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Seibu Prince Rabbits
- Year of foundation: 1972
- Club status: ceased (club folded for financial difficulties after the 2008-09 season)
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All time leagues: Asia League | Japan Ice Hockey League
Season 2008-2009
Club teams
This club in 2008-2009: Asia League
Current rosterseason 2008-2009
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Kazuhito Katayama |  | 25.07.1981 | 172 cm | 76 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| G | Naoya Kikuchi | | 23.08.1975 | 180 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Shiro Matsumoto | | 03.04.1978 | 177 cm | 78 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Yutaka Kawaguchi | | 05.04.1973 | 173 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Ryuichi Kawai | | 26.09.1983 | 180 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Masahiro Kawamura | | 02.06.1980 | 180 cm | 85 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Hiroyuki Miura | | 31.12.1973 | 190 cm | 89 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Fumitaka Miyauchi | | 06.11.1972 | 181 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tomohito Okubo | | 22.09.1976 | 177 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Yuya Yamada | | 24.07.1984 | 179 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Kazuyoshi Yamaguchi | | 17.05.1977 | 187 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Kiyoshi Fujita | | 25.06.1972 | 173 cm | 75 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Bin Ishioka | | 17.01.1984 | 177 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Toru Kamino | | 31.07.1979 | 174 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Yoshikazu Kashino | | 26.06.1983 | 175 cm | 75 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Yosuke Kon | | 21.09.1978 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Shuji Masuko | | 08.07.1978 | 177 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Daisuke Obara | | 04.06.1981 | 177 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Joel Prpic |  | 25.09.1974 | 200 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Richard Rochefort |  | 07.01.1977 | 179 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Tomoki Sakagami | | 10.04.1985 | 171 cm | 79 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Sho Sato | | 07.09.1983 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Takahito Suzuki | | 17.08.1975 | 173 cm | 73 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Go Tanaka | | 06.10.1983 | 173 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tomohiko Uchiyama | | 13.10.1979 | 170 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuki Katayama | | 26.01.1973 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Chris Wakabayashi | | 10.12.1972 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
he club was founded as the Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club in Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972. They won the Japan Ice Hockey League and All Japan Ice Hockey Championship in 1974. Since then, they have won the League 13 times and the All Japan Championship 11 times. They moved to Shinagawa, Tokyo in 1984, then to Yokohama, Kanagawa in 1991. They changed their name to the Kokudo Ice Hockey Club according to the change of their parent company's name. They merged with the Seibu Railways Ice Hockey Club in 2003 and moved to the Suntory Higashi-fushimi Ice Arena (renamed to DyDo Drinco Ice Arena in 2006 when the naming rights contract went to DyDo Drico) in Nishitokyo, Tokyo where Seibu had been based. Their parent company Kokudo ceased to exist in 2006 after a merger with Prince Hotels, Inc. They adopted the new name Seibu Prince Rabbits in 2006. The club also had a women's team called the Seibu Princess Rabbits.
On December 19, 2008, Prince Hotels & Resorts officially announced its intention to fold the team at the conclusion of the 2008-09 season, citing funding difficulties in a harsh economic climate.
Prince Hotels & Resorts negotiated with over twenty companies to find a new owner, however, did not succeed due to the economic situation in Japan, and due to the declining popularity of ice hockey itself. Prince Hotels & Resorts announced the disbanding of the team as of March 31, 2009.
- from 1972 to 1991: Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club
- from 1991 to 2006: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- from 2006 to present: Seibu Prince Rabbits
League winners:
- 2008-2009: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2007-2008: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2005-2006: Asia League
- 2004-2005: Asia League
- 2003-2004: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2003-2004: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 2002-2003: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 2002-2003: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2001-2002: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 2000-2001: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1998-1999: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1998-1999: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1997-1998: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1997-1998: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1996-1997: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1994-1995: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1992-1993: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1991-1992: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1989-1990: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1988-1989: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1987-1988: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1985-1986: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1981-1982: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 1977-1978: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1974-1975: Japan Ice Hockey League
- 1974-1975: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
from 2006 to present:
Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2008-2009
- Youngest player: Tomoki Sakagami (24 years)
- Oldest player: Kiyoshi Fujita (37 years)
- Shortest player: Tomohiko Uchiyama (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Joel Prpic (200 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (1), Croatia (1), Japan (23)
Leagues
Seibu Prince Rabbits participates in season 2008-2009: Asia League
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