Shin Sang-hoon (; born 1 August 1993) is a South Korean

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player currently playing for the

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of the

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. He competed in the

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for the

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Playing career

Shin became the first Korean-born player to record points in an

game on his debut for the

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on 6 February 2022. After returning to HL Anyang for the 2023–24 Asia League season, Shin signed with the

for the

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Personal life

Shin has an older brother who is also a professional ice hockey player, Sang-woo.

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* 1993 births Living people Ice hockey people from Seoul HL Anyang players Atlanta Gladiators players Shin Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kiekko-Vantaa players South Korean ice hockey forwards Olympic ice hockey players for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{SouthKorea-icehockey-bio-stub