Brock Radunske (born April 5, 1983) is a Canadian-born South Korean former professional

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forward. He was selected in the third round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 79th overall, by the

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. Enrolled as a communications major, in

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, he spent three seasons playing for the

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. While at Michigan State he participated in the

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, an outdoor game between Michigan State and the

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. Radunske became the first North American born player ever to sign with

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and tallest forward in club's history. While playing for

, he earned the nickname "Canadian Big Beauty" () from Korean fans because of his handsome looks. He became eligible to play for the South Korean national team when granted citizenship in 2013, the first player without Korean ancestry to play on the team.

Professional career

He made his professional debut with Edmonton (AHL) on 18 October 2004 vs. San Antonio. He scored his first professional goal on 23 October 2004 at Manitoba. In 2005–06, he was part of the Greenville team that advanced to an American Conference division semifinal playoff berth with a 45–24–3 regular season record (93 points). He scored his first goal of the season with

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(AHL) on 14 November 2006 vs. Milwaukee. He followed up three games later with the game's first goal on 1 December 2006 vs. Rochester. He scored his first goal in a Thunder uniform on 4 March 2007, part of a two-goal output. He scored a career-high and tied a Thunder all-time single-game record with four points (1g-3a) on 9 March 2007 vs. Victoria, in a 5–4 shootout win. He broke a Thunder single-game record with a new career-high five points (2g-3a) on 22 March 2007, in a 6–3 win at Utah. He spent the 2007–08' season with

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(DEL), appeared in 37 games and scoring seven goals and 19 assists, for a total of 26 points.

Career in Asia

In May 2008, Radunske signed a one-year deal with

. In his first season with Halla, he earned his first point on

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's goal on 20 September 2008 vs High1 at Ko-yang Rink. He scored his first goal for Halla on 21 September 2008 vs High1 with 51 seconds in the game. Radunske scored his first goal in home building on 29 September 2008 vs Oji Eagles. Radunske scored his first hat trick as a Halla on 18 January 2009 vs Seibu Prince Rabbits. After leading the league with goals & points, Radunske was awarded four trophies including regular season MVP, the Best-forward, best scorer & best point. In February 2009 Radunske re-signed with Anyang Halla for a three-year deal. Radunske's three-year deal is the longest contract extension in the club's history including all imports among Korean pro-sports league. Radunske captured his first ever championship title, beating

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series of 3–2 in the 2009–10 Asia League final. Radunske was named playoffs MVP. As of the 2013–14 season, he's team all-time leader with most Goals scored and Points accumulated. Radunske officially retired after 2017–2018 season.

International career

In March 2013 Radunske became a Korean citizen and was eligible to play for the South Korean national team. He was named to the team for the 2013 World Championships Division IA tournament. Radunske became the first member of the South Korean national team to not have Korean ancestry. His debut in the Korean national team was a success as he won the Team MVP for the tournament. He also played for Team Korea for

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Career highlights and awards

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Awards 2017–18 ALH season: *Asia League Champion 2016–17 ALH season: *Asia League Champion 2015–16 ALH season: *Asia League Champion 2014–15 ALH season: *Asia League 'Best-Forward' of the Year *Asia League Most Assists (56) 2012–13 ALH season: *Asia League Best Six 2010–11 ALH season: *Asia League Champion 2009–10 ALH season: *Asia League Champion *Asia League Playoffs MVP 2008–09 ALH season: *Asia League 'Best-Forward' of the Year *Asia League 'MVP' of the year (Regular Season) *Asia League Most Goals (29) *Asia League Most Points (57)

Records

Anyang Halla *Team all-time leader for Most Points *Team all-time leader for Most Goals *Team all-time leader for Most Assists *First player in team history to score 100 goals *First player in team history to accumulate 300 points *First player in team history to accumulate 400 points

Personal life

Radunske was born in Kitchener, Ontario, but grew up in the town of New Hamburg. Nicknamed "Brocko" since he was a youngster. He is married to his wife, Kelly, with whom he has a daughter and a son.

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