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1998-1999

1998-1999 Japan Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#61	Masahito Haruna (G)	51	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	6'0"	172	L	JIHL
	#35	Masahisa Sarohdo (G)	53	1971		5'10"	163	L	JIHL
DEFENSEMEN
	#28	Daniel Daikawa (D)	53	1971	Apple Valley, MN, USA	5'10"	194	R	JIHL
	#4	Akihito Isojima (D)	51	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	5'10"	165	R	JIHL
	#43	Kengo Ito (D)	46	1978	Kushiro, JPN	6'0"	176	L	JIHL
	#11	Yutaka Kawaguchi (D)	51	1973	Kisarazy, JPN	5'9"	172	R	JIHL
	#21	Kevin Kimura (D)	51	1974	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	181	R	JIHL
	#5	Fumitaka Miyauchi (D)	52	1972	Sapporo, JPN	5'11"	185	L	JIHL
	#44	Junichi Takahashi (D)	47	1978	Nikko, JPN	6'0"	183	R	JIHL
	#23	Takeshi Yamanaka (D)	54	1971		5'10"	183	R	JIHL
FORWARDS
	#26	Akira Ihara (LW)	51	1974	Kushiro, JPN	5'6"	159	R	JIHL
	#9	Yasunori Iwata (C)	52	1972	Sakai, JPN	5'11"	168	R	JIHL
	#14	Yoshiyuki Kikuchi (C)	53	1971		5'6"	159	L	JIHL
	#71	Ryan Kuwabara (RW)	52	1972	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	R	JIHL
	#18	Hiroyuki Murakami (C)	54	1971	Tokyo, JPN	6'0"	179	L	JIHL
	#34	Junji Sakata (F)	50	1974	Hokkaido, JPN	5'11"	176	R	JIHL
	#24	Kunihiko Sakurai (RW)"C"	52	1972		6'0"	170	R	JIHL
	#96	Masakazu Sato (RW)	48	1976	Hokkaido, JPN	6'0"	174	L	JIHL
	#12	Masaki Shirono (F)	54	1970		5'10"	174	R	JIHL
	#32	Motoaki Takeuchi (RW)	55	1969		5'10"	176	L	JIHL
	#16	Hideji Tsuchida (C/RW)	51	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	6'0"	187	L	JIHL
	#75	Chris Yule (C)	49	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'9"	150	L	JIHL

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 25.36 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Japan Staff

Head CoachSteve Tsujiura
Asst. CoachKazutoshi Kawamura
General ManagerMasaru Seino

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1998-1999 Japan Captains

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Kunihiko Sakurai

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Japan: 91 GP
WC: 57 GP
OG: 20 GP
Czechia: 19 GP
AHL: 54 GP

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Japan History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Asian WG	5	3	2	-	0	0	28	11	9	1.8	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Asian WG	3	1	2	0	0	0	15	11	3	1		-
2010-2011	Asian WG	4	3	1	-	0	0	32	6	9	2.25		-
2006-2007	Asian WG	3	3	0	0	-	-	9	3	9	3		-
	Asian WG	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	1	3	3	1	Final group
2002-2003	Asian WG	2	2	0	0	-	-	54	0	4	2	1	Champion
1998-1999	Asian WG	3	2	0	1	-	-	21	2	5	1.67		-
	Asian WG	2	2	0	0	-	-	51	1	4	2	1	Final group
1995-1996	Asian WG	3	2	1	0	-	-	14	6	4	1.33		-
1989-1990	Asian WG	3	2	1	0	-	-	19	13	4	1.33		-
1985-1986	Asian WG	6	4	1	1	-	-	56	13	9	1.5		-

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