Song Dong-hwan ( ko, 송동환; born February 4, 1980, in

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) is a retired professional

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player. Nicknamed "Asian Rocket", he won the scoring title with 31 goals in the 2005-2006 regular season for

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. Song was the first Korean player to do so. Song spent his entire professional career in

. Song was originally drafted by 'Dong-Won Dreams' (the club operation folded in 1998 from IMF Asia crises) 1st overall. He won the Rookie of the year trophy, Best6, 10-10 club. After the Dong-Won Dreams closed their operation, he signed with

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in 2003, where he played 3 seasons from 2003 to 2006 before taking a leave of absence from hockey to serve his 2-year mandatory service in the South Korean military. Song returned to hockey in 2008 to play for Anyang Halla for another 3 seasons. Song played a lone season for the Japanese team

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in 2011-12 before playing his final 4 seasons for Japanese team High1 from 2012 through 2016. He started playing hockey when he was grade 4, the former Korea University forward won the scoring title and was voted as MVP for 99-00' Korean League. He also led the team to the championship title for 01-02' season.

Career highlights

During a 1998 junior international game against Thailand, Song scored a record 31 goals in Korea's 92-0 victory. This feat was commemorated by the

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in Toronto, where his game jersey was displayed.http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=380718 99-00' season MVP, Point leader 01-02' Won the Championship title with Korea University 02-03' signed with Dong Won Club, MVP, Best 6 03-04' Signed with Anyang Halla, played in Asia League All Star game (4 Goals), MVP 05-06' 38 games, 31G 31A 62 pts 2006 won the AL scoring

Career statistics

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External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Dong-Hwan 1980 births Living people Ice hockey people from Seoul South Korean ice hockey right wingers HL Anyang players High1 players Nikkō Ice Bucks players Ice hockey players at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade