Richard Park is a famous Hockey Player, born on May 27, 1976 in South Korea. As of June 1, 2023, Richard Park’s net worth is $5 Million. He is just the second Korean-born player ever to play in the NHL.
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| Siblings | Christina Park |
| Spouse | Devyn Park |
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Biography
Korean-American retired hockey player who played for teams like the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders during his fourteen NHL seasons. He won the Bob Nystrom Award as member of the Wild in 2008. Richard Park (Korean name: Bak Yong-Su, Hangul: 박용수; born May 27, 1976) is a Korean-born American former professional ice hockey forward who played 14 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with six different teams. He was formerly a player development coach for the Minnesota Wild organization. Park is currently the assistant coach of the South Korea men’s national ice hockey team under head coach Jim Paek..
He married a woman named Devyn.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Park moved to Rancho Palos Verdes, California, with his family at age three. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Los Angeles Kings minor ice hockey team. At age 13, he moved to Ontario and played minor hockey in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), and played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals. Park and his brother Horton attended De La Salle College and captained their hockey team. He eventually worked his way up to the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and played for Belleville from 1992–93 to 1995–96.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Richard Park Net Worth
Richard Park is one of the richest Hockey Player & listed on most popular Hockey Player. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Park's net worth $5 Million.
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| Source of Income | Hockey Player |
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| House | Living in own house. |
He moved to California at age three and moved to Ontario, Canada at thirteen, where he played in the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
Following his second OHL season, he was drafted 50th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut when he played one regular season game and three Stanley Cup playoff games for Pittsburgh during the 1994–95 season. He became only the second Korean-born person to play in the NHL after Jim Paek. Coincidentally, both of them were drafted by the Penguins. Park played most of the 1995–96 NHL season, appearing in 56 games. He spent the next few years moving between the Anaheim Ducks, Philadelphia Flyers and various International Hockey League (IHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) teams. He played again in the NHL during the 2001–02 season after signing with the Minnesota Wild.
Park spent three seasons in Minnesota, from 2001–02 to 2003–04, where over the course of several seasons, he achieved career-highs in games played (81), goals scored (14), assists earned (15) and points totalled (25). During the Wild’s run in the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, Park scored the winning goal in overtime in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Colorado Avalanche.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Park played in Europe as a member of the United States national men’s ice hockey team, which won the 2004 Deutschland Cup. He would go on to sign short term contracts in Sweden and Switzerland with the Malmö Redhawks and SCL Tigers respectively. On August 8, 2005, prior to the 2005–06 season, Park signed a one-year, US$750,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks. At the end of his contract, he signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders.
Richard Park Wife
According to our records, Richard Park married to Devyn Park. As of January 12, 2023, Richard Park’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Richard Park. You may help us to build the dating records for Richard Park!On September 8, 2011, Park made a return to the NHL, signing a one-year, two-way contract for a second stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Facts & Trivia
Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous Hockey Player born in South Korea. Richard Park celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.
On September 9, 2010, Park left the NHL after 684 career games, signing a three-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA), marking his return to Switzerland after a brief stint during the 2004–05 lockout.
Where is Richard Park now?
Park is currently the assistant coach of the South Korea men’s national ice hockey team under head coach Jim Paek.
Are there any Korean players in the NHL?
The NHL has so far had only two players of Korean descent: Jim Paek, who won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992, and Richard Park, who played 738 games for six teams from 1994 to 2012. At the 2018 Olympics, Paek was the South Korean men’s head coach and Park was his assistant.
Who is CEO of CityMD?
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Is there a Chinese player in the NHL?
That includes Andong Song, who became the first player born in China to be drafted by an NHL team when the New York Islanders chose him in the sixth round (No. 172) of the 2015 NHL Draft. The defenseman is on Cornell University’s roster.
Are there any Filipino NHL players?
Dumba earned a spot in the Wild lineup to start the 2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013, against the Anaheim Ducks, becoming the first player of Filipino descent to play in the NHL.
In August 2012, Park signed a two-year contract to return to the NLA with HC Ambrì-Piotta, where he finished his playing career.
Park served as assistant coach of the South Korea men’s national ice hockey team behind head coach Jim Paek until 2018.
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