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Universiade

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Japan Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Shun Furukawa (G)	28	1996	Hachinohe, JPN	181	73	L	JP-UNIV
	#20	Shotaro Kaneko (G)	27	1997		170	72	L	JP-UNIV
	#25	Tomoya Numata (G)	27	1997		179	87	L	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Shinnosuke Kato (D)	30	1994		183	81	R	JP-UNIV
	#8	Shunya Kawaguchi (D)	27	1997		178	75	R	JP-UNIV
	#10	Kazuki Kawamura (D/RW)"A"	30	1994	Obihiro, JPN	176	78	R	JP-UNIV
	#4	Hiroshi Matsui (D)	27	1997		180	87	R	JP-UNIV
	#3	Kenta Matsukane (D)	30	1994		175	75	R	JP-UNIV
	#5	Dai Ohba (D)	29	1995		166	77	L	-
	#22	Kentaro Tanaka (D/RW)"A"	33	1991	West Vancouver, BC, CAN	168	77	R	JP-UNIV
	#6	Akihide Watanabe (D)	27	1997	Nikko, JPN	185	86	L	JP-UNIV
FORWARDS
	#24	Kai Abe (F)	28	1996		168	64	L	JP-UNIV
	#16	Keita Deguchi (F)	28	1996	Tomakomai, JPN	178	73	L	JP-UNIV
	#17	Seiya Furukawa (F)	28	1996		167	70	R	JP-UNIV
	#11	Shigeki Hitosato (F)"C"	30	1994	Tomakomai, JPN	168	77	L	JP-UNIV
	#23	Junya Inui (RW)	29	1995	Utsunomiya, JPN	172	75	R	JP-UNIV
	#12	Ryo Katsuragawa (RW/LW)	28	1996		168	70	R	JP-UNIV
	#15	Tomonari Koizumi (C)	29	1995		174	77	R	JP-UNIV
	#13	Kodai Matsumoto (F)	28	1996	Miyagi, JPN	168	71	R	JP-UNIV
	#18	Rikiya Matsumoto (RW/LW)	29	1995		170	78	R	JP-UNIV
	#19	Tsuguto Shibata (F)	28	1996		177	75	R	JP-UNIV
	#14	Kento Suzuki (F)	30	1994	Sapporo, JPN	175	78	L	JP-UNIV

Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 11Av Age: 21.64 yearsAv Ht: 173.91 cmAv Wt: 76.18 kgCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Japan Staff

Head CoachKazuyoshi Yamaguchi
Asst. CoachAkira Manaka
Asst. CoachKeisuke Matsuda
Team ManagerShuhei Yamamoto

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Japan Captains

"C"

Shigeki Hitosato

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Japan Facts

Plays in: Universiade
2023: Universiade Bronze game loss
2019: Universiade Did not make playoffs
2017: Universiade Placement game loss
2015: Universiade Placement game loss

2016-2017 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Japan: 164 GP

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Japan History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Universiade	5	3	2	-	0	0	20	18	9	1.8	2	Bronze game loss
2018-2019	Universiade	5	0	5	-	0	0	8	27	0	0	6	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Universiade	3	1	1	-	0	1	8	20	4	1.33	3	Placement game loss
2014-2015	Universiade	2	1	1	-	0	0	5	5	3	1.5	2	Placement game loss
2013-2014	Universiade	3	0	2	-	0	1	5	19	1	0.33	4	Placement game loss
2010-2011	Universiade	3	1	1	-	1	0	22	4	5	1.67	2	Placement game loss
2008-2009	Universiade	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	21	6	1.5	3	Placement game win
2006-2007	Universiade	5	2	3	0	-	-	21	22	4	0.8	5	Placement game win
2004-2005	Universiade	5	2	2	1	-	-	17	24	5	1	4	Placement game loss
2002-2003	Universiade	5	1	4	0	-	-	11	26	2	0.4	5	Placement game win
2000-2001	Universiade	4	0	2	2	-	-	8	15	2	0.5	4	Placement game win
1998-1999	Universiade	4	1	3	0	-	-	13	15	2	0.5	4	Placement game win
1996-1997	Universiade	3	1	2	0	-	-	10	13	2	0.67	3	Placement game win
1994-1995	Universiade	3	0	3	0	-	-	8	15	0	0	4	Placement game loss
1992-1993	Universiade	5	2	3	0	-	-	17	31	4	0.8	4	-
1982-1983	Universiade	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
1980-1981	Universiade	4	2	2	0	-	-	30	15	4	1		-
1969-1970	Universiade	4	1	3	0	-	-	10	46	2	0.5	5	-

Where Are They Now?

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Nationalities Throughout History

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