Brock Radunske

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Brock Radunske
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Born (1983-04-05) April 5, 1983 (age 42)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre/Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Road Runners
Grand Rapids Griffins
HC Davos
Augsburger Panther
Anyang Halla
National teamFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
NHL draft 79th overall, 2002
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2000–2018

Brock Radunske (born April 5, 1983) is a Canadian-born South Korean former professional ice hockey forward. [1] He was selected in the third round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 79th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.

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Enrolled as a communications major, in Michigan State University, he spent three seasons playing for the Michigan State Spartans. While at Michigan State he participated in the Cold War, an outdoor game between Michigan State and the University of Michigan.

Radunske became the first North American born player ever to sign with Anyang Halla and tallest forward in club's history. While playing for Anyang Halla, he earned the nickname "Canadian Big Beauty" (빙판의 꽃미남) from Korean fans because of his looks. [2] [3] 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

Radunske made his professional debut with Edmonton (AHL) on 18 October 2004 against San Antonio and 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), scoring his first goal of the season with Grand Rapids (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 Augsburger Panther (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 Anyang Halla, earning his first point on Brad Fast's goal on 20 September 2008 vs High1 in Goyang. 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 and scored his first hat trick 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 Nippon Paper Cranes 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. [4] 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. [5] His debut in the Korean national team was a success as he won the Team MVP for the tournament. [3] He also played for Team Korea for 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 Aurora Tigers OPJHL 426142023448122
2000–01 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL4930396965—————
2001–02 Michigan State University CCHA 41491328—————
2002–03 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3611182930—————
2003–04 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4212102260—————
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 81122—————
2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 3912172952—————
2005–06 Greenville GrrrowlECHL6338165458612314
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL2020212—————
2006–07 Stockton Thunder ECHL161419331230002
2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 377192659—————
2008–09 Anyang Halla ALH 3529285736756118
2009–10 Anyang HallaALH28192948249671312
2010–11 Anyang HallaALH362013332841124
2011–12 Anyang HallaALH362230522652464
2012–13 Anyang HallaALH4123537646313416
2013–14 Anyang HallaALH4029366573—————
2014–15 Anyang HallaALH461656727561560
2015–16 Anyang HallaALH4225255034821318
2016–17 Anyang HallaALH257142114—————
2017–18 Anyang HallaALH2356111473142
ALH totals3521952904853704921284964

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2013 South Korea WC D1A 53252
2014 South KoreaWC D1A533610
2015 South KoreaWC D1B50770
2016 South KoreaWC D1A50004
2018 South Korea OG 41124
2018 South Korea WC 711212
Senior totals318142232

Career highlights and awards

2017–18 ALH season:

2016–17 ALH season:

2015–16 ALH season:

2014–15 ALH season:

2012–13 ALH season:

2010–11 ALH season:

2009–10 ALH season:

2008–09 ALH season:

Records

Anyang Halla [6]

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. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Westhead, Rick (7 April 2013). "South Korea awards citizenship to Canadian hockey player" – via Toronto Star.
  2. ↑ "'Canadian Big Beauty' a star in Asian hockey". 9 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Brock Radunske". Elite Prospects.
  4. 1 2 "Eliteprospects.com - All-Time Stats and Leaders from Asia League". www.eliteprospects.com.
  5. ↑ Merk, Martin (2013-04-17). "New star rises for Korea". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  6. ↑ "All-Time Statistics – Asia League Anyang Halla 03/04 – 18/19". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Brown, Josh (3 October 2015). "New Hamburg native helps fuel South Korea's Olympic hockey hopes".
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