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Nippon Paper Cranes
- Year of foundation: 1949
- Club status: ceased (After the 2018–19 season, the team was dissolved due to financial difficulties)
- Address: 2-2-10, Tottori-odori, Kushiro, Hokkaido, 084-0906, Japan
- WWW: http://www.np-g.com/cranes/
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All time leagues: All Japan Ice hockey Championship | Asia League | Japan Ice Hockey League
Season 2014-2015
Club teams
This club in 2014-2015: All Japan Ice hockey Championship | Asia League
Recent gamesseason 2014-2015
| Feb. 11 15 | 15:00 | Nippon Paper Cranes | - | High1 | 5-2 | Show details» |
| Feb. 21 15 | 17:00 | Nippon Paper Cranes | - | Tohoku Free Blades | 2-3 SO | Show details» |
| Feb. 22 15 | 15:00 | Nippon Paper Cranes | - | Tohoku Free Blades | 3-7 | Show details» |
Current rosterseason 2014-2015
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Mitsuaki Inoue |  | 04.07.1986 | 172 cm | 63 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| G | Hisashi Ishikawa | | 02.09.1981 | 183 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Ryohsuke Ohshima | | 06.06.1987 | 177 cm | 80 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Denis Akimoto | | 20.08.1991 | 181 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Masahiro Ebina | | 24.11.1987 | 177 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kengo Ito | | 04.12.1978 | 182 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Richard Jackman |  | 28.06.1978 | 188 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Hideyuki Osawa | | 05.01.1979 | 176 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Shun Sakata | | 13.06.1987 | 181 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jun Tonosaki | | 09.01.1984 | 170 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mei Ushu | | 02.05.1991 | 181 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Hirokazu Haruta | | 15.09.1990 | 174 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Hidehisa Kokubo | | 28.11.1986 | 172 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Yosuke Kon | | 21.09.1978 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Naoya Kubo | | 04.08.1985 | 174 cm | 76 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Masahito Nishiwaki | | 06.10.1982 | 178 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Motoki Sakagami | | 14.08.1987 | 173 cm | 73 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Hiroshi Sato | | 18.02.1983 | 182 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Shunsuke Shigeno | | 14.03.1990 | 194 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Woo Je Sung |  | 31.01.1992 | 186 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Kenta Takagi | | 14.12.1993 | 182 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Yokuto Takami | | 23.08.1991 | 174 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Chad Wiseman | | 25.03.1981 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Colton Yellow Horn | | 05.05.1987 | 175 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroo Iizuka | | 04.04.1977 | Team Manager | Show profile» |
| Kevin Primeau | | 03.01.1955 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Motoaki Takeuchi | | 20.10.1969 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
League winners:
- 2015-2016: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2013-2014: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2013-2014: Asia League
- 2011-2012: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2010-2011: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2009-2010: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2008-2009: Asia League
- 2006-2007: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2006-2007: Asia League
- 2005-2006: All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- 2003-2004: Asia League
from 1993 to present:
- http://www.np-g.com/cranes/ (official)
Recent articlesShow all articles»
- Asia League Wrap-up (23 Sep 2013)
- Weekend Update - Asia League Edition (15 Sep 2013)
- 2013-2014 Asia League Opening Weekend (08 Sep 2013)
- Eagles and Blades face off for Asia League Championship (22 Mar 2013)
- Asia League Regular Season Recap (04 Mar 2013)
Recent newsShow all news»
East China sea conflict causes Asia League to post-pone games
The Asia League has post-poned another set of games due to the growing Japan China conflict over a set of uninhabited islands. This weekend the Eagles were to play in China, but the league has postponed the games until the middle of November and end of December. Last week three games against the Cranes were rescheduled until January.
(28 Sep 2012)Asia League 2011-2012
The new season of Asia League started today. Nippon Paper Cranes only scored once but that was enough to take an early lead of the league standings as they were the only team to win 3 points. The results: Free Blades-Paper Cranes 0-1, Anyang Halla-High1 4-3 (OT), Eagles-Icebucks 3-4 (SO).
(17 Sep 2011)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
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Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2014-2015
- Youngest player: Kenta Takagi (21 years)
- Oldest player: Richard Jackman (37 years)
- Shortest player: Jun Tonosaki (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Shunsuke Shigeno (194 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (3), Japan (20), South Korea (1)
Leagues
Nippon Paper Cranes participates in season 2014-2015: All Japan Ice hockey Championship, Asia League
Headlines
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