Anyang Halla
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| Anyang Halla | |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Home ice | Anyang Ice Arena |
| Based in | Seoul, South Korea |
| Colours | Blue, white, gold and black |
| League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Head coach | Otakar Vejvoda |
| General Manager | Seung-Jun Yang |
| Owner | The Halla Group |
The Anyang Halla are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Anyang City in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
- Logo design: A filled black triangle, pointed downwards with slightly larger unfilled black triangle as a border that has a growling polar bears face coming out of the top, the name 'Winia' in gold trimmed and underlined in black across the center, and the word "Halla" in white in a blue banner at the bottom point of the triangle.
- Korea Ice Hockey League champion: 5 Times (95-96, 96-97, 97-98, 2000-01, 2003)
- Asia League champion: None
- Mascot: A white, anthropomorphic polar bear with skates, stick, and a blue Halla jersey
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[edit] Franchise history
Formed in 1994, the original name of the team was "Mando Winia", named after a sub-company of the Halla Group. It changed its name in 1998 to "Halla Winia", and was a powerhouse in the Korea Ice Hockey League, winning the league championship five times.
Once the Korea League folded, Halla Winia was the only company team that survived, absorbing talent from one of their rivals, the Don Won Dreams as they joined the Asia Ice Hockey League as a founding member.
With the expiry of a sponsorship contract, the Anyang Halla Winia removed the Winia (the name of an air conditioner) from their name for the 2005-2006 year.
[edit] Year-By-Year Record
[edit] Anyang Halla Winia (ALIH 2003-2005)
| Year | GP | W | W(OT) | T | L(OT) | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2003-04 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 86 | 12 | 3th/5 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 152 | 140 | 59 | 5th/8 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 164 | 100 | 78 | 2nd/9 | Lost in Semifinals |
[edit] Players of Note
- Esa Tikkanen 2004-2005, Player/Coach
[edit] External links
- (Korean)Homepage
- "Blasting Halla Gear Up for Asian Ice Hockey Playoffs", The Korea Times, February 15, 2006.
- "Esa Tikkanen's indecipherable hockey journey continues in South Korea", The Asian Pacific Post, December 9, 2004.
| Asia League Ice Hockey | |
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Anyang Halla (KOR)| Changchun Fuao (CHN)| Hosa (CHN)| Kangwon Land (KOR) |
