What league does Japan Olympics play in?

Japan Olympics play in the OGQ.

Who is the head coach of Japan Olympics?

The head coach of Japan Olympics is Björn Kinding.

Who is the captain of Japan Olympics?

The captain of Japan Olympics is Toshiyuki Sakai.

Who is the general manager of Japan Olympics?

The general manager of Japan Olympics is Dave King.

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1997-1998 Season

Japan Olympics were 1-2-1 in the 1997-98 OG season with 2 points, 12th overall.

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1997-1998 Japan Olympics Roster

Japan Olympics — 1997-1998 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Dusty Imoo (G)	56	1970	New Westminster, BC, CAN	5'8"	150	L	JIHL
	#1	Shinichi Iwasaki (G)	58	1968	Kuriyama, Hokkaido	5'10"	187	L	JIHL
	#27	Jiro Nihei (G)	55	1971	Stockholm, SWE	5'8"	165	L	JIHL
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Tatsuki Katayama (D)	53	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	6'1"	190	L	JIHL
	#11	Yutaka Kawaguchi (D)	53	1973	Kisarazy, JPN	5'9"	172	R	JIHL
	#7	Takayuki Kobori (D)	57	1969	Tomakomai, JPN	6'1"	216	L	JIHL
	#3	Atsuo Kudo (D)	61	1965		5'10"	172	L	JIHL
	#2	Hiroyuki Miura (D)	52	1973	Kushiro, JPN	6'3"	192	R	JIHL
	#36	Takayuki Miura (D)	59	1967	Hachinohe, JPN	6'0"	181	L	JIHL
	#6	Takeshi Yamanaka (D)	55	1971		5'10"	183	R	JIHL
FORWARDS
	#40	Ryan Fujita (C)	54	1972	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	5'7"	163	R	JIHL
	#23	Yuji Iga (LW/RW)	61	1965	Tomakomai, JPN	5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#47	Matt Kabayama (C)	60	1965	Foremost, AB, CAN	5'6"	172	R	JIHL
	#22	Makoto Kawahira (F)	55	1971		5'10"	185	R	JIHL
	#71	Ryan Kuwabara (RW)	54	1972	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	R	JIHL
	#30	Shin Larsson (C)	52	1974	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#31	Hiroshi Matsuura (LW)	58	1968		6'0"	154	L	JIHL
	#15	Tsutsumi Otomo (LW)	51	1975	Kushiro, JPN	5'7"	176	R	JIHL
	#16	Toshiyuki Sakai (RW)"C"	62	1964	Tomakomai, JPN	6'0"	187	R	JIHL
	#24	Kunihiko Sakurai (RW)	54	1972		6'0"	170	R	JIHL
	#13	Akihito Sugisawa (RW)	59	1967		5'7"	141	R	JIHL
	#12	Steve Tsujiura (C)	64	1962	Coaldale, ON, CAN	5'5"	163	L	JIHL
	#75	Chris Yule (C)	51	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'9"	150	L	JIHL
Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 13Av Age: 28.26 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Japan Olympics Staff

Head CoachBjörn Kinding
Asst. CoachToru Itabashi
General ManagerDave King
Team ConsultantChris Wakabayashi

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Japan Olympics Captains

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Toshiyuki Sakai

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17 players
6 players

Experience

Japan Olympics: 81 GP
WC: 42 GP
OG: 81 GP
SHL: 8 GP
AHL: 592 GP
NL: 36 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Japan Olympics Games

Japan Olympics — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
09/01/2024 10:30 AM UTC	Great Britain Olympics	Japan Olympics	3 - 2	OGQ
08/30/2024 05:30 PM UTC	Japan Olympics	Denmark Olympics	2 - 3 (OT 63:45)	OGQ
08/29/2024 01:30 PM UTC	Norway Olympics	Japan Olympics	4 - 2	OGQ
02/10/2024 07:00 PM UTC	Japan Olympics	Hungary Olympics	2 - 1	OGQ
02/09/2024 03:30 PM UTC	Spain	Japan Olympics	3 - 6	OGQ

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Japan Olympics History and Standings

Japan Olympics — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	OGQ	3	0	2	-	0	1	6	10	1	0.33	4	-
2023-2024	OGQ	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	8	9	3	1	Promoted
2019-2020	OGQ	3	2	1	-	0	0	15	6	6	2	2	-
2016-2017	OGQ	3	0	3	-	0	0	1	11	0	0	4	-
2015-2016	OGQ	3	3	0	-	0	0	12	1	9	3	1	Promoted
2012-2013	OGQ	3	1	1	-	1	0	6	4	5	1.67	3	-
2008-2009	OGQ	3	0	2	-	1	0	8	16	2	0.67	3	-
	OGQ	3	3	0	-	0	0	12	2	9	3	1	-
2004-2005	OGQ	3	0	3	0	-	-	6	14	0	0	4	-
2000-2001	OGQ	3	2	1	0	-	-	15	11	4	1.33	2	-
1999-2000	OGQ	3	2	1	0	-	-	15	11	4	1.33	2	-
1997-1998	OG	4	0	2	1	1	-	9	13	2	0.5	13	-
1995-1996	OGQ	3	2	1	0	-	-	14	6	4	1.33	2	Promoted
1993-1994	OGQ	4	1	3	0	-	-	11	22	2	0.5	4	-
1986-1987	OGQ	2	1	1	0	-	-	7	9	2	1	2	-
1979-1980	OG	5	0	4	1	-	-	7	36	1	0.2	12	-
1975-1976	OG	6	3	3	0	-	-	22	29	6	1	9	-
1971-1972	OG	5	2	2	1	-	-	19	24	5	1	9	-
1967-1968	OG	5	4	1	0	-	-	27	12	8	1.6	10	-
1963-1964	OG	8	4	3	1	-	-	37	48	9	1.13	11	-
1959-1960	OG	6	2	3	1	-	-	33	60	5	0.83	8	-
1935-1936	OG	2	0	2	0	-	-	0	5	-	-	12	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Japan Olympics — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	12	10	11	21	8
2.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	11	4	11	15	17
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	10	9	3	12	6
4.	Teruto Nakajima (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	11	6	6	12	20
5.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	11	1	9	10	8
6.	Ryo Hashimoto (D)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	11	0	9	9	10
7.	Kohei Sato (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	10	1	7	8	12
8.	Seiji Takahashi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	11	1	7	8	4
9.	Yu Sato (F)	2026-2027	AKM Tula Region	VHL	17	3	4	7	8
10.	Hiroto Sato (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	11	2	5	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Japan Olympics — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	29.29
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	28.23
2019-2020	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	28.32
2016-2017	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	28.43
2015-2016	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	27.52

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Franchise All-Time Points

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daisuke Obara (F)	15	6	6	12
2.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	9	4	7	11
3.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	12	5	4	9
4.	Yuto Osawa (F)	15	4	5	9
5.	Aaron Keller (D)	12	0	9	9

Franchise All-Time Goals

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daisuke Obara (F)	15	6	6	12
2.	Shuhei Kuji (F)	9	6	2	8
3.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	12	5	4	9
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	15	5	2	7
5.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	9	4	7	11

Franchise All-Time Assists

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Keller (D)	12	0	9	9
2.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	9	4	7	11
3.	Daisuke Obara (F)	15	6	6	12
4.	Yuto Osawa (F)	15	4	5	9
5.	Taiga Irikura (F)	9	1	5	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	12	5	9	33
2.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	6	2	5	16
3.	Yosuke Kon (F)	9	1	4	16
4.	Takafumi Yamashita (D)	12	2	4	14
5.	Tsutsumi Otomo (F)	4	1	2	12

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kotaro Yamada (D)	18	2	1	3
2.	Daisuke Obara (F)	15	6	6	12
3.	Yuto Osawa (F)	15	4	5	9
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	15	5	2	7
5.	Kenta Takagi (F)	15	3	1	4

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Shin Larsson (F)	4	2	5	1.25
2.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	9	4	11	1.22
3.	Akihito Sugisawa (F)	4	2	4	1.00
4.	Tomoya Echigo (F)	3	1	3	1.00
5.	Shuhei Kuji (F)	9	6	8	0.89

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2019-2020	OGQ	3	2	5	7	2.33	4
2.	Aaron Keller (D)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	0	6	6	1.00	4
3.	Daisuke Obara (F)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	3	2	5	0.83	2
4.	Daisuke Obara (F)	2015-2016	OGQ	3	2	3	5	1.67	4
5.	Shin Larsson (F)	1997-1998	OG	4	2	3	5	1.25	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Masato Domeki (F)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	4	0	4	0.67	0
2.	Go Tanaka (F)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	4	0	4	0.67	0
3.	Daisuke Obara (F)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	3	2	5	0.83	2
4.	Yoshinori Iimura (F)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	3	1	4	0.67	0
5.	Shuhei Kuji (F)	2012-2013	OGQ	3	3	0	3	1.00	0

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aaron Keller (D)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	0	6	6	1.00	4
2.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2019-2020	OGQ	3	2	5	7	2.33	4
3.	Taiga Irikura (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	5	5	1.67	2
4.	Ryuichi Kawai (D)	2008-2009	OGQ	6	1	4	5	0.83	4
5.	Daisuke Obara (F)	2015-2016	OGQ	3	2	3	5	1.67	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Japan Olympics — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	1	2	0.67	27
2.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	2019-2020	OGQ	3	0	3	3	1.00	14
3.	Tsutsumi Otomo (F)	1997-1998	OG	4	1	1	2	0.50	12
4.	Yosuke Kon (F)	2004-2005	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	10
5.	Hitoshi Nakamura (D)	1979-1980	OG	5	0	0	0	0.00	10