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.

Who is the head coach of East Hokkaido Cranes?

The head coach of East Hokkaido Cranes is Motoaki Takeuchi.

Who is the captain of East Hokkaido Cranes?

The captain of East Hokkaido Cranes is Hiroshi Sato.

What arena does East Hokkaido Cranes play in?

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

Who is the general manager of East Hokkaido Cranes?

The general manager of East Hokkaido Cranes is Hiroo Iizuka.

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All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Asia League
1.	Colton Yellow Horn (C/LW)	47	21	38	59	53	16
2.	Shunsuke Shigeno (F)	47	15	26	41	64	1
3.	Masahito Nishiwaki (RW/LW)	48	17	22	39	32	3
4.	Kenta Takagi (RW)	48	14	20	34	26	14
5.	Kengo Ito (D)	48	9	25	34	30	7
6.	Naoya Kubo (F)	48	12	19	31	30	3
7.	Chad Wiseman (LW)	36	14	15	29	26	-6
8.	Ric Jackman (D)	46	13	13	26	62	11
9.	Woo Je Sung (RW)	39	5	20	25	67	3
10.	Denis Akimoto (D)	48	6	11	17	28	-10
11.	Hiroshi Sato (C)	48	3	11	14	14	1
12.	Hideyuki Osawa (D)	48	3	11	14	30	10
13.	Mei Ushu (D)	48	5	8	13	20	13
14.	Shun Sakata (D/F)	46	2	10	12	42	-4
15.	Hirokazu Haruta (F)	47	3	7	10	8	-2
16.	Jun Tonosaki (D)	48	3	6	9	22	-2
17.	Yokuto Takami (F)	40	4	4	8	4	7
18.	Yosuke Kon (C)	32	2	6	8	22	-6
19.	Motoki Sakagami (F)	37	2	4	6	36	-7
20.	Hidenao Kokubo (F)	18	1	4	5	2	6
21.	Masahiro Ebina (D)	25	0	1	1	4	0
22.	Hayato Ebata (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-
23.	Toshiyuki Kito (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-
24.	Ikuya Sato (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
Asia League
1.	Mitsuaki Inoue (G)	16	2.35	.920	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Hisashi Ishikawa (G)	29	3.32	.911	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Ryosuke Oshima (G)	7	2.97	.893	-	-	-	-	-	-

2014-2015 Nippon Paper Cranes Staff

Head CoachMotoaki Takeuchi
Asst. CoachKevin Primeau
General ManagerHiroo Iizuka

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Hiroshi Sato

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East Hokkaido Cranes Facts

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Town: Kushiro, JPN Map
Founded: 1949

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Nationalities

23 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Nippon Paper Cranes: 4 494 GP
NHL: 240 GP
WC: 54 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 37 GP
AHL: 651 GP
DEL: 28 GP
NL: 47 GP

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Arena Information

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

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East Hokkaido Cranes History and Standings

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
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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

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Kento Suzuki (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Yusei Otsu (D)	2026-2027	HL Anyang	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Taiga Irikura (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Kenta Matsukane (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Keigo Minoshima (D)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Sandis Zolmanis (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	168 lbs	27.63
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	30.33
2020-2021	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	29.64
2019-2020	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	29.38
2018-2019	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	29.50

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	30	37	89
2.	Derek Plante (F)	2005-2006	35	28	75
3.	Adam Miller (F)	2013-2014	42	25	73
4.	Mike Radja (F)	2013-2014	42	35	72
5.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2004-2005	42	25	69

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	30	37	89
2.	Mike Radja (F)	2013-2014	42	35	72
3.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2015-2016	48	34	47
4.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	2004-2005	42	33	57
5.	Jeff LoVecchio (F)	2016-2017	48	33	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Scott MacLeod (F)	1981-1982	30	52	89
2.	Adam Miller (F)	2013-2014	42	48	73
3.	Derek Plante (F)	2005-2006	35	47	75
4.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2004-2005	42	44	69
5.	Darcy Mitani (F)	2006-2007	33	42	62

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Shinya Yanadori (D)	2016-2017	46	40	117
2.	Myles O'Connor (D)	1997-1998	31	15	107
3.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	2004-2005	38	26	106
4.	Shun Sakata (D)	2015-2016	48	23	102
5.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	1995-1996	37	28	98