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Japan Takuma Kawai

#40 East Hokkaido Cranes / Asia League - 19/20
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 10, 1988
Position
LW
Age
34
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Eniwa, JPN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Japan
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
3-time Asia League Champion 3
1-time QMJHL Champion 1

Brother: Ryuichi Kawai

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Lakeshore Panthers Midget AA QMAA - - - - - - |
2004-05 Lakeshore Panthers Midget AA QMAA - - - - - - |
2005-06 Harrington College of Canada CAHS 23 6 12 18 34 - |
Japan U18 WJC-18 D1 5 1 2 3 18 -2 |
2006-07 Harrington College of Canada CAHS 25 11 20 31 40 - |
Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 25 1 2 3 13 -14 |
2007-08 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 47 5 8 13 20 4 | Playoffs 14 1 0 1 10 2
2009-10 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 18 2 7 9 24 1 |
Japan WC D1 5 1 1 2 4 1 |
2010-11 Tohoku Free Blades “A” Asia League 35 6 21 27 68 25 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 1
Japan Asian WG 4 0 1 1 2 1 |
2011-12 Tohoku Free Blades “A” Asia League 36 6 14 20 91 3 |
Japan WC D1A 5 0 0 0 8 -2 |
Japan (all) International 8 0 0 0 8 -2 |
2012-13 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 14 1 2 3 14 -6 | Playoffs 8 2 6 8 6 7
Japan WC D1A 5 2 1 3 6 -2 |
2013-14 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 42 7 28 35 64 15 |
Japan WC D1A 5 0 2 2 2 -1 |
2014-15 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 44 11 38 49 28 21 | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 6 2
2015-16 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 48 10 21 31 54 -7 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -4
Japan OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 2 |
Japan WC D1A 5 1 0 1 0 -4 |
Japan (all) International 11 1 0 1 2 -5 |
2016-17 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 44 14 25 39 51 -3 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -2
Japan OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 -1 |
Japan Asian WG 3 0 2 2 2 -1 |
Japan (all) International 6 0 2 2 4 -2 |
2017-18 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 28 6 16 22 34 4 | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 2 1
Japan “A” WC D1B 5 1 0 1 2 -1 |
Japan (all) International 9 1 0 1 4 - |
2018-19 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 28 5 12 17 55 - |
2019-20 East Hokkaido Cranes Asia League 34 4 8 12 26 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Gatineau Olympiques M-Cup 3 0 2 2 0 1 |
2017-18 Tohoku Free Blades Japan Cup 3 1 2 3 2 - |
2018-19 Tohoku Free Blades Japan Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2019-20 East Hokkaido Cranes Japan Cup 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2020-21 East Hokkaido Cranes AL Japan Cup 18 5 7 12 62 6 |
2021-22 East Hokkaido Cranes AL Japan Cup 23 4 11 15 72 -2 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AL Japan Cup 2 41 9 18 27 0.66 134 4 | 0
Asia League 11 371 72 192 264 0.71 509 53 | 6 34 5 18 23 0.68 18 5
Asian WG 2 7 0 3 3 0.43 4 0 | 0
CAHS 2 48 17 32 49 1.02 74 - | 0
International 4 34 2 2 4 0.12 18 -9 | 0
Japan Cup 3 6 1 2 3 0.50 2 - | 0
M-Cup 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 1 | 0
OGQ 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 | 0
QMAA (QM18AA) 2 - - - - - - - | 0
QMJHL 2 72 6 10 16 0.22 33 -10 | 1 14 1 0 1 0.07 10 2
WC D1 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 4 1 | 0
WC D1A 4 20 3 3 6 0.30 16 -9 | 0
WC D1B 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 2 -1 | 0
WJC-18 D1 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 18 -2 | 0
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Teamwork
14
Puckhandling
14
Passing
14
Strength
12
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Player Period Teams
Kazuki Yamamoto (F) 2009-2019 10 Tohoku Free Blades
Hiroki Ueno (F) 2009-2022 10 East Hokkaido Cranes, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan (all)
Go Tanaka (F) 2009-2019 10 Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan (all), Tohoku Free Blades
Ryo Tanaka (F) 2010-2019 9 Japan, Japan (all), Tohoku Free Blades
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