- Samuel H. Kim
Samuel H. Kim (Full Name: Samuel Hyung-Il Kim) (Korean: 김형일) (born
Dec 15 ,1976 inSeoul ,South Korea ) is a Canadian Korean hockey commentator who has covered ice hockey since joining SBSsports(cable) in 2006 becoming one of the most respected in his field.Sam provides analysis for NHL on
SBSsports telecasts, as well as for local hockey events(ANYANG HALLA Hockey Club radio commentator), Previous to joining SBSsports, Sam was Hockey reporter of The Coreamedia(Vancouver)for a year and a hockey columnist for The Sportsseoul & Mydaily News for past 7 years. He still works as a reporter for the both media.Sam was born in Seoul, but moved to New York when he was 1. Sam spent this childhood in New York(1978~1982) and moved back to Seoul. After 9 yrs in Seoul Korea, his family decided to immigrate to Canada, where he first arrived in London, ONT in Oct 9th, 1991.
Sam move to Vancouver, B.C Canada in 1992. Right after high school and college, and had his first professional job as a Import/export coordinator for the large shipping co., Ltd. He started his career as a hockey reporter at Coreamedia Ltd. He moved back to Korea in summer of 2003.
He was hired as a scout/interpreter for the
Anyang Halla Hockey Club in May, 2008. Kim is in charged with North American players scout. Sam's first project was C/LW Brock Radunske, Edmonton Oilers' 3rd round pick of 2002 entry draft. His second project was defenceman Brad Fast, a former teammate of Brock Radunske at Michigan State University. Fast was selected by Carolina Hurricanes 3rd round(84 overall) in 1999 NHL Entry Draft.On July 17th 2008, he signed defenceman
Jon Awe from Houston Aeros for 1 year deal. Awe became the first U.S. born player in club's history.Sam is also responsible for media side of hockey operation.
External links
* [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379187 "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor"] nhl.com, July 31, 2008
*Ko icon [http://www.anyanghalla.com/ ANYANG HALLA Offical Homepage]
* [http://www.alhockey.com/ Asia League Offical Homepage]
* [http://sports.sbsmedianet.co.kr/jsp/sub/sp_sub01.jsp?menu_cd=100018] SBSsports
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