2004–05	42	17	1	—	5	—	1	18	152	140	59	5th/8	Out of Playoffs
2005–06	38	25	0	—	0	—	3	10	164	100	78	2nd/9	Lost in Semifinals
2006–07	34	16	0	—	2	—	1	15	146	117	51	5th/8	Lost in Quarterfinals
2007–08	30	13	1	—	2	—	1	13	93	92	44	5th/7	Lost in Quarterfinals
2008–09	36	22	1	2	—	2	2	7	150	105	76	1st/7	Lost in Semifinals
2009–10	36	23	2	1	—	3	1	6	180	109	79	1st/7	Won Championship

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

External links

• "Asia League crowns first Korean champion" nhl.com, April 7, 2010
• "Korean team writes history" IIHF.com, March 30, 2010
• "Korea strengthens development" iihf.com, Aug 11, 2009
• "Prince Rabbits going for one final crown in ALIH final" nhl.com, March 18, 2009
• "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008
• "Halla, Signed Three Imports" www.anyanghalla.com (English)
• ANYANG HALLA Official Homepage (English)
• Asia League Official Homepage