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2016-2017

2016-2017 Nippon Paper Cranes Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Mitsuaki Inoue (G)	38	1986	Tokyo, JPN	5'8"	143	L
	#61	Hisashi Ishikawa (G)	42	1982	Yokohama, JPN	6'0"	154	L
	#31	Ryosuke Oshima (G)	37	1987	Tokyo, JPN	5'10"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#55	Casey Borer (D)	39	1985	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#5	Masahiro Ebina (D)	36	1987	Hachinohe, JPN	5'11"	176	L
	#3	Kengo Ito (D)	45	1978	Kushiro, JPN	6'0"	176	L
	#88	Kazunari Koizumi (D)	31	1993	Tomakomai, JPN	5'10"	161	R
	#4	Shun Sakata (D/F)	37	1987	Kushiro, JPN	6'0"	192	L
	#26	Mei Ushu (D)	33	1991	Kushiro, JPN	5'11"	154	L
	#76	Yuki Yamazaki (D)	28	1996	Kushiro, JPN	5'11"	161	L
	#77	Shinya Yanadori (D)	37	1986	Kushiro, JPN	5'10"	174	L
FORWARDS
	#92	Ikki Ikeda (F)	32	1992	Tomakomai, JPN	5'9"	141	R
	#8	Taiga Irikura (F)	28	1996	Tomakomai, JPN	5'10"	179	R
	#47	Naoya Kubo (F)	39	1985	Tomakomai, JPN	5'9"	168	R
	#28	Jeff LoVecchio (LW)	39	1985	Arlington Heights, IL, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#91	Shogo Nakajima (C)	31	1993	Kushiro, JPN	5'9"	172	R
	#11	Masahito Nishiwaki (RW/LW)	42	1982	Kushiro, JPN	5'10"	176	R
	#10	Kosuke Otsu (F)	31	1993	Nikko, JPN	5'9"	176	R
	#19	Hiroshi Sato (C)	41	1983	Kushiro, JPN	6'0"	216	L
	#18	Shunsuke Shigeno (F)	34	1990	Kushiro, JPN	6'4"	212	L
	#9	Kenta Takagi (RW)	30	1993	Tomakomai, JPN	6'0"	209	R
	#36	Yokuto Takami (F)	33	1991	Kushiro, JPN	5'9"	172	L
	#48	Hiroki Ueno (LW/RW)	38	1986	Nagano, JPN	5'10"	181	L
	#17	Ben Walter (C)	40	1984	Beaconsfield, QC, CAN	6'0"	190	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 13Av Age: 28.83 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Nippon Paper Cranes Staff

Head CoachMotoaki Takeuchi
CoachHiroaki Kobayashi

Team Staff History

East Hokkaido Cranes Facts

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Team Colors: -
Town: Kushiro, JPN Map
Founded: 1949

2016-2017 Nippon Paper Cranes Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Nippon Paper Cranes: 4 452 GP
NHL: 40 GP
WC: 33 GP
SHL: 35 GP
Liiga: 23 GP
Czechia: 52 GP
AHL: 940 GP
DEL: 188 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: Kushiro Ice Arena
Location: Kushiro, JPN
Capacity: 3 000
Construction Year: 1996

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Latest Transactions

08/30/2022

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Janis Auzins (G)

Leaving forDinamo Riga

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06/15/2022

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Sota Isogai (F)

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05/16/2022

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Sandis Zolmanis (F)

Leaving forEG Diez-Limburg

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10/14/2020

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Edmunds Augstkalns (D)

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10/19/2019

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Vyacheslav Trukhno (F)

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06/17/2019

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Drew MacIntyre (G)

Leaving forOji Eagles

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Janis Auzins (G)

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06/08/2019

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Shogo Nakajima (F)

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East Hokkaido Cranes History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
East Hokkaido Cranes
2022-2023	Asia League	40	12	21	-	4	3	116	142	47	1.18	4	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Asia League	36	12	17	-	3	4	73	104	46	1.28	5	Did not make playoffs
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2018-2019	Asia League	34	13	10	-	6	5	93	77	56	1.65	4	Final loss
2017-2018	Asia League	28	9	13	-	2	4	79	91	35	1.25	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Asia League	48	23	17	-	2	6	169	153	79	1.65	5	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Asia League	48	25	14	-	4	5	166	125	88	1.83	3	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	Asia League	48	15	18	-	9	6	160	157	69	1.44	6	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Asia League	42	22	15	-	4	1	168	126	75	1.79	3	Champion
2012-2013	Asia League	42	17	9	-	10	6	176	130	77	1.83	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	Asia League	36	16	14	-	4	2	128	110	58	1.61	4	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	Asia League	36	21	7	-	3	5	141	95	74	2.06	2	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	Asia League	36	18	10	-	6	2	128	101	68	1.89	3	Final loss
2008-2009	Asia League	36	18	8	-	5	5	120	95	69	1.92	4	Champion
2007-2008	Asia League	30	15	11	2	1	1	97	85	50	1.67	4	Final loss
2006-2007	Asia League	34	27	3	1	1	1	198	79	86	2.53	1	Champion
2005-2006	Asia League	38	30	5	1	2	0	240	66	95	2.5	1	Final loss
2004-2005	Asia League	42	31	6	5	0	0	206	85	98	2.33	1	Final loss
2003-2004	JIHL	24	9	11	-	2	2	93	88	-	-	3	No playoffs held
	Asia League	16	13	3	0	0	0	80	49	39	2.44	1	No playoffs held
2002-2003	JIHL	32	14	13	-	2	3	104	100	34	1.06	3	Qualification loss
2001-2002	JIHL	40	25	8	-	3	4	162	105	59	1.48	1	Semifinal loss
2000-2001	JIHL	40	20	17	3	-	-	126	115	43	1.08	4	Semifinal loss
1999-2000	JIHL	30	14	13	3	-	-	94	88	31	1.03	3	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	JIHL	40	18	18	4	-	-	138	147	40	1	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	JIHL	40	11	27	2	-	-	120	167	24	0.6	6	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	JIHL	30	8	19	3	-	-	83	125	19	0.63	5	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	JIHL	20	6	14	0	-	-	70	86	12	0.6	5	Did not make playoffs
	JIHL	20	3	15	2	-	-	70	85	8	0.4	6	-
1994-1995	JIHL	15	7	8	0	-	-	51	59	14	0.93	4	Did not make playoffs
	JIHL	15	7	7	1	-	-	52	50	15	1	4	-

East Hokkaido Cranes Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
East Hokkaido Cranes
2021-2022	AL Japan Cup	12	3	7	-	2	0	44	44	13	1.08	4	Did not make playoffs
	AL Japan Cup	14	5	5	-	2	2	42	41	21	1.5	-	-
2020-2021	AL Japan Cup	20	11	9	-	0	5	62	50	38	1.9	2	-
2019-2020	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nippon Paper Cranes
2018-2019	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

East Hokkaido Cranes Stars And Cult Players

1971
Derek Plante (F)

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