The Daemyung Sangmu was a professional

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team based in

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, South Korea. The club played in the

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(ALIH). Sangmu (상무, 尙武) is the sports division of the

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Team history

Sangmu was established in 2012 by Korean government to prepare for the 2018 Pyeongchang winter Olympics. This team was made up of several players serving their two-year military service and therefore were unable to maintain practice and playing with their respective clubs, while conscripted. In its first season, 17 players played for Sangmu. Most players belonged to South Korea's national team. Sangmu, being a military team, unlike the other two Korean teams,

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and High1, were not able to bring in any foreign imports, or trade for any players, nor could their players be traded to other teams. The team fully relied on home grown talent serving their compulsory military service.

Daemyung Sangmu (2013–2016)

The team debuted in the Asian Hockey league with a 6–1 loss to Anyang Halla on 7 September 2013.

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{{Asia League Ice Hockey Defunct ice hockey teams in South Korea

Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

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Team history

Daemyung Sangmu (2013–2016)

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