What league does Nikko Icebucks play in?

Nikko Icebucks play in the Asia League.

When was Nikko Icebucks founded?

Nikko Icebucks was founded in 1999 in Nikko, JPN, Japan.

Where is Nikko Icebucks based?

Nikko Icebucks is based in Nikko, JPN.

Who is the head coach of Nikko Icebucks?

The head coach of Nikko Icebucks is Yoshifumi Fujisawa.

Who is the captain of Nikko Icebucks?

The captain of Nikko Icebucks is Hiroto Sato.

What arena does Nikko Icebucks play in?

Nikko Icebucks play their home games at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Nikko, JPN.

What are the team colors of Nikko Icebucks?

The team colors of Nikko Icebucks are Orange + Black.

Nikko Icebucks

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Nikko Icebucks were 22-15-3 in the 2022-23 Asia League season with 64 points, 3rd overall.

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2022-2023 Nikko Icebucks Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Asia League
1.	Makuru Furuhashi (LW)	40	27	31	58	28	37	2	0	0	0	2	2
2.	Kento Suzuki (F)	40	30	22	52	26	36	2	0	1	1	0	2
3.	Yuta Suzuki (RW)	36	12	25	37	43	20	2	1	0	1	0	2
4.	Yuri Terao (RW)	24	14	13	27	49	18
5.	Hiroto Sato (D)	40	3	21	24	16	31	2	0	2	2	2	2
6.	Maito Omuku (F)	40	8	11	19	4	4	2	0	1	1	0	2
7.	Takahiro Ishikawa (D)	39	2	13	15	20	4	2	0	0	0	0	-2
8.	Takuto Gorai (C)	38	6	8	14	4	-17	2	0	0	0	0	-2
9.	Ryo Shimizu (F)	38	4	9	13	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	-3
10.	Shuto Souma (D)	32	0	12	12	6	20	2	0	0	0	0	-2
11.	Seiya Hayata (D)	40	2	9	11	12	-10	2	0	0	0	0	-2
12.	Eisai Arai (F)	38	6	4	10	14	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0
13.	Akihide Watanabe (D)	39	3	7	10	49	-22	2	0	0	0	4	-4
14.	Toshiyuki Ito (F)	29	1	8	9	12	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0
15.	Tetsuya Saito (C)	34	1	7	8	10	-13	2	1	0	1	0	-4
16.	Shun Sakata (D/F)	38	0	8	8	12	-18	2	0	0	0	0	-1
17.	Keita Deguchi (F)	33	3	4	7	31	-8	2	0	0	0	0	0
18.	Daisuke Miyata (F)	9	2	2	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	-3
19.	Mitsuo Fukuda (D)	39	0	3	3	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Taiga Abe (F)	8	0	1	1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Asia League
1.	Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	13	2.07	.932	8	5	0	3	782:00	372	2	2.56	.918
2.	Mitsuaki Inoue (G)	8	2.45	.910	5	3	-	0	464:59	193
3.	Roman Bengert (G)	20	3.30	.889	9	10	-	0	1162:48	514	0

2022-2023 Nikko Icebucks Staff

Head CoachYoshifumi Fujisawa
Equipment ManagerKeith O'Donnell
Physical TherapistMatsuda Kentaro

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Nikko Icebucks Captains

"C"

Hiroto Sato

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Nikko Icebucks Demographics

Nikko Icebucks Facts

Plays in: Asia League Ice Hockey
Team Colors: Orange + Black
Town: Nikko, JPN Map
Founded: 1999

2022-2023 Nikko Icebucks Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Nikko Icebucks: 2 734 GP
NHL: 4 GP
WC: 11 GP
AHL: 7 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena
Location: Nikko
Capacity: 2 000
Construction Year: 1992

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Nikko Icebucks Games

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Latest Transactions

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Anthony Staiger (F)

Joining fromHC Thurgau

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Santtu Hakanen (F)

Joining fromPyry Hockey

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Michihiro Kyoya (D)

Joining fromTohoku Free Blades

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Ryo Murakami (G)

Joining fromSydney Ice Dogs

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Nikko Icebucks History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Asia League	5	2	2	-	1	0	17	13	8	1.6	3	-
2025-2026	Asia League	40	22	9	-	3	6	149	96	78	1.95	3	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	Asia League	32	13	10	-	6	3	118	107	54	1.69	3	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Asia League	32	12	16	-	3	1	99	118	43	1.34	4	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Asia League	40	17	15	-	5	3	126	114	64	1.6	3	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Asia League	36	13	19	-	2	2	97	111	45	1.25	6	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Asia League	34	8	17	-	5	4	76	110	38	1.12	7	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Asia League	28	10	11	-	4	3	81	91	41	1.46	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Asia League	48	17	20	-	7	4	157	153	69	1.44	6	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Asia League	48	16	17	-	8	7	145	150	71	1.48	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Asia League	48	15	25	-	5	3	150	184	58	1.21	8	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Asia League	42	14	25	-	1	2	125	130	46	1.1	7	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Asia League	42	15	19	-	6	2	123	141	59	1.4	5	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	Asia League	36	18	13	-	4	1	158	103	63	1.75	3	Final loss
2010-2011	Asia League	36	10	20	-	4	2	95	112	40	1.11	6	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Asia League	36	12	17	-	3	4	103	118	46	1.28	6	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Asia League	36	4	27	-	3	2	74	161	20	0.56	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Asia League	30	8	18	2	2	0	60	109	30	1	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Asia League	34	12	21	1	0	0	90	158	37	1.09	6	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	Asia League	38	16	17	2	2	1	103	118	55	1.45	6	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Asia League	42	13	24	2	1	2	110	125	45	1.07	6	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	JIHL	24	1	21	-	1	1	34	112	-	-	4	No playoffs held
	Asia League	16	2	12	2	0	0	38	67	8	0.5	5	No playoffs held
2002-2003	JIHL	32	7	18	-	4	3	68	114	23	0.72	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	JIHL	40	6	26	-	4	4	103	163	23	0.58	6	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	JIHL	40	10	29	1	-	-	91	165	21	0.53	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	JIHL	30	3	22	5	-	-	45	106	11	0.37	6	Did not make playoffs

Nikko Icebucks Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Champion
2022-2023	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Bronze game loss
2021-2022	AL Japan Cup	12	8	2	-	0	2	54	30	26	2.17	3	Did not make playoffs
	AL Japan Cup	12	7	4	-	0	1	52	35	22	1.83	-	-
2020-2021	AL Japan Cup	22	12	10	-	5	3	68	67	34	1.55	3	-

Nikko Icebucks Stars And Cult Players

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	3	5	1	6	4
2.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	2	0	4	4	0
3.	Maito Omuku (F)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	3	1	1	2	2
4.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	-	1	1	0	1	0
5.	Taiga Abe (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	3	1	0	1	0
6.	Seiya Ishida (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	3	0	1	1	0
7.	Rintaro Yano (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	3	0	1	1	2
8.	Jaakko Niskala (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	4	0	1	1	4
9.	Kazuma Iwamoto (F)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	5	0	1	1	4
10.	Jaakko Niskala (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'9"	170 lbs	28.83
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	170 lbs	28.30
2024-2025	View Roster	5'9"	170 lbs	29.14
2023-2024	View Roster	5'9"	170 lbs	28.43
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	170 lbs	29.04

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Bonk (F)	252	149	217	366
2.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	284	145	168	313
3.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	158	113	121	234
4.	Yuri Terao (F)	244	100	129	229
5.	Hiroto Sato (D)	365	45	169	214

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Bonk (F)	252	149	217	366
2.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	284	145	168	313
3.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	158	113	121	234
4.	Yuri Terao (F)	244	100	129	229
5.	Kento Suzuki (F)	178	86	94	180

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Bonk (F)	252	149	217	366
2.	Hiroto Sato (D)	365	45	169	214
3.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	284	145	168	313
4.	Tetsuya Saito (F)	314	50	131	181
5.	Yuri Terao (F)	244	100	129	229

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Junichi Takahashi (D)	439	34	146	592
2.	Hiroto Sato (D)	365	45	214	358
3.	Dave Bonk (F)	252	149	366	356
4.	Kevin Kimura (D)	137	14	50	349
5.	Naoya Fukuzawa (D)	307	25	66	338

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Junichi Takahashi (D)	439	34	112	146
2.	Hiroto Sato (D)	365	45	169	214
3.	Tadahiro Murai (D)	324	11	66	77
4.	Yuta Suzuki (F)	317	69	112	181
5.	Tetsuya Saito (F)	314	50	131	181

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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2014-2015	48	40	80
2.	Dave Bonk (F)	2014-2015	48	30	76
3.	Dave Bonk (F)	2011-2012	36	25	67
4.	Mark Kaufmann (F)	2001-2002	38	28	64
5.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2011-2012	36	24	64

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2014-2015	48	40	80
2.	Dave Bonk (F)	2014-2015	48	30	76
3.	Kento Suzuki (F)	2022-2023	40	30	52
4.	Mark Kaufmann (F)	2001-2002	38	28	64
5.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	2022-2023	40	27	58

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Dave Bonk (F)	2014-2015	48	46	76
2.	Dave Bonk (F)	2011-2012	36	42	67
3.	Mark Derlago (F)	2015-2016	48	42	63
4.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2014-2015	48	40	80
5.	Hiroki Ueno (F)	2011-2012	36	40	64

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Waddell (D)	2013-2014	41	34	136
2.	Kazuma Takahashi (F)	2004-2005	41	23	119
3.	Kanji Arisawa (D)	2004-2005	31	6	115
4.	Kevin Kimura (D)	2004-2005	40	22	113
5.	Mitch Versteeg (D)	2014-2015	40	14	108