What league does Yokohama Grits play in?

Yokohama Grits play in the Asia League.

When was Yokohama Grits founded?

Yokohama Grits was founded in 2020 in Yokohama, JPN, Japan.

Where is Yokohama Grits based?

Yokohama Grits is based in Yokohama, JPN.

Who is the head coach of Yokohama Grits?

The head coach of Yokohama Grits is Mike Kennedy.

What arena does Yokohama Grits play in?

Yokohama Grits play their home games at KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center in Yokohama, JPN.

What are the team colors of Yokohama Grits?

The team colors of Yokohama Grits are White + Black + Blue.

Yokohama Grits

Asia League

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Yokohama Grits were 0-16-1 in the 2020-21 AL Japan Cup season with 1 points, 5th overall.

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2020-2021 Yokohama Grits Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#45	Yoshihiro Kuroiwa (G)	32	1993	Sapporo, JPN	5'11"	187	L
	#38	Kohei Ono (G)	38	1988	Machida, JPN	5'11"	157	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#27	Roman Alexeyev (D)	37	1989	Ufa, RUS	6'4"	203	L
	#16	Roy Kanda (D)	26	2000	Hokkaido, JPN	5'11"	181	L
	#10	Kazuki Kawamura (D/RW)	32	1994	Obihiro, JPN	5'9"	172	R
	#8	Shuji Kikuchi (D)	40	1986	Tokyo, JPN	5'9"	176	L
	#54	Goshi Kumagai (D)	38	1988	Sendai, JPN	5'11"	174	L
	#5	Matt Nuttle (D)	31	1995	East Aurora, NY, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#19	Yuki Takai (D)	28	1998		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#51	Naoto Hamashima (F)	41	1985	Tokyo, JPN	5'9"	170	-
	#9	Yushiroh Hirano (RW)	31	1995	Tomakomai, JPN	6'2"	216	R
	#97	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	29	1997	Sapporo, JPN	5'7"	163	R
	#77	Shigenobu Kakudate (LW)	35	1991	Tokyo, JPN	5'9"	170	L
	#81	Naoki Kaneko (F)	37	1988	Tokyo, JPN	5'7"	163	L
	#21	Togo Kaneko (F)	34	1992	Tokyo, JPN	5'11"	172	R
	#13	Issei Kashima (F)	38	1988	Cary, NC, USA	5'7"	154	-
	#26	Ryo Miyazaki (F)	39	1987	Tokyo, JPN	5'10"	170	L
	#74	Yosuke Tsuchiya (F)	37	1989		5'10"	146	R
	#55	Hiroyoshi Umeno (F)	33	1993	Kitakyushu, JPN	5'5"	165	L
	#18	Rintaro Yano (F)	29	1996	Fukuoka, JPN	5'10"	183	R

Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 10Av Age: 29.56 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 Yokohama Grits Staff

Head CoachMike Kennedy

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Yokohama Grits Demographics

Yokohama Grits Facts

Plays in: Asia League Ice Hockey
Team Colors: White + Black + Blue
Town: Yokohama, JPN Map
Founded: 2020

2020-2021 Yokohama Grits Roster Facts

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17 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Yokohama Grits: 0 GP
AHL: 1 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center
Location: Yokohama
Capacity: -
Construction Year: -

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07/12/2026

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Tyler Rockwell (D)

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06/16/2026

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Jojo Tanaka-Campbell (F)

Joining fromYale Univ.

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08/25/2023

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Yoshihiro Kuroiwa (G)

Leaving forPrizma Riga

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08/03/2022

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Alex Rauter (F)

Joining fromSønderjyskE

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08/01/2022

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Tim Shoup (D)

Joining fromGlasgow Clan

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09/22/2021

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Roy Kanda (D)

Leaving forS-Kiekko

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09/15/2021

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Yushiroh Hirano (F)

Leaving forCincinnati Cyclones

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07/25/2021

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Roman Alexeyev (D)

Leaving forHC Mariupol

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Yokohama Grits History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Asia League	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	12	6	1.5	3	-
2025-2026	Asia League	40	9	24	-	5	2	113	155	39	0.98	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Asia League	32	8	18	-	2	4	73	107	32	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Asia League	32	3	26	-	1	2	78	144	13	0.41	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Asia League	40	8	27	-	3	2	98	186	32	0.8	6	Did not make playoffs

Yokohama Grits Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	AL Japan Cup	12	0	10	-	0	2	15	71	2	0.17	5	Did not make playoffs
	AL Japan Cup	16	1	12	-	1	1	29	86	6	0.38	-	-
2020-2021	AL Japan Cup	16	0	16	-	0	1	31	91	1	0.06	5	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kenta Matsukane (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	2	0	2	2	2
2.	Rintaro Yano (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	2	0	1	1	2
3.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	2026-2027	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL 2	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'9"	165 lbs	27.92
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	163 lbs	28.58
2024-2025	View Roster	5'9"	165 lbs	29.22
2023-2024	View Roster	5'9"	168 lbs	28.38
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	168 lbs	29.30

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Rauter (F)	123	51	76	127
2.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	63	115
3.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	148	40	69	109
4.	Yuto Osawa (F)	108	29	63	92
5.	Roy Suzuki (F)	138	32	42	74

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	63	115
2.	Alex Rauter (F)	123	51	76	127
3.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	148	40	69	109
4.	Roy Suzuki (F)	138	32	42	74
5.	Yuto Osawa (F)	108	29	63	92

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Rauter (F)	123	51	76	127
2.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	148	40	69	109
3.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	63	115
4.	Yuto Osawa (F)	108	29	63	92
5.	Kazuma Iwamoto (F)	123	15	49	64

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	115	143
2.	Alex Rauter (F)	123	51	127	102
3.	Kazuma Iwamoto (F)	123	15	64	96
4.	Goshi Kumagai (D)	101	6	21	91
5.	Roy Suzuki (F)	138	32	74	78

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	148	40	69	109
2.	Keigo Minoshima (D)	140	8	35	43
3.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	63	115
4.	Roy Suzuki (F)	138	32	42	74
5.	Shoma Izumi (F)	136	8	29	37

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Alex Rauter (F)	123	51	127	1.03
2.	Junya Owa (D)	4	2	4	1.00
3.	Yuto Osawa (F)	108	29	92	0.85
4.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	138	52	115	0.83
5.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	148	40	109	0.74

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	2025-2026	37	20	43
2.	Alex Rauter (F)	2022-2023	40	13	40
3.	Yuto Osawa (F)	2025-2026	40	9	38
4.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	2025-2026	40	14	35
5.	Roy Suzuki (F)	2022-2023	38	15	31

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	2025-2026	37	20	43
2.	Roy Suzuki (F)	2022-2023	38	15	31
3.	Alex Rauter (F)	2024-2025	30	15	28
4.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	2025-2026	40	14	35
5.	Alex Rauter (F)	2022-2023	40	13	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Yuto Osawa (F)	2025-2026	40	29	38
2.	Alex Rauter (F)	2022-2023	40	27	40
3.	Yuto Osawa (F)	2024-2025	32	24	31
4.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	2025-2026	37	23	43
5.	Atsuki Ikeda (F)	2025-2026	40	21	35

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Denis Akimoto (D)	2021-2022	21	9	74
2.	Tim Shoup (D)	2022-2023	39	18	69
3.	Shigenobu Kakudate (F)	2021-2022	23	2	55
4.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	2024-2025	29	22	49
5.	Kai Sugimoto (F)	2023-2024	29	18	45