When was East Hokkaido Cranes founded?

East Hokkaido Cranes was founded in 1949 in Kushiro, JPN, Japan.

Where is East Hokkaido Cranes based?

East Hokkaido Cranes is based in Kushiro, JPN.

What arena does East Hokkaido Cranes play in?

East Hokkaido Cranes play their home games at Kushiro Ice Arena in Kushiro, JPN.

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2004-2005

2004-2005 Season

Nippon Paper Cranes were 31-6-5-0 in the 2004-05 Asia League season with 98 points, 1st overall.

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2004-2005 Nippon Paper Cranes Player Stats

All Positions

Nippon Paper Cranes — 2004-2005 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Asia League
1.		Darcy Mitani (C)	42	25	44	69	18	71	8	0	5	5	8	3
2.		Masatoshi Ito (RW)	42	33	24	57	10	62	8	3	2	5	2	0
3.		Ryan Kuwabara (RW)	42	28	24	52	26	44	8	1	3	4	16	-2
4.		Chris Lindberg (C)	29	13	32	45	76	45	8	6	1	7	12	3
5.		Kengo Ito (D)	37	11	24	35	57	72	8	3	1	4	8	-4
6.		Masashi Sato (F)	42	11	20	31	16	28	8	0	0	0	0	-6
7.		Matt Kabayama (C)	31	10	18	28	14	18	8	1	3	4	4	-5
8.		Takayuki Sakai (F)	42	14	12	26	26	16	8	0	0	0	2	0
9.		Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	38	8	18	26	106	58	4	1	2	3	6	1
10.		Hideyuki Osawa (D)	42	8	16	24	28	47	8	1	1	2	12	-1
11.		Yu Yamano (F)	42	11	11	22	20	17	8	1	1	2	2	1
12.		Shiro Ishiguro (F)	42	8	14	22	12	16	8	1	1	2	4	0
13.		Motoaki Takeuchi (RW)	38	6	15	21	16	14	8	1	1	2	8	3
14.		Taro Nihei (F)	38	4	14	18	35	24	8	0	1	1	2	0
15.		Hiroshi Sato (C)	23	4	10	14	10	20	8	0	1	1	2	-2
16.		Hiro Iizuka (F)	39	3	10	13	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0
17.		Shinji Kishibe (D)	42	2	10	12	20	31	8	0	0	0	12	-7
18.		Hiroaki Kobayashi (D)	42	3	8	11	16	11	8	0	1	1	2	-1
19.		Yujiro Nakajimaya (D)	42	0	6	6	24	9	8	1	1	2	0	4
20.		Shinjiro Tsuji (F)	25	3	1	4	12	4	2	1	0	1	0	1
21.		Daisuke Haratake (D)	41	0	4	4	35	-5	8	0	1	1	18	0
22.		Hiroyasu Tohda (D)	8	1	0	1	6	4	3	0	0	0	0	1
23.		Kenta Yoshida (D)	6	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
24.		Masahito Nishiwaki (RW/LW)	0	0	0	0	0	-

Nippon Paper Cranes — 2004-2005 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Asia League
1.		Jiro Nihei (G)	41	1.94	.910	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2.45	.907
2.		Hisashi Ishikawa (G)	1	3.00	.769	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3.		Yoshiharu Ohtaki (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

2004-2005 Nippon Paper Cranes Staff

Player-Asst. CoachYoshiharu Ohtaki

Team Staff History

2004-2005 East Hokkaido Cranes Demographics

East Hokkaido Cranes Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: -
Town: Kushiro, JPN Map
Founded: 1949

2004-2005 Nippon Paper Cranes Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
4 players

Experience

Nippon Paper Cranes: 4 620 GP
NHL: 116 GP
WC: 161 GP
OG: 16 GP
AHL: 110 GP
DEL: 153 GP
NL: 86 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kushiro Ice Arena
Location: Kushiro, JPN
Capacity: 3 000
Construction Year: 1996

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Latest Transactions

East Hokkaido Cranes — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/30/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Janis Auzins (G)	Dinamo Riga	Details
06/15/2022	Confirmed	joining	Sota Isogai (F)	Mason City Toros	Details
05/16/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Sandis Zolmanis (F)	EG Diez-Limburg	Details
10/14/2020	Confirmed	leaving	Edmunds Augstkalns (D)	Olimp Riga	Details
10/19/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Vyacheslav Trukhno (F)	Olimp Riga	Details
06/17/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Drew MacIntyre (G)	Oji Eagles	Details
06/17/2019	Confirmed	joining	Janis Auzins (G)	Prizma Riga	Details
06/08/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Shogo Nakajima (F)	Oji Eagles	Details

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East Hokkaido Cranes History and Standings

East Hokkaido Cranes — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
East Hokkaido Cranes
2022-2023	Asia League	40	12	21	-	4	3	116	142	47	1.18	4	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Asia League	36	12	17	-	3	4	73	104	46	1.28	5	Did not make playoffs
Nippon Paper Cranes
2018-2019	Asia League	34	13	10	-	6	5	93	77	56	1.65	4	Final loss
2017-2018	Asia League	28	9	13	-	2	4	79	91	35	1.25	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Asia League	48	23	17	-	2	6	169	153	79	1.65	5	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Asia League	48	25	14	-	4	5	166	125	88	1.83	3	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	Asia League	48	15	18	-	9	6	160	157	69	1.44	6	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Asia League	42	22	15	-	4	1	168	126	75	1.79	3	Champion
2012-2013	Asia League	42	17	9	-	10	6	176	130	77	1.83	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	Asia League	36	16	14	-	4	2	128	110	58	1.61	4	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	Asia League	36	21	7	-	3	5	141	95	74	2.06	2	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	Asia League	36	18	10	-	6	2	128	101	68	1.89	3	Final loss
2008-2009	Asia League	36	18	8	-	5	5	120	95	69	1.92	4	Champion
2007-2008	Asia League	30	15	11	2	1	1	97	85	50	1.67	4	Final loss
2006-2007	Asia League	34	27	3	1	1	1	198	79	86	2.53	1	Champion
2005-2006	Asia League	38	30	5	1	2	0	240	66	95	2.5	1	Final loss
2004-2005	Asia League	42	31	6	5	0	0	206	85	98	2.33	1	Final loss
2003-2004	JIHL	24	9	11	-	2	2	93	88	-	-	3	No playoffs held
	Asia League	16	13	3	0	0	0	80	49	39	2.44	1	No playoffs held
2002-2003	JIHL	32	14	13	-	2	3	104	100	34	1.06	3	Qualification loss
2001-2002	JIHL	40	25	8	-	3	4	162	105	59	1.48	1	Semifinal loss
2000-2001	JIHL	40	20	17	3	-	-	126	115	43	1.08	4	Semifinal loss
1999-2000	JIHL	30	14	13	3	-	-	94	88	31	1.03	3	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	JIHL	40	18	18	4	-	-	138	147	40	1	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	JIHL	40	11	27	2	-	-	120	167	24	0.6	6	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	JIHL	30	8	19	3	-	-	83	125	19	0.63	5	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	JIHL	20	6	14	0	-	-	70	86	12	0.6	5	Did not make playoffs
	JIHL	20	3	15	2	-	-	70	85	8	0.4	6	-
1994-1995	JIHL	15	7	8	0	-	-	51	59	14	0.93	4	Did not make playoffs
	JIHL	15	7	7	1	-	-	52	50	15	1	4	-

East Hokkaido Cranes Tournament Statistics

East Hokkaido Cranes — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
East Hokkaido Cranes
2022-2023	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Final loss
2021-2022	AL Japan Cup	12	3	7	-	2	0	44	44	13	1.08	4	Did not make playoffs
	AL Japan Cup	14	5	5	-	2	2	42	41	21	1.5	-	-
2020-2021	AL Japan Cup	20	11	9	-	0	5	62	50	38	1.9	2	-
2019-2020	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nippon Paper Cranes
2018-2019	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

East Hokkaido Cranes Stars And Cult Players

Derek Plante (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	11	4	11	15	17
2.	Sandis Zolmanis (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	8	2	12	14	8
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	12	9	4	13	6
4.	Kento Suzuki (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	10	4	2	6	8
5.	Ryoichiro Yano (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	10	5	0	5	0
6.	Kenta Takagi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	12	2	3	5	2
7.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	7	1	4	5	2
8.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	7	1	4	5	4
9.	Kenta Matsukane (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	10	0	5	5	4
10.	Taiga Irikura (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	12	0	4	4	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	168 lbs	27.79
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	30.52
2020-2021	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	29.77
2019-2020	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	29.52
2018-2019	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	29.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darcy Mitani (F)	453	256	390	646
2.	Kengo Ito (D)	823	114	350	473
3.	Motoaki Takeuchi (F)	596	192	244	436
4.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	519	121	292	413
5.	Masahito Nishiwaki (F)	514	178	223	401

Franchise All-Time Goals

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darcy Mitani (F)	453	256	390	646
2.	Motoaki Takeuchi (F)	596	192	244	436
3.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	290	179	188	367
4.	Masahito Nishiwaki (F)	514	178	223	401
5.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	519	121	292	413

Franchise All-Time Assists

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darcy Mitani (F)	453	256	390	646
2.	Kengo Ito (D)	823	114	350	473
3.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	519	121	292	413
4.	Motoaki Takeuchi (F)	596	192	244	436
5.	Masahito Nishiwaki (F)	514	178	223	401

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	519	121	413	750
2.	Kengo Ito (D)	823	114	473	645
3.	Shinya Yanadori (D)	383	50	250	573
4.	Masahito Nishiwaki (F)	514	178	401	476
5.	Hideyuki Osawa (D)	578	74	256	430

Franchise All-Time Games Played

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kengo Ito (D)	823	114	350	473
2.	Hiroaki Kobayashi (D)	600	53	80	133
3.	Motoaki Takeuchi (F)	596	192	244	436
4.	Hideyuki Osawa (D)	578	74	182	256
5.	Hiroshi Sato (F)	550	79	119	198

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	75	76	174	2.32
2.	Derek Plante (F)	59	48	122	2.07
3.	Adam Miller (F)	42	25	73	1.74
4.	Mike Radja (F)	84	63	137	1.63
5.	Chris Lindberg (F)	29	13	45	1.55

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	JIHL	30	37	52	89	2.97	-
2.	Derek Plante (F)	2005-2006	Asia League	35	28	47	75	2.14	64
3.	Adam Miller (F)	2013-2014	Asia League	42	25	48	73	1.74	58
4.	Mike Radja (F)	2013-2014	Asia League	42	35	37	72	1.71	40
5.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2004-2005	Asia League	42	25	44	69	1.64	18

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	JIHL	30	37	52	89	2.97	-
2.	Mike Radja (F)	2013-2014	Asia League	42	35	37	72	1.71	40
3.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2015-2016	Asia League	48	34	13	47	0.98	46
4.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	2004-2005	Asia League	42	33	24	57	1.36	10
5.	Jeff LoVecchio (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	48	33	19	52	1.08	58

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	JIHL	30	37	52	89	2.97	-
2.	Adam Miller (F)	2013-2014	Asia League	42	25	48	73	1.74	58
3.	Derek Plante (F)	2005-2006	Asia League	35	28	47	75	2.14	64
4.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2004-2005	Asia League	42	25	44	69	1.64	18
5.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2006-2007	Asia League	33	20	42	62	1.88	53

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

East Hokkaido Cranes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Shinya Yanadori (D)	2016-2017	Asia League	46	3	37	40	0.87	117
2.	Myles O'Connor (D)	1997-1998	JIHL	31	4	11	15	0.48	107
3.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	2004-2005	Asia League	38	8	18	26	0.68	106
4.	Shun Sakata (D)	2015-2016	Asia League	48	7	16	23	0.48	102
5.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	1995-1996	JIHL	37	13	15	28	0.76	98