Japan 1997-1998 - Roster, Stats & more

1997-1998

1997-1998 Japan Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Dusty Imoo (G)	53	1970	New Westminster, BC, CAN	5'8"	150	L	JIHL
	#1	Shinichi Iwasaki (G)	55	1968		5'10"	187	L	JIHL
	#27	Jiro Nihei (G)	53	1971	Stockholm, SWE	5'8"	165	L	JIHL
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Tatsuki Katayama (D)	51	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	6'1"	190	L	JIHL
	#11	Yutaka Kawaguchi (D)	51	1973	Kisarazy, JPN	5'9"	172	R	JIHL
	#7	Takayuki Kobori (D)	55	1969	Tomakomai, JPN	6'1"	216	L	JIHL
	#3	Atsuo Kudo (D)	59	1965		5'10"	172	L	JIHL
	#2	Hiroyuki Miura (D)	50	1973	Kushiro, JPN	6'3"	192	R	JIHL
	#36	Takayuki Miura (D)	57	1967	Hachinohe, JPN	6'0"	181	L	JIHL
	#6	Takeshi Yamanaka (D)	53	1971		5'10"	183	R	JIHL
FORWARDS
	#40	Ryan Fujita (C)	51	1972	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	5'7"	163	R	JIHL
	#23	Yuji Iga (LW/RW)	58	1965	Tomakomai, JPN	5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#47	Matt Kabayama (C)	58	1965	Foremost, AB, CAN	5'6"	172	R	JIHL
	#22	Makoto Kawahira (F)	52	1971		5'10"	185	R	JIHL
	#71	Ryan Kuwabara (RW)	52	1972	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	R	JIHL
	#30	Shin Larsson (C)	49	1974	Stockholm, SWE	5'9"	174	L	JIHL
	#31	Hiroshi Matsuura (LW)	55	1968		6'0"	154	L	JIHL
	#15	Tsutsumi Otomo (LW)	48	1975	Kushiro, JPN	5'7"	176	R	JIHL
	#16	Toshiyuki Sakai (RW)"C"	59	1964	Tomakomai, JPN	6'0"	187	R	JIHL
	#24	Kunihiko Sakurai (RW)	52	1972		6'0"	170	R	JIHL
	#13	Akihito Sugisawa (RW)	56	1967		5'7"	141	R	JIHL
	#12	Steve Tsujiura (C)	62	1962	Coaldale, ON, CAN	5'5"	163	L	JIHL
	#75	Chris Yule (C)	49	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'9"	150	L	JIHL

Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 13Av Age: 27.83 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Japan Staff

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

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Japan Captains

"C"

Toshiyuki Sakai

Team Captaincy History

1997-1998 Japan Demographics

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Japan Facts

Plays in: Olympic Games Qualification
2025: OGQ -
2024: OGQ Promoted
2020: OGQ -
2017: OGQ -

1997-1998 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
6 players

Experience

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

Affiliated Team(s)

Japan Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/10/2024 07:00 PM UTC	Japan	Hungary	2 - 1	OGQ
02/09/2024 03:30 PM UTC	Spain	Japan	3 - 6	OGQ
02/08/2024 02:00 PM UTC	Lithuania	Japan	4 - 6	OGQ

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Japan History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	OGQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View roster	5'10"	181 lbs	27.68
2019-2020	View roster	5'10"	179 lbs	27.82
2016-2017	View roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.83
2015-2016	View roster	5'10"	179 lbs	26.87
2012-2013	View roster	5'10"	174 lbs	27.78

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