PHOTOS: Korean University hockey team takes on Northern Alberta college

Chris McGarry Jan 24, 2024 8:15 AM
Hyungeun Park closes in on Payton McDonald-Corea. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Joey Clark, Lucas Morin, Merrick Auger, and Jaxon Erasmus were showing off not only their Canadian pride, but also support for the Voyageurs and Lac La Biche Clippers during the game. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Blake Astorino catches up to Seongsoon Choi as the Korea University Tiger skates around the Portage College Voyageurs net. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Korea University Tigers player Junseob Song slams Portage College Voyageurs forward Blake Astorino into the boards. Chris McGarry photo.▲
There were many Korean, as well as Canadian, flags, visible amongst the large crowd that gathered at the Bold Centre for Saturday’s game between the Portage College Voyageurs and the Korea University Tigers men’s hockey teams. Yongkeun Oh, Seina Oh and Younghee Kim, who are residents of Lac La Biche, proudly waved the flag of their ancestral homeland during the game. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Members of the Korea University team celebrate after scoring a goal. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Portage College Voyageurs forward Mason Beck skates toward Korea University (KU) Tigers player Seongsoon Choi, after he shot the puck during Saturday’s game at the Bold Centre. Lac La Biche was the third stop of a six-game exhibition tour for the Tigers, who are hoping to be accepted into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men’s hockey division for the 2024-2025 season. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Members of the both the Korea University and Portage College Voyageurs men's hockey teams watch as Payton McDonald-Corea rebounds with the puck. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Minjae Kwon keeps a close eye on Joshua Crooks as the Portage College forward moves toward the Korea University zone. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Hohyun Jeong attempts to get the past puck Portage College Voyageurs Carter Yarish and Austin Mumby. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Lac La Biche County Mayor Paul Reutov, Randy Benson, chair of the Portage College board of governors, Portage College Voyageurs defenseman Nick Gidney, and Yunsuk Lee of the Korea University Tigers during the puck drop prior to the start of the game. Chris McGarry photo. ▲

Images from Saturday night's exhibition game between the Portage College Voyageurs and the Korea University Tigers.  All images by Chris McGarry -  Lakelandtoday.ca

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LAC LA BICHE - The Tigers are on tour, playing all of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference men's hockey teams over the next few weeks. The Korea University team has sent in a proposal to the ACAC to join the Alberta collegiate league. The initial proposal would see the team's players living and learning in Calgary at a Korea University satellite campus, playing hockey in the regular ACAC season from October to March.

Approvals have not yet been made for the team's addition to the league, as discussions continue.

The Tigers beat the Voyageurs 7-3 on Saturday night in the third game of their nine-game exhibition tour. It was the Korea University team's first win after losing earlier in the month to Concordia and NAIT.

Check linked stories from Lakeland Today's coverage of the Portage vs. Korea game for more details from the Saturday game.

 

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