What league does Tohoku Free Blades play in?

Tohoku Free Blades play in the Asia League.

When was Tohoku Free Blades founded?

Tohoku Free Blades was founded in 2008 in Hachinohe, JPN, Japan.

Where is Tohoku Free Blades based?

Tohoku Free Blades is based in Hachinohe, JPN.

Who is the head coach of Tohoku Free Blades?

The head coach of Tohoku Free Blades is Greg Puhalski.

Who is the captain of Tohoku Free Blades?

The captain of Tohoku Free Blades is Kazuki Yamamoto.

What arena does Tohoku Free Blades play in?

Tohoku Free Blades play their home games at Flat Hachinohe IceRink in Hachinohe, JPN.

Who is the general manager of Tohoku Free Blades?

The general manager of Tohoku Free Blades is Chris Wakabayashi.

What are the team colors of Tohoku Free Blades?

The team colors of Tohoku Free Blades are Silver + White + Blue.

Tohoku Free Blades

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Tohoku Free Blades were 16-14-2 in the 2023-24 Asia League season with 48 points, 3rd overall.

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2023-2024 Tohoku Free Blades Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Asia League
1.	Alexandre Boivin (C)	28	20	26	46	12	31
2.	Ryo Tanaka (C)	32	9	21	30	14	29
3.	Junya Yamada (F)	32	9	17	26	22	14
4.	Riku Ishida (D)	32	4	19	23	14	17
5.	Jean Dupuy (C/W)	21	9	13	22	66	16
6.	Kazuki Lawlor (D)	30	9	12	21	20	19
7.	Rintaro Yano (F)	32	7	9	16	8	-14
8.	Masaki Tokoro (F)	29	3	10	13	67	5
9.	Daichi Igari (RW)	25	5	7	12	35	-2
10.	Michihiro Kyoya (D)	31	2	10	12	8	8
11.	Kotaro Takebe (F)	26	4	7	11	10	-5
12.	Akihide Watanabe (D)	31	3	6	9	20	-28
13.	Daisuke Obara (C)	32	6	2	8	8	-19
14.	Taiki Namae (F)	32	3	5	8	12	-14
15.	Kentaro Tanaka (D/RW)	32	1	5	6	8	-23
16.	Kazuki Yamamoto (RW)	30	3	2	5	4	-13
17.	Eikichi Ando (F)	26	2	3	5	6	-10
18.	Yotaro Nakadate (D)	28	1	3	4	10	1
19.	Yuta Matsubuchi (F)	32	0	3	3	8	-10
20.	Kazuki Kawamura (D/RW)	29	0	0	0	0	-10

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
Asia League
1.	Takayuki Ito (G)	13	2.78	.919	7	6	-	1	776:18	409
2.	Michikazu Hata (G)	20	3.47	.896	9	10	-	1	1123:59	560
3.	Michio Hashimoto (G)	1	6.00	.714	0	0	-	0	20:00	5

2023-2024 Tohoku Free Blades Staff

Head CoachGreg Puhalski
General ManagerChris Wakabayashi

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Tohoku Free Blades Captains

"C"

Kazuki Yamamoto

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Tohoku Free Blades Demographics

Tohoku Free Blades Facts

Plays in: Asia League Ice Hockey
Team Colors: Silver + White + Blue
Town: Hachinohe, JPN Map
Founded: 2008

2023-2024 Tohoku Free Blades Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
2 players

Experience

Tohoku Free Blades: 2 496 GP
WC: 7 GP
AHL: 137 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Flat Hachinohe IceRink
Location: Hachinohe
Capacity: 3 500
Construction Year: 2020

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08/14/2026

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Quinn Wichers (D)

Leaving forHC Innsbruck

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06/17/2026

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Michihiro Kyoya (D)

Leaving forNikko Icebucks

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04/15/2026

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Alexandre Boivin (F)

Leaving forCentral Coast Rhinos

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07/03/2025

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Quinn Wichers (D)

Joining fromNottingham Panthers

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Alexandre Boivin (F)

Joining fromMarseille

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03/28/2025

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Brandon McNally (F)

Leaving forCanberra Brave

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07/27/2024

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Kazuki Lawlor (D)

Leaving forKH Torun

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06/12/2024

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Brandon McNally (F)

Joining fromMeran/Merano

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Tohoku Free Blades History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Asia League	4	4	0	-	0	0	16	7	12	3	2	-
2025-2026	Asia League	40	16	20	-	4	0	119	121	56	1.4	4	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	Asia League	32	9	18	-	2	3	89	121	34	1.06	4	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Asia League	32	14	14	-	2	2	101	107	48	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Asia League	40	8	24	-	2	6	92	175	34	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Asia League	36	4	28	-	0	4	67	148	16	0.44	7	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Asia League	34	9	19	-	3	3	73	106	36	1.06	8	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Asia League	28	13	11	-	1	3	78	75	44	1.57	3	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Asia League	48	26	17	-	2	3	185	135	85	1.77	4	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Asia League	48	20	20	-	5	3	138	141	73	1.52	5	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	Asia League	48	27	14	-	3	4	188	131	91	1.9	3	Champion
2013-2014	Asia League	42	18	17	-	3	4	134	110	64	1.52	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Asia League	42	24	13	-	3	2	162	117	80	1.9	2	Champion
2011-2012	Asia League	36	13	14	-	4	5	106	111	52	1.44	6	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Asia League	36	18	8	-	4	6	160	112	68	1.89	3	Champion
2009-2010	Asia League	36	13	18	-	4	1	132	142	48	1.33	5	Did not make playoffs

Tohoku Free Blades Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Final loss
2022-2023	Japan Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Champion
2021-2022	AL Japan Cup	14	8	4	-	2	0	51	40	28	2	1	Final loss
	AL Japan Cup	14	3	6	-	2	3	47	42	16	1.14	-	-
2020-2021	AL Japan Cup	22	9	13	-	3	2	65	91	26	1.18	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	6	1	4	5	8
2.	Trevor Ayre (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	5	1	3	4	8
3.	Yotaro Nakadate (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	5	0	2	2	2
4.	Seiya Hayata (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	6	0	2	2	2
5.	Michihiro Kyoya (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	6	0	2	2	2
6.	Rintaro Yano (F)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	5	0	1	1	2
7.	Akihide Watanabe (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	5	0	0	0	18
8.	Kai Kojima (D)	2026-2027	Stars Kobe	Asia League	5	0	0	0	29
9.	Roy Suzuki (F)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	6	0	0	0	2
10.	Shuma Kinebuchi (D)	2026-2027	SaPKo	Suomi-sarja	6	0	0	0	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	27.18
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	174 lbs	28.20
2024-2025	View Roster	5'9"	176 lbs	28.91
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	29.09
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	176 lbs	30.59

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	375	155	262	417
2.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	461	101	183	284
3.	Takuma Kawai (F)	337	68	184	252
4.	Junya Yamada (F)	330	74	140	214
5.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	375	155	262	417
2.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	461	101	183	284
3.	Junya Yamada (F)	330	74	140	214
4.	Takuma Kawai (F)	337	68	184	252
5.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	375	155	262	417
2.	Takuma Kawai (F)	337	68	184	252
3.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	461	101	183	284
4.	Junya Yamada (F)	330	74	140	214
5.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	134	197

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Logan Stephenson (D)	189	36	116	628
2.	Brad Farynuk (D)	190	63	197	511
3.	Takuma Kawai (F)	337	68	252	483
4.	Kota Shinohara (F)	366	58	150	432
5.	Kazuki Yamamoto (F)	546	56	139	424

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kazuki Yamamoto (F)	546	56	83	139
2.	Ryo Tanaka (F)	461	101	183	284
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	375	155	262	417
4.	Kota Shinohara (F)	366	58	92	150
5.	Takuma Kawai (F)	337	68	184	252

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Marc Cavosie (F)	28	17	45	1.61
2.	Matt Pope (F)	46	33	68	1.48
3.	David Wrigley (F)	38	22	56	1.47
4.	Kim Staal (F)	81	55	116	1.43
5.	Alexandre Boivin (F)	68	40	92	1.35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	48	22	71
2.	Kim Staal (F)	2014-2015	46	37	70
3.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	46	33	68
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2012-2013	42	20	62
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	36	24	59

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kim Staal (F)	2014-2015	46	37	70
2.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	46	33	68
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	2013-2014	42	26	52
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	36	24	59
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	48	22	71

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Go Tanaka (F)	2014-2015	48	49	71
2.	Go Tanaka (F)	2012-2013	42	42	62
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	2016-2017	46	38	55
4.	Takuma Kawai (F)	2014-2015	44	38	49
5.	Matt Pope (F)	2016-2017	46	35	68

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2014-2015	43	12	170
2.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2015-2016	48	35	167
3.	Cole Jarrett (D)	2016-2017	45	46	142
4.	Logan Stephenson (D)	2016-2017	43	35	142
5.	Brad Farynuk (D)	2014-2015	42	45	139