Jim Paek had a special clause in his rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. "My father convinced me to put in my first contract an education clause," he said.

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Playing parts of six NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup twice, Jim Paek had seen hockey at its highest level. When he returned to his native South Korea to … ...

That leaves three years to try to get as competitive as possible under coach Jim Paek, a native of Seoul, South Korea, and two-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh in the early 1990s.

Just don’t tell that to Jim Paek, the Korean-born ex-NHL player who has been running the South Korean hockey program since 2014. He’s willing to set the bar higher.

South Korea men’s hockey coach Jim Paek is, in a sense, ignoring the Olympic host nation’s long odds at the PyeongChang Winter Games. “My expectation is gold, absolutely,” Paek, a two-time Stanley Cup ...

Jim Paek, a longtime assistant in the Detroit Red Wings organization, has an exciting challenge ahead: head coach of the South Korean men's national team. Paek was born in Seoul, South Korea, in ...

Grand Rapids Griffins/Mark NewmanGrand Rapids Griffins assistant coach Jim Paek filled in for Curt Fraser on Saturday. Fraser missed the game to attend to a personal matter. GRIFFINS 4, PHANTOMS 0 ...

Jim Paek and Richard Park, former NHLers and one-time teammates, had their work cut out for them to get their homeland of Korea ready for the Olympics. The gold medal may be a longshot, but they ...

South Korea will field a men's hockey team in the Olympics for the first time when Pyeongchang hosts the 2018 Winter Games next month, but let's put aside thoughts about a Miracle on Ice because ...

Jim Paek, the first NHL player born in Korea, has played with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Wayne Gretzky. His goal now is to boost the sport in his native country.