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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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Anyang Halla finished first in the 2016-17 Asia League standings with 120 points. HK Sakhalin (109 points) and Oji Eagles (96 points) followed.

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2016-2017 Asia League Standings

2016-2017 Asia League — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Anyang Halla	48	36	-	5	5	2	210	91	119	120	2.50	Champion
2.	HK Sakhalin	48	33	-	8	3	4	214	101	113	109	2.27	Final loss
3.	Oji Eagles	48	28	-	12	4	4	203	134	69	96	2.00	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Tohoku Free Blades	48	26	-	17	2	3	185	135	50	85	1.77	Semifinal loss
5.	Nippon Paper Cranes	48	23	-	17	2	6	169	153	16	79	1.65	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Nikko Icebucks	48	17	-	20	7	4	157	153	4	69	1.44	Semifinal loss
7.	Gangwon High1	48	10	-	30	5	3	118	197	-79	43	0.90	Did not make playoffs
8.	Daemyung Killer Whales	48	7	-	37	1	3	107	231	-124	26	0.54	Did not make playoffs
9.	China Dragon	48	4	-	38	3	3	106	274	-168	21	0.44	Did not make playoffs

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2016-2017 Asia League Player Stats

2016-2017 Asia League — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Pope (F)	46	33	35	68	60
2.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	48	14	54	68	77
3.	Ruslan Bernikov (F)	48	36	31	67	50
4.	Shuhei Kuji (F)	48	34	30	64	10
5.	Matt Murley (F)	48	19	44	63	30

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2016-2017 Asia League Goalie Stats

2016-2017 Asia League — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Matt Dalton (G)	40	1.68	.939
2.	Andrei Stelmakh (G)	17	1.97	.931
3.	Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	22	2.02	.927
4.	Denis Korovayev (G)	29	1.99	.927
5.	Michikazu Hata (G)	26	2.47	.913

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2016-2017 Asia League Demographics

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Asia League Team Comparison (Averages)

2016-2017 Asia League — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	China Dragon	32	4 220	5'10"	170 lbs	26.69
2.	Daemyung Killer Whales	29	2 526	5'10"	176 lbs	26.28
3.	East Hokkaido Cranes	24	4 592	5'11"	176 lbs	28.75
4.	Gangwon High1	28	4 482	5'10"	174 lbs	27.79
5.	HL Anyang	27	4 772	6'0"	187 lbs	28.70
6.	Nikko Icebucks	23	4 119	5'9"	176 lbs	28.43
7.	PSK Sakhalin	31	1 849	6'0"	190 lbs	27.23
8.	Red Eagles Hokkaido	25	5 327	5'10"	174 lbs	28.72
9.	Tohoku Free Blades	26	4 126	5'9"	174 lbs	27.85

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	PTS	PIM
1.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	13	10	11	21	8
2.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	6	3	11	14	4
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	12	9	4	13	6
4.	Nazir Gichibekov (F)	2026-2027	Abu Dhabi Highlanders	UAE	3	5	7	12	2
5.	Vladyslav Lysenko (D)	2026-2027	Aosta	IHL	6	4	7	11	2
6.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	12	1	9	10	8
7.	Brock Higgs (F)	2026-2027	Tamworth Sabres	NPHL	1	4	4	8	0
8.	Bobby MacIntyre (F)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	12	2	5	7	2
9.	Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D)	2026-2027	RoPo	III-divisioona	3	3	3	6	0
10.	Airat Badegyev (D)	2026-2027	Abu Dhabi Highlanders	UAE	3	3	2	5	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)	477	157	437	594
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)	471	217	219	436

Asia League All-Time Assists

Asia League — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sang Wook Kim (F)	477	157	437	594
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	PPG
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	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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