Posts About "Jim Paek"

Team South Korea Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics

January 19th, 2018 When the South Korean men's national hockey team takes to the ice for their first ever Olympics, they will do so with two respectable men at the helm. Their head coach is the first Korean to ever have won a Stanley Cup. Jim Paek won two of them, in fact, as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for their 1990-91 and 1991-92 championship...

Did Detroit Find Their Latest Steal in Asia?

July 8th, 2015 It's a well known fact that the Detroit Red Wings have a knack for uncovering quality prospects that went overlooked by the rest of the league. It's also a known fact that Asia is not known as a hotbed for producing NHL players. However, if this summer's Red Wings development camp is an indication, that second fact could...

Red Wings Assistant Jeff Blashill Moved To Grand Rapids: Demotion, Promotion, Neither?

June 25th, 2012 It was just 1 year ago that up-and-coming coaching prodigy Jeff Blashill announced his resignation from the head coaching job at Western Michigan University in order to accept an assistant role on the Detroit Red Wings bench next to Mike Babcock. At the time the announcement came as a bit of a surprise, there were more experienced and...