Jim Paek (Korean: 백지선, Baek Chi-sun) - Born April 7, 1967 in Seoul, South Korea is a Korean/Canadian retired ice Hockey defenceman and coach of the South Korea Men's Ice Hockey Team.

- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1987 with Oshawa Generals.
Memorial Cup finalist 1987.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1991, 1992 with Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1991, 1992 with Pittsburgh Penguins.

- NHL President's Trophy Champion 1993 with Pittsburgh Penguins.

- Turner Cup Champion 1989 with Muskegon Lumberjacks, 1999 with Houston Aeros.

- Fred A. Huber Trophy Champion 1989, 1990 with Muskegon Lumberjacks.

- Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Champion 2006 with Grand Rapids Griffins (assistant coach).

- Calder Cup Champion 2013 with Grand Rapids Griffins (assistant coach).

Paek is the first Korean-born Hockey player to play in the NHL, and have his named engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Paek played minor Hockey for Kipling Collegiate Institute (high school) in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Paek played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice Hockey team.

Paek then played for Toronto St. Michael's Midget team, joining their junior B Buzzers late in the 1983-84 season.
Paek then played 3 seasons with the Oshawa Generals (1984 to 87) of the Ontario Hockey League / OHL. Paek would captain the Generals, who set a team record of 101 points in the 1986-87 season, winning the OHL championship (J. Ross Robertson Cup), and appeared in the Memorial Cup championship game, losing to the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Paek then played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League / IHL for three seasons - 1987 to 1990, where the Lumberjacks won 2 division titles and 2 regular season titles (Fred A. Huber Trophy) in 1989 and 1990, and they won the IHL league championship Turner Cup in 1989.

Paek would then play for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League / NHL who had drafted him in the ninth round, 170th overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Paek made his NHL debut on October 13, 1990 vs New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in a 6-4 Penguins win, and he became the 1st Korean-born Hockey player to play in the NHL and since he was part of the Penguins' Stanley Cup run of 1990–91, he became the first player of Korean descent to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Paek scored his 1st NHL goal in the Stanley Cup championship game vs Brian Hayward of Minnesota North Stars at 1:29 of 3rd period on May 25, 1991 at Met Center in a 8-0 Penguins win. Mario Lemieux assisted on his goal.

Paek's Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Jersey now hangs in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario honouring these feats.

After four seasons and two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh, Paek was traded mid-season to the Los Angeles Kings in 1993–94 as part of the deal that brought Tomas Sandström to the Penguins. After only 18 regular season games as a King, he moved on, signing with the Ottawa Senators for the 1994–95 NHL season.

After only 29 games with the Ottawa Senators in 1994–95, he left the NHL and began play in the International Hockey League / IHL again, playing from 1995 to 2000, where he played for the Houston Aeros, Minnesota Moose, Manitoba Moose, and Cleveland Lumberjacks.

Paek would then play in England for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Ice Hockey Superleague / BISL from 2000 to 2002. During his time in England, Paek would join the Anchorage Aces of the West Coast Hockey League for 40 games.

Paek would retire as a player after the 2002 season.

Paek played in 217 regular season NHL games, scoring 5 goals, 29 assists with 155 penalty minutes. Paek played in 27 NHL playoff games, scoring 1 goal, 4 assists with 8 penalty minutes.

After retiring from play, Paek coached the Orlando Seals of the World Hockey Association 2, guiding the club to a 27–25–5 in 2003–04, and coaching in the league's all-star game.

In 2004, Paek served as an assistant coach for the St. Edward High School, leading the team to an Ohio state championship. While coaching at St. Edward, he also served as a co-coach of the Cleveland Panthers bantam minor squad, leading them to an Eastern Elite Amateur Hockey League title.

On August 11, 2005, Paek was named the assistant head coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League / AHL. Paek helped guide the Griffins to their first Calder Cup championship in 2013, the American Hockey League's regular season championship (Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy) in 2005-06, and a cumulative record of 357–272–33–46 (0.560) during his nine seasons. Paek was the longest-tenured coach in franchise history, having served as the assistant coach for nine seasons.

On July 23, 2014, it was announced that Paek accepted a position as the director of Hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA), and head coach of the South Korea men's national ice Hockey team. Under Paek's leadership, South Korea played at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games on home ice in Pyeongchang, South Korea and qualified for the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The Korean team failed to win a game.