Yutaka Fukufuji

#44 Nikko Icebucks / Asia League - 26/27

Date of Birth: Sep 17, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Kushiro, JPN
Nation: Japan
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: 26/27

Yutaka Fukufuji Facts

Drafted: 2004 round 8 #238 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Yutaka Fukufuji Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1999-2000	Japan U18	WJC-18 B	5	2.81	.909	-	-
1999-2000	Japan U20	WJC-20 C	1	1.00	.933	0	1-0-0
2000-2001	Kokudo	JIHL	0	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Japan U20	WJC-20 D2	3	2.68	.915	1	2-1-0
2000-2001	Japan	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Kokudo	JIHL	13	2.94	.914	-	-
2001-2002	Japan U20	WJC-20 D2	4	1.52	.928	0	-
2001-2002	Japan	WC Q	0	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Japan	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	9	3.13	.915	0	4-3-0
2003-2004	Kokudo	Asia League	9	1.99	.918	-	-
2003-2004	Kokudo	JIHL	19	2.07	.926	-	-
2003-2004	Japan	WC	5	3.61	.893	0	0-3-2
2004-2005	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	44	2.48	.919	3	26-10-5
2005-2006	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	2	3.00	.923	0	1-1-0
2005-2006	Reading Royals	ECHL	29	2.91	.917	1	15-9-4	Playoffs	4	3.37	.888	0	1-2-0
2006-2007	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	4	4.38	.837	0	0-3-0
2006-2007	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	5	0.92	.965	1	3-0-1	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
2006-2007	Reading Royals	ECHL	28	2.96	.905	1	13-10-0
2007-2008	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	46	3.39	.899	1	18-18-1	Playoffs	6	3.55	.912	0	2-4-0
2008-2009	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	35	3.29	.902	0	18-12-1	Playoffs	7	3.47	.905	0	3-4-0
2009-2010	Destil Trappers Tilburg	Netherlands	18	3.31	-	0	-	Playoffs	11	3.31	-	0	-
2009-2010	Japan	WC D1	3	2.03	.939	0	1-2-0
2010-2011	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	31	2.88	.922	1	-
2010-2011	Japan	Asian WG	3	2.00	.934	0	-
2011-2012	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	35	2.76	.930	4	-	Playoffs	5	3.03	.926	1	-
2012-2013	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	30	2.54	.932	4	-
2012-2013	Japan Olympics	OGQ	3	1.32	.948	1	2-1-0
2012-2013	Japan	WC D1A	5	3.21	.905	0	2-3-0
2013-2014	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	37	2.65	.919	-	-
2013-2014	Japan	WC D1A	5	2.29	.924	0	3-1-0
2014-2015	Esbjerg Energy	Denmark	34	3.04	.887	-	-	Playoffs	14	3.25	.886	-	-
2014-2015	Japan	WC D1A	5	2.57	.901	0	2-3-0
2015-2016	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	18	2.08	.933	-	-	Playoffs	2	6.00	.852	-	-
2015-2016	Japan Olympics	OGQ	2	0.50	.976	1	1-0-0
2015-2016	Japan	WC D1A	1	3.00	.667	0	0-0-0
2015-2016	Japan (all)	International	5	2.40	.887	-	-
2016-2017	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	22	2.02	.927	-	-	Playoffs	6	3.27	.914	-	-
2016-2017	Japan	Asian WG	3	4.57	.804	-	-
2016-2017	Japan	WC D1B	5	2.36	.921	0	4-1-0
2016-2017	Japan Olympics	OGQ	3	3.78	.916	0	0-3-0
2016-2017	Japan (all)	International	11	3.35	.887	-	-
2017-2018	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	25	2.88	.909	-	-	Playoffs	3	2.38	.887	-	-
2017-2018	Japan	WC D1B	3	2.65	.877	0	2-1-0
2017-2018	Japan (all)	International	5	3.18	-	-	-
2018-2019	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	20	2.70	.908	1	-
2019-2020	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	24	3.06	.892	0	-
2019-2020	Japan Olympics	OGQ	2	2.41	.909	0	1-1-0
2019-2020	Japan (all)	International	5	3.38	.882	0	1-3-0
2021-2022	Japan	WC D1B	0	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	13	2.07	.932	3	8-5-0	Playoffs	2	2.56	.918	0	0-2-0
2022-2023	Japan	WC D1B	1	3.00	.727	0	1-0-0
2022-2023	Japan (all)	International	2	2.65	.826	0	1-1-0
2023-2024	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	27	3.28	.902	3	13-11-0
2023-2024	Japan	WC D1A	1	3.00	.935	0	1-0-0
2023-2024	Japan (all)	International	1	3.00	.935	0	1-0-0
2024-2025	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	12	4.36	.881	0	2-6-0
2024-2025	Japan Olympics	OGQ	0	-	-	-	-
2024-2025	Japan (all)	International	0	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	12	2.15	.929	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	5	3.57	.893	-	-

Yutaka Fukufuji Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2000-2001	Japan	Nagano Cup	-	-	-	-	-
2014-2015	Esbjerg Energy	Danish Cup	1	2.86	.917	-	-
2017-2018	Nikko Icebucks	Japan Cup	2	3.02	.882	-	-
2018-2019	Nikko Icebucks	Japan Cup	2	2.54	.872	-	-
2019-2020	Nikko Icebucks	Japan Cup	2	2.00	.927	-	-
2020-2021	Nikko Icebucks	AL Japan Cup	15	3.03	.884	-	-
2021-2022	Nikko Icebucks	AL Japan Cup	15	2.28	.916	-	-

Yutaka Fukufuji Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	2	7	1.57	.948	1	4-1-1	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
AL Japan Cup	2	30	2.42*	.901	-	-	0
Asia League	15	320	2.70	.918*	16*	23-22-0	6	18	3.17	.910	1*	0-2-0
Asian WG	2	6	-	-	0	-	0
Danish Cup	1	1	2.86	.917	-	-	0
Denmark	1	34	3.04	.887	-	-	1	14	3.25	.886	-	-
ECHL	6	191	3.00	.909	6	94-62-11	3	17	3.48	.905	0	6-10-0
International	7	29	3.16*	.888*	0	3-4-0	0
Japan Cup	3	6	2.51	.897	-	-	0
JIHL	3	32	2.94*	-	-	-	0
Nagano Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Netherlands	1	18	3.31	-	0	-	1	11	3.31	-	0	-
NHL	1	4	4.38	.837	0	0-3-0	0
OGQ	5	10	2.04	.932	2	4-5-0	0
WC	3	5	3.61	.893	0	0-3-2	0
WC D1	1	3	2.03	.939	0	1-2-0	0
WC D1A	5	17	2.73	.911	0	8-7-0	0
WC D1B	4	9	2.53	.898	0	7-2-0	0
WC Q	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-18 B	1	5	2.81	.909	-	-	0
WJC-20 C	1	1	1.00	.933	0	1-0-0	0
WJC-20 D2	2	7	2.07	-	1	2-1-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Yutaka Fukufuji Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Bakersfield Condors	3	125	3.02	.907	4	62-40-7	2	13	3.51	.908	0	5-8-0
Cincinnati Cyclones	1	9	3.13	.915	0	4-3-0	0
Destil Trappers Tilburg	1	18	3.31	-	0	-	1	11	3.31	-	0	-
Esbjerg Energy	1	35	-	-	-	-	1	14	3.25	.886	-	-
Japan	13	34	2.75	.908	0	16-14-2	0
Japan (WG)	2	6	-	-	0	-	0
Japan (Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Japan (all)	7	29	3.16*	.888*	0	3-4-0	0
Japan Olympics	5	10	2.04	.932	2	4-5-0	0
Japan U18	1	5	2.81	.909	-	-	0
Japan U20	3	8	1.93	-	1	3-1-0	0
Kokudo	3	41	2.53*	-	-	-	0
Los Angeles Kings	1	4	4.38	.837	0	0-3-0	0
Manchester Monarchs	2	7	1.57	.948	1	4-1-1	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
Nikko Icebucks	16	347	2.70*	.917	16*	23-22-0	6	18	3.17	.910	1*	0-2-0
Reading Royals	2	57	2.93	.912	2	28-19-4	1	4	3.37	.888	0	1-2-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Yutaka Fukufuji Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2000-2001	U20 WJC (D2) Best SVS% (.915) U20 WJC (D2) Silver Medal
2001-2002	JIHL Champion U20 WJC (D2) Best GAA (1.52) U20 WJC (D2) Best SVS% (.928) U20 WJC (D2) Gold Medal World Championship (WCQ\|FE) Gold Medal
2003-2004	JIHL Champion World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2004-2005	ECHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2005-2006	ECHL Goaltender of the Week (03/20-03/26)
2009-2010	World Championship (D1\|A) Best Goaltender World Championship (D1\|A) Bronze Medal
2010-2011	Asia League Best Goaltender
2011-2012	Asia League Best Goaltender Asia League Best SVS% (.930)
2012-2013	Asia League Best Goaltender Asia League Best SVS% (.932) Asia League First Team
2013-2014	World Championship (D1A) Best Goaltender World Championship (D1A) Bronze Medal World Championship (D1A) Top Player on Team
2014-2015	Denmark Silver Medal Winner
2016-2017	World Championship (D1B) Best Goaltender World Championship (D1B) Silver Medal
2017-2018	World Championship (D1B) Silver Medal
2021-2022	World Championship (D1B) Silver Medal
2022-2023	World Championship (D1B) Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/15/2026	Extension	Nikko Icebucks	Nikko Icebucks
09/12/2015	Confirmed	Esbjerg Energy	Nikko Icebucks
05/09/2014	Confirmed	Nikko Icebucks	Esbjerg Energy

Yutaka Fukufuji Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Nikko Icebucks