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Japan Go Tanaka

#14 Tohoku Free Blades / Asia League - 19/20
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1983
Position
C
Age
39
Height
5'8" / 172 cm
Place of Birth
Sapporo, JPN
Weight
159 lbs / 72 kg
Nation
Japan
Shoots
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Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
3-time Asia League Champion 3
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Hokkai High JPHS - - - - - - |
Japan U18 WJC-18 B 5 1 0 1 0 -2 |
2000-01 Hokkai High JPHS - - - - - - |
Japan U18 WJC-18 D1 5 1 2 3 0 -4 |
2001-02 Hokkai High JPHS - - - - - - |
Japan U20 WJC-20 D2 4 1 1 2 0 2 |
2002-03 Waseda Univ. JP-UNIV - - - - - - |
Japan U20 WJC-20 D1 5 2 0 2 4 4 |
2006-07 Seibu Prince Rabbits Asia League 31 11 19 30 30 30 | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 4 3
Japan WC D1 5 2 0 2 4 -1 |
2007-08 Seibu Prince Rabbits Asia League 30 4 8 12 18 9 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 1
Japan WC D1 5 0 1 1 2 0 |
2008-09 Seibu Prince Rabbits Asia League 36 10 25 35 48 23 | Playoffs 11 0 8 8 10 0
Japan OGQ 6 4 0 4 0 0 |
Japan WC D1 5 0 1 1 6 1 |
2009-10 ESV Kaufbeuren Germany2 47 8 18 26 26 - | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -
Japan WC D1 5 2 2 4 10 0 |
2010-11 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 36 24 35 59 22 51 | Playoffs 5 4 4 8 18 10
Japan “A” Asian WG 4 5 9 14 0 9 |
2011-12 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 36 11 15 26 32 6 |
Japan “A” WC D1A 5 1 2 3 4 -1 |
Japan (all) International 8 1 4 5 8 -2 |
2012-13 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 42 20 42 62 22 53 | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 10 6
Japan OGQ 3 0 1 1 0 1 |
Japan “C” WC D1A 5 2 2 4 6 -1 |
Japan (all) International 3 0 1 1 0 1 |
2013-14 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 42 26 26 52 48 23 |
Japan “C” WC D1A 5 0 3 3 0 -2 |
2014-15 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 48 22 49 71 48 23 | Playoffs 7 10 4 14 4 10
Japan “C” WC D1A 5 1 2 3 2 1 |
2015-16 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 27 10 16 26 16 7 | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 2 -4
Japan OGQ 3 1 1 2 0 2 |
Japan “C” WC D1A 5 0 1 1 2 -6 |
Japan (all) International 11 2 3 5 4 -7 |
2016-17 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 46 17 38 55 26 9 | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 2 -3
Japan Asian WG 3 0 0 0 0 1 |
Japan “C” WC D1B 5 3 1 4 2 -1 |
Japan “C” OGQ 3 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Japan (all) International 11 3 1 4 6 -2 |
2017-18 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 28 10 15 25 38 4 | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 4 1
Japan WC D1B 5 0 1 1 6 1 |
Japan (all) International 6 0 1 1 6 - |
2018-19 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 34 12 16 28 32 - |
Japan WC D1B 4 0 0 0 2 0 |
Japan (all) International 6 0 0 0 4 - |
2019-20 Tohoku Free Blades “C” Asia League 36 3 10 13 42 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 ESV Kaufbeuren DEB-Pokal 1 1 0 1 0 - |
2017-18 Tohoku Free Blades Japan Cup 3 0 0 0 8 - |
2018-19 Tohoku Free Blades Japan Cup 3 2 2 4 6 - |
2019-20 Tohoku Free Blades Japan Cup 3 2 4 6 2 - |
2020-21 Tohoku Free Blades AL Japan Cup 22 4 13 17 22 11 |
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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 1 22 4 13 17 0.77 22 11 | 0
Asia League 13 472 180 314 494 1.05 422 238 | 9 56 24 30 54 0.96 58 24
Asian WG 2 7 5 9 14 2.00 0 10 | 0
DEB-Pokal 1 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 - | 0
Germany2 1 47 8 18 26 0.55 26 - | 1 6 2 2 4 0.67 2 -
International 6 45 6 10 16 0.36 28 -10 | 0
Japan Cup 3 9 4 6 10 1.11 16 - | 0
JP-UNIV 1 - - - - - - - | 0
JPHS 3 - - - - - - - | 0
OGQ 4 15 5 2 7 0.47 4 1 | 0
WC D1 4 20 4 4 8 0.40 22 0 | 0
WC D1A 5 25 4 10 14 0.56 14 -9 | 0
WC D1B 3 14 3 2 5 0.36 10 0 | 0
WJC-18 B 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 -2 | 0
WJC-18 D1 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 0 -4 | 0
WJC-20 D1 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 4 4 | 0
WJC-20 D2 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 2 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Yoshikazu Kashino (F) 2000-2021 14 Japan U18, Japan U20, Seibu Prince Rabbits, Tohoku Free Blades
Sho Sato (F) 1999-2021 13 Japan, Japan, Japan (all), Japan U18, Japan U20, Seibu Prince Rabbits, Tohoku Free Blades
Masahito Nishiwaki (F) 1999-2017 12 Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan (all), Japan U18, Japan U20
Kazuki Yamamoto (F) 2010-2021 11 Tohoku Free Blades
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/29/2021
03/29/2021 Confirmed Tohoku Free Blades Retired
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