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Database: 665 286 players

Last added: Christian Koch

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ivan Chekhovich	41	35	41	76
2.	Peter Abbandonato	43	20	50	70
3.	Jeremy McKenna	45	29	39	68
4.	Joseph Veleno	34	25	37	62
5.	Alexis Lafrenière	37	20	42	62

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Team Facts

Plays in Asia League Ice Hockey
Team colours Silver + White + Blue
Town Hachinohe
Founded 2008

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Michio Hashimoto (G)	41	1977	Aomori, JPN	5'11"	185	L
	#55	Michikazu Hata (G)	28	1990	Kushiro, JPN	5'8"	159	L
	#44	Yuto Ito (G)	27	1991	Tomakomai, JPN	5'7"	152	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#18	Seiya Hayata (D)	23	1995	Hiroshima, JPN	5'11"	181	L
	#96	Dong Hwan Kim (D)	34	1984	Seoul, KOR	5'9"	185	R
	#54	Goshi Kumagai (D)	30	1988	Sendai, JPN	5'11"	174	L
	#24	Hikaru Satoh (D)	27	1991	Obihiro, JPN	5'7"	159	L
	#77	Nick St. Pierre (D)	33	1985	St-Etienne, QC, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#75	Logan Stephenson (D)	32	1986	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'3"	205	L	17/18
	#34	Junichi Takahashi (D)	40	1978	Nikko, JPN	6'0"	183	R
FORWARDS
	#91	Shigeki Hitosato (F)	24	1994		5'6"	154	L
	#23	Yoshikazu Kashino (LW/RW)	35	1983	Tomakomai, JPN	5'9"	165	R
	#40	Takuma Kawai (LW)	30	1988	Eniwa, JPN	5'11"	207	L
	#10	Hayato Nakazawa (F)	24	1994	Japan	5'9"	165	-
	#9	Ryo Omiya (F)	27	1992	Tomakomai, JPN	5'7"	165	R
	#47	Kota Shinohara (LW) “A”	34	1984	Kushiro, JPN	5'7"	163	R
	#20	Timofei Shishkanov (LW)	35	1983	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	220	R
	#19	Hideyasu Takeo (F)	25	1993	Hachinohe, JPN	5'8"	168	L
	#14	Go Tanaka (C) “C”	35	1983	Sapporo, JPN	5'8"	159	L
	#22	Ryo Tanaka (C)	31	1987	Sapporo, JPN	5'11"	194	L
	#38	Junya Yamada (F)	27	1991	Tomakomai, JPN	5'8"	172	L
	#21	Kazuki Yamamoto (RW) “A”	32	1986	Kushiro, JPN	5'10"	176	L
Position: G:3 D:7 F:12 \| Av Age: 30.64 years \| Av Ht: 5'10" \| Av Wt 176 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Chris Wakabayashi
Coach Tomohito Okubo

Team Facts

Nationalities 18 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
Experience Tohoku Free Blades: 3 525 GP
NHL: 24 GP
WC: 6 GP
Allsvenskan: 21 GP
KHL: 271 GP
Czech: 130 GP
AHL: 531 GP
DEL: 230 GP

Team Captains

“C” Go Tanaka
“A” Kota Shinohara
Kazuki Yamamoto

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Morioka Ice Arena
Location Hachinohe
Capacity
Construction Year

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
08/17/2018
08/17/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Logan Pyett (D)	Leaving for	Hershey Bears
08/04/2018
08/04/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Nick St. Pierre (D)	Joining from	Klagenfurter AC
08/04/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Timofei Shishkanov (F)	Joining from	PSK Sakhalin
12/31/2017
12/31/2017	Confirmed	Joining	Yoshiki Shiga (D)	Joining from	Shirakaba Gakuen
12/01/2017
12/01/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	Leaving for	Kalmar HC
08/07/2017
08/07/2017	Confirmed	Joining	Logan Pyett (D)	Joining from	No team
07/26/2017
07/26/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	Cole Jarrett (D)	Leaving for	Belfast Giants
07/14/2017
07/14/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	Matt Pope (F)	Leaving for	Cardiff Devils

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2009-2010	Asia League	36	13	-	18	4	1	132	142	48	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Asia League	36	18	-	8	4	6	160	112	68	3	Champion
2011-2012	Asia League	36	13	-	14	4	5	106	111	52	6	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Asia League	42	24	-	13	3	2	162	117	80	2	Champion
2013-2014	Asia League	42	18	-	17	3	4	134	110	64	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Asia League	48	27	-	14	3	4	188	131	91	3	Champion
2015-2016	Asia League	48	20	-	20	5	3	138	141	73	5	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Asia League	48	26	-	17	2	3	185	135	85	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Asia League	28	13	-	11	1	3	78	75	44	3	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Asia League	27	8	-	15	2	2	60	83	30	8	-

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Pope (F)	2018-2019	Cardiff Devils	EIHL	36	11	18	29	30
2.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	2018-2019	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	33	9	17	26	22
3.	Paul Albers (F)	2018-2019	Balcarres Broncs	QVHL	9	5	9	14	0
4.	Matt Pope (F)	2018-2019	Cardiff Devils	EIHL Cup	8	3	6	9	8
5.	Ned Lukacevic (F)	2018-2019	Odense Bulldogs	Denmark	19	4	3	7	18
6.	Kim Staal (F)	2018-2019	Herlev Eagles	Denmark	27	3	4	7	6
7.	Yuya Ariyoshi (D)	2018-2019	Gangwon High1	Asia League	28	1	6	7	28
8.	Hyeok Kim (D)	2018-2019	Daemyung Killer Whales	Asia League	29	1	5	6	6
9.	Matt Pope (F)	2018-2019	Cardiff Devils	Champions HL	6	0	5	5	2
10.	Ryuichi Kawai (D)	2018-2019	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	29	0	3	3	36

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	331	150	249	399
2.	Takuma Kawai (F)	330	68	180	248
3.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197
4.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	320	70	125	195
5.	Takuro Yamashita (F)	272	60	118	178

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	331	150	249	399
2.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	320	70	125	195
3.	Takuma Kawai (F)	330	68	180	248
4.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197
5.	Takuro Yamashita (F)	272	60	118	178

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	331	150	249	399
2.	Takuma Kawai (F)	330	68	180	248
3.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197
4.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	320	70	125	195
5.	Takuro Yamashita (F)	272	60	118	178

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Logan Stephenson (D)	182	35	113	595
2.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	197	511
3.	Takuma Kawai (F)	330	68	248	477
4.	Cole Jarrett (D)	117	42	137	370
5.	Kota Shinohara (F)	282	52	128	332

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kazuki Yamamoto (F)	367	43	69	112
2.	Go Tanaka (F)	331	150	249	399
3.	Takuma Kawai (F)	330	68	180	248
4.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	320	70	125	195
5.	Kota Shinohara (F)	282	52	76	128

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Marc Cavosie (F)	28	17	45	1.607
2.	Matt Pope (F)	46	33	68	1.478
3.	David Wrigley (F)	38	22	56	1.474
4.	Kim Staal (F)	81	55	116	1.432
5.	Bruce Mulherin (F)	71	41	92	1.296

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	22	49	71	1.48	48
2.	Kim Staal (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	46	37	33	70	1.52	40
3.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	46	33	35	68	1.48	60
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	42	20	42	62	1.48	22
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	Asia League	36	24	35	59	1.64	22

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kim Staal (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	46	37	33	70	1.52	40
2.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	46	33	35	68	1.48	60
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	2013-2014	Asia League	42	26	26	52	1.24	48
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	Asia League	36	24	35	59	1.64	22
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	22	49	71	1.48	48

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	48	22	49	71	1.48	48
2.	Go Tanaka (F)	2012-2013	Asia League	42	20	42	62	1.48	22
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	46	17	38	55	1.20	26
4.	Takuma Kawai (F)	2014-2015	Asia League	44	11	38	49	1.11	28
5.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	Asia League	46	33	35	68	1.48	60

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2014-2015	Asia League	43	5	7	12	0.28	170
2.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2015-2016	Asia League	48	17	18	35	0.73	167
3.	Cole Jarrett (D)	2016-2017	Asia League	45	11	35	46	1.02	142
4.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2016-2017	Asia League	43	7	28	35	0.81	142
5.	Brad Farynuk (D)	2014-2015	Asia League	42	16	29	45	1.07	139

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	5'10"	176 lbs	30.64
2017-2018	View roster	5'9"	175 lbs	28.28
2016-2017	View roster	5'9"	176 lbs	27.12
2015-2016	View roster	5'9"	174 lbs	27.96
2014-2015	View roster	5'9"	175 lbs	27.07

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