What does Asia League stand for?

Asia League stands for Asia League Ice Hockey.

How many teams play in the Asia League?

The Asia League currently consists of 6 teams.

Who won the most recent Asia League championship?

Red Eagles Hokkaido won the most recent Asia League championship in 2026.

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2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

Anyang Halla finished first in the 2015-16 Asia League standings with 114 points. Sakhalin (113 points) and Nippon Paper Cranes (88 points) followed.

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2015-2016 Asia League Standings

2015-2016 Asia League — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	+/-	P/GP	Postseason
1.	Anyang Halla	48	33	6	3	6	114	206	86	120	2.38	Champion
2.	Sakhalin	48	34	4	3	7	113	206	111	95	2.35	Final loss
3.	Nippon Paper Cranes	48	25	4	5	14	88	166	125	41	1.83	Semifinal loss
4.	Oji Eagles	48	26	2	4	16	86	158	125	33	1.79	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Tohoku Free Blades	48	20	5	3	20	73	138	141	-3	1.52	Semifinal loss
6.	Nikko Icebucks	48	16	8	7	17	71	145	150	-5	1.48	Quarterfinal loss
7.	High1	48	12	2	5	29	45	121	170	-49	0.94	Did not make playoffs
8.	Sangmu	48	9	3	3	33	36	101	191	-90	0.75	Did not make playoffs
9.	China Dragon	48	3	4	5	36	22	105	247	-142	0.46	Did not make playoffs

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2015-2016 Asia League Player Stats

2015-2016 Asia League — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Michael Swift (F)	48	31	39	70	119
2.	Alexei Yeryomin (F)	48	20	49	69	18
3.	Mike Testwuide (F)	46	35	31	66	56
4.	Ruslan Bernikov (F)	48	28	37	65	42
5.	Mark Derlago (F)	48	21	42	63	64

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2015-2016 Asia League Goalie Stats

2015-2016 Asia League — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Takuto Onoda (G)	30	1.98	.936
2.	Ho Sung Son (G)	12	1.59	.934
3.	Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	18	2.08	.933
4.	Denis Korovayev (G)	33	1.92	.929
5.	Matt Dalton (G)	36	1.79	.928

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2015-2016 Asia League Demographics

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Asia League Team Comparison (Averages)

2015-2016 Asia League — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	China Dragon	29	4 504	5'10"	174 lbs	28.03
2.	East Hokkaido Cranes	25	4 859	5'10"	176 lbs	28.76
3.	Gangwon High1	26	3 890	5'10"	174 lbs	27.42
4.	HL Anyang	27	4 283	5'11"	187 lbs	27.52
5.	Nikko Icebucks	22	4 161	5'10"	176 lbs	29.36
6.	PSK Sakhalin	29	1 779	6'0"	192 lbs	28.03
7.	Red Eagles Hokkaido	24	4 760	5'10"	174 lbs	28.04
8.	Sangmu	24	3 086	5'10"	174 lbs	26.46
9.	Tohoku Free Blades	25	4 028	5'9"	172 lbs	28.64

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

Asia League — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	16	12	11	23	8
2.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	8	5	14	19	6
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	15	12	6	18	8
4.	Nazir Gichibekov (F)	2026-2027	Abu Dhabi Highlanders	UAE	4	9	8	17	2
5.	Vladyslav Lysenko (D)	2026-2027	Aosta	IHL	9	5	10	15	2
6.	Dominic Forget (F)	2026-2027	Neuchâtel Young Sprinters	SwissDiv3	4	4	10	14	0
7.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	15	1	11	12	8
8.	Brock Higgs (F)	2026-2027	Tamworth Sabres	NPHL	3	5	6	11	0
9.	Michael Swift (F)	2026-2027	Lindsay Barncats	NPHL	5	3	6	9	33
10.	Bobby MacIntyre (F)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	15	3	5	8	2

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Regular Season

Asia League All-Time Points

Asia League — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	481	158	441	599
2.	Daisuke Obara (F)	636	227	345	572
3.	Michael Swift (F)	320	231	304	535
4.	Takeshi Saito (F)	589	235	293	528
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	472	180	314	494

Asia League All-Time Goals

Asia League — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	422	243	223	466
2.	Takeshi Saito (F)	589	235	293	528
3.	Michael Swift (F)	320	231	304	535
4.	Daisuke Obara (F)	636	227	345	572
5.	Shuhei Kuji (F)	475	217	220	437

Asia League All-Time Assists

Asia League — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	481	158	441	599
2.	Daisuke Obara (F)	636	227	345	572
3.	Min Ho Cho (F)	393	124	324	448
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	472	180	314	494
5.	Michael Swift (F)	320	231	304	535

Asia League All-Time Penalty Min.

Asia League — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Junichi Takahashi (D)	599	46	208	946
2.	Michael Swift (F)	320	231	535	787
3.	Joel Prpic (F)	152	79	241	770
4.	Yosuke Kon (F)	439	123	376	685
5.	Sho Sato (F)	547	171	372	668

Asia League All-Time Games Played

Asia League — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daisuke Obara (F)	636	227	345	572
2.	Masato Domeki (F)	635	185	258	443
3.	Tetsuya Saito (F)	622	138	280	418
4.	Ryuichi Kawai (D)	602	43	185	228
5.	Kengo Ito (D)	599	86	265	351

Asia League All-Time Points Per Game

Asia League — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Derek Plante (F)	59	48	122	2.07
2.	Adam Miller (F)	42	25	73	1.74
3.	Tim Smith (F)	134	96	226	1.69
4.	Michael Swift (F)	320	231	535	1.67
5.	Jiri Hubacek (F)	31	16	51	1.65

Asia League All-Time Points Per Season

Asia League — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Michael Swift (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	40	39	58	97	2.43	119
2.	Michael Swift (F)	2011-2012	Asia League	36	44	46	90	2.50	84
3.	Scott Barney (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	42	37	50	87	2.07	34
4.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	40	40	80	1.67	48
5.	Michael Swift (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	34	46	80	1.67	114

Asia League All-Time Goals Per Season

Asia League — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Michael Swift (F)	2011-2012	Asia League	36	44	46	90	2.50	84
2.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	40	40	80	1.67	48
3.	Michael Swift (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	40	39	58	97	2.43	119
4.	Scott Barney (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	42	37	50	87	2.07	34
5.	Kim Staal (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	46	37	33	70	1.52	40

Asia League All-Time Assists Per Season

Asia League — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Michael Swift (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	40	39	58	97	2.43	119
2.	Brock Radunske (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	46	16	56	72	1.57	75
3.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	48	14	54	68	1.42	77
4.	Brock Radunske (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	41	23	53	76	1.85	46
5.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2022-2023	Asia League	40	22	53	75	1.88	18

Asia League All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Asia League — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Joel Prpic (F)	2006-2007	Asia League	24	16	28	44	1.83	175
2.	Joel Prpic (F)	2008-2009	Asia League	35	13	30	43	1.23	174
3.	Joel Prpic (F)	2004-2005	Asia League	34	18	30	48	1.41	170
4.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2014-2015	Asia League	43	5	7	12	0.28	170
5.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2015-2016	Asia League	48	17	18	35	0.73	167

Player Nationalities Throughout History

List of Asia League Champions

Asia League — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Red Eagles Hokkaido
2025	HL Anyang
2024	HL Anyang
2023	HL Anyang
2020	PSK Sakhalin
2020	Anyang Halla
2019	PSK Sakhalin
2018	Anyang Halla
2017	Anyang Halla
2016	Anyang Halla
2015	Tohoku Free Blades
2014	Nippon Paper Cranes
2013	Tohoku Free Blades
2012	Oji Eagles
2011	Anyang Halla
2011	Tohoku Free Blades
2010	Anyang Halla
2009	Nippon Paper Cranes
2008	Oji Eagles
2007	Nippon Paper Cranes
2006	Kokudo
2005	Kokudo
2004	Nippon Paper Cranes