Team Facts
Plays in Asia League Ice Hockey Full name HC Tochigi Nikko IceBucks Team colours Orange + Black Town Nikko City Founded 1999

2019-2020 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#44 Yutaka Fukufuji (G) 40 1982 Kushiro, JPN 6'1" 183 L
#70 Mitsuaki Inoue (G) 36 1986 Tokyo, JPN 5'8" 143 L
#1 Shoutaro Ryu (G) 31 1991 Sendai, JPN 6'1" 176 L
DEFENSEMEN
#5 Takahiro Ishikawa (D) 29 1993 Nikko, JPN 5'5" 172 L
#54 Goshi Ito (D) 30 1992 Tomakomai, JPN 5'7" 165 R
#80 Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D) 36 1986 Ylivieska, FIN 5'10" 198 L
#28 Yusei Otsu (D) 27 1995 Nikko, JPN 5'11" 198 L
#4 Shun Sakata (D/F)   “A” 35 1987 Kushiro, JPN 6'0" 192 L
#9 Hiroto Sato (D)   “C” 29 1993 Kushiro, JPN 5'7" 159 L
#8 Shuto Souma (D) 26 1996 Sapporo, JPN 5'9" 165 L
#46 Akihide Watanabe (D) 25 1997 Nikko, JPN 6'0" 190 L
FORWARDS
#25 Joonas Alanne (LW/RW) 32 1990 Rovaniemi, FIN 6'0" 185 L
#92 Keita Deguchi (F) 26 1996 Tomakomai, JPN 5'10" 161 L
#18 Makuru Furuhashi (LW) 29 1993 Nikko, JPN 5'9" 181 L
#30 Takuto Gorai (C) 31 1991 Sapporo, JPN 5'9" 172 L
#86 Yu Hikosaka (W/C) 27 1995 Tokyo, JPN 5'10" 168 R
#17 Junya Inui (RW) 27 1995 Utsunomiya, JPN 5'8" 165 R
#13 Kazuma Iwamoto (C)   “A” 34 1988 Tomakomai, JPN 5'10" 165 R
#22 Maito Omuku (F) 29 1993 Obihiro, JPN 5'9" 154 L
#16 Tetsuya Saito (C) 39 1983 Kushiro, JPN 5'9" 170 R
#81 Kento Suzuki (F) 28 1994 Sapporo, JPN 5'9" 172 L
#23 Yuta Suzuki (RW) 33 1989 Sapporo, JPN 5'9" 194 R
#53 Hiromichi Terao (LW) 33 1989 Nikko, JPN 5'8" 168 L
#38 Tatsu Yuzuki (F) 22 2000 Nikko, JPN 6'1" 190 R
Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 13 | Av Age: 27.58 years | Av Ht: 5'10" | Av Wt: 174 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 22 players
2 players Experience Nikko Icebucks: 4 177 GP
NHL: 4 GP
WC: 11 GP
Liiga: 218 GP
AHL: 7 GP
Team Captains
“C” Hiroto Sato “A” Kazuma Iwamoto
Shun Sakata
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena Location Nikko Capacity 2 000 Construction Year 1992
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/19/2021
05/19/2021 Confirmed Leaving Valtteri Hietanen (D) Leaving for Sport
09/22/2020
09/22/2020 Confirmed Leaving Joonas Alanne (F) Leaving for RoKi
08/05/2020
08/05/2020 Confirmed Leaving Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D) Leaving for RoKi
05/29/2020
05/29/2020 Confirmed Joining Denis Akimoto (D) Joining from GKS Tychy
10/03/2019
10/03/2019 Confirmed Leaving Yuri Terao (F) Leaving for Utah Grizzlies
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Joining Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D) Joining from RoKi
06/09/2019
06/09/2019 Confirmed Leaving Kentaro Tanaka (D) Leaving for Tohoku Free Blades
02/12/2019
02/12/2019 Confirmed Leaving Joonas Hurri (D) Leaving for Rungsted Seier Capital
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1999-2000 JIHL 30 3 5 22 - - 45 106 11 0.37 6 Did not make playoffs
2000-2001 JIHL 40 10 1 29 - - 91 165 21 0.53 6 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 JIHL 40 6 - 26 4 4 103 163 23 0.58 6 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 JIHL 32 7 - 18 4 3 68 114 23 0.72 5 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 Asia League 16 2 2 12 0 0 38 67 8 0.50 5 No playoffs held
JIHL 24 1 - 21 1 1 34 112 - - 4 No playoffs held
2004-2005 Asia League 42 13 2 24 1 2 110 125 45 1.07 6 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 Asia League 38 16 2 17 2 1 103 118 55 1.45 6 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 Asia League 34 12 1 21 0 0 90 158 37 1.09 6 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 Asia League 30 8 2 18 2 0 60 109 30 1.00 6 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 Asia League 36 4 - 27 3 2 74 161 20 0.56 7 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 Asia League 36 12 - 17 3 4 103 118 46 1.28 6 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 Asia League 36 10 - 20 4 2 95 112 40 1.11 6 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 Asia League 36 18 - 13 4 1 158 103 63 1.75 3 Final loss
2012-2013 Asia League 42 15 - 19 6 2 123 141 59 1.40 5 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 Asia League 42 14 - 25 1 2 125 130 46 1.10 7 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Asia League 48 15 - 25 5 3 150 184 58 1.21 8 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Asia League 48 16 - 17 8 7 145 150 71 1.48 6 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 Asia League 48 17 - 20 7 4 157 153 69 1.44 6 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 Asia League 28 10 - 11 4 3 81 91 41 1.46 4 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Asia League 34 8 - 17 5 4 76 110 38 1.12 7 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Asia League 36 13 - 19 2 2 97 111 45 1.25 6 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 Asia League 34 15 - 13 3 3 104 97 54 1.59 3 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2020-2021 AL Japan Cup 22 12 - 10 5 3 68 67 34 1.55 3 -
2021-2022 AL Japan Cup 12 7 - 4 0 1 52 35 22 1.83 - -
AL Japan Cup 12 8 - 2 0 2 54 30 26 2.17 3 Did not make playoffs

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Garett Bembridge (F) 2022-2023 Kenaston Blizzards SVHL 12 19 24 43 4
2. Yusei Otsu (D) 2022-2023 East Hokkaido Cranes Asia League 32 8 20 28 16
3. Hiromichi Terao (F) 2022-2023 East Hokkaido Cranes Asia League 29 8 19 27 12
4. Yu Hikosaka (F) 2022-2023 Red Eagles Hokkaido Asia League 27 12 10 22 49
5. Joonas Alanne (F) 2022-2023 Chamonix Ligue Magnus 30 14 7 21 10
6. Yoon Seok Kang (F) 2022-2023 Anyang Halla Asia League 32 8 10 18 0
7. Ryuichi Kawai (D) 2022-2023 East Hokkaido Cranes Asia League 31 3 10 13 39
8. Kota Shinohara (F) 2022-2023 Tohoku Free Blades Asia League 32 2 8 10 20
9. Kazuma Iwamoto (F) 2022-2023 Yokohama Grits Asia League 13 3 3 6 8
10. Mark Derlago (F) 2022-2023 Hartney Blues THHL 3 3 2 5 10
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Dave Bonk (F) 252 149 217 366
2. Hiroki Ueno (F) 158 113 121 234
3. Tetsuya Saito (F) 306 49 127 176
4. Makuru Furuhashi (F) 178 81 85 166
5. Mark Kaufmann (F) 115 75 90 165
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Dave Bonk (F) 252 149 217 366
2. Hiroki Ueno (F) 158 113 121 234
3. Makuru Furuhashi (F) 178 81 85 166
4. Mark Kaufmann (F) 115 75 90 165
5. Yuta Suzuki (F) 277 62 87 149
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Dave Bonk (F) 252 149 217 366
2. Tetsuya Saito (F) 306 49 127 176
3. Hiroki Ueno (F) 158 113 121 234
4. Takahito Suzuki (F) 141 41 118 159
5. Junichi Takahashi (D) 439 34 112 146
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Junichi Takahashi (D) 439 34 146 592
2. Dave Bonk (F) 252 149 366 356
3. Kevin Kimura (D) 137 14 50 349
4. Naoya Fukuzawa (D) 307 25 66 338
5. Yuta Suzuki (F) 277 62 149 290
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Junichi Takahashi (D) 439 34 112 146
2. Tadahiro Murai (D) 324 11 66 77
3. Naoya Fukuzawa (D) 307 25 41 66
4. Tetsuya Saito (F) 306 49 127 176
5. Ryota Mita (F) 301 39 51 90
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Hiroki Ueno (F) 158 113 234 1.48
2. Dave Bonk (F) 252 149 366 1.45
3. Mark Kaufmann (F) 115 75 165 1.43
4. Mark Derlago (F) 96 47 121 1.26
5. Dong Hwan Song (F) 36 17 45 1.25
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 40 40 80 1.67 48
2. Dave Bonk (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 30 46 76 1.58 56
3. Dave Bonk (F) 2011-2012 Asia League 36 25 42 67 1.86 36
4. Mark Kaufmann (F) 2001-2002 JIHL 38 28 36 64 1.68 -
5. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2011-2012 Asia League 36 24 40 64 1.78 36
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 40 40 80 1.67 48
2. Dave Bonk (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 30 46 76 1.58 56
3. Mark Kaufmann (F) 2001-2002 JIHL 38 28 36 64 1.68 -
4. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2013-2014 Asia League 42 27 26 53 1.26 14
5. Andrew Kozek (F) 2011-2012 Asia League 36 27 13 40 1.11 76
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dave Bonk (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 30 46 76 1.58 56
2. Dave Bonk (F) 2011-2012 Asia League 36 25 42 67 1.86 36
3. Mark Derlago (F) 2015-2016 Asia League 48 21 42 63 1.31 64
4. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2014-2015 Asia League 48 40 40 80 1.67 48
5. Hiroki Ueno (F) 2011-2012 Asia League 36 24 40 64 1.78 36
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Matt Waddell (D) 2013-2014 Asia League 41 8 26 34 0.83 136
2. Kazuma Takahashi (F) 2004-2005 Asia League 41 8 15 23 0.56 119
3. Kanji Arisawa (D) 2004-2005 Asia League 31 4 2 6 0.19 115
4. Kevin Kimura (D) 2004-2005 Asia League 40 6 16 22 0.55 113
5. Mitch Versteeg (D) 2014-2015 Asia League 40 4 10 14 0.35 108
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 5'9" 171 lbs 28.39
2021-2022 View roster 5'9" 171 lbs 28.19
2020-2021 View roster 5'10" 176 lbs 28.39
2019-2020 View roster 5'10" 174 lbs 27.58
2018-2019 View roster 5'10" 175 lbs 27.96
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