| Nippon Paper Cranes | |
|---|---|
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| City: | Kushiro, Hokkaidō |
| League: | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Founded: | 1949 |
| Home Arena: | Kushiro Ice Arena (capacity 3000) |
| Colors: | Navy & White |
| Head Coach: | Syunji Tanaka |
| General Manager: | Kaoru Shimanuki, Osamu Ono |
The Nippon Paper Cranes are an Asia League team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.
The club were founded as Jūjō Papaer Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.
They won the inaugural Asia League Ice Hockey championship in the 2003-04 season. They also won the 2006 (73rd) All Japan Ice Hockey Championship for the first time in their history.
Honours[]
- Asia League:
- Winners (3): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2008-09
- All Japan Championship:
- Winners (2): 2006, 2007
Import players[]
Joel Dyck 2003-present, D- Darcy Mitani 2003-present, C
Chris Lindberg 2004-05, LW (Former Flames/Nordiques)- Derek Plante 2005-07, D (Former Sabres/Stars/Blackhawks/Flyers)
- Jamie McLennan 2007-08, G (Former Islanders/Blues/Wild/Flames/Rangers)
- Tyson Nash 2007-08, LW (Former Blues/Coyotes)
- Kelly Fairchild 2008-09, C (Former Leafs/Stars/Avalanche)
- Brad Tiley 2008-09, D (Former Coyotes/Flyers)
- Chris Yule, 2008-present, F
- Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu, 2009-present, F
Current Roster[]
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| 31 | 
|
Ohsima Ryousuke | R | 2006 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 42 |
|
Kiyokawa Kazuhiko | R | 2008 | Tomakomai, Japan |
| 61 |
|
Ishikawa Hisashi | R | 2004 | Tochigi, Japan |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 2 |
|
Tonosaki Jun | L | 2006 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 3 |
|
Ito Kengo | R | Kushiro, Japan | ||
| 23 |
|
Osawa Hideyuki – C | R | Tomakomai, Japan | ||
| 33 |
|
Kito Toshiyuki | R | 2006 | Makubetsu, Japan | |
| 34 |
|
Haratake Daisuke | R | Kushiro , Japan | ||
| 37 |
|
Kakuta Hiroshi | R | 2007 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 55 | 
|
Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu | L | 2009 | Quebec City, Canada | |
| 77 |
|
Yanadori Shinya | R | 2009 | Kushiro, Japan | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| 1 |
|
Imamura Yutaro | C/W | L | 2007 | Tomakomai, Japan |
| 10 |
|
Yamano Yu | W | L | Kushiro, Japan | |
| 11 |
|
Nishiwaki Masahito – A | W | R | 2004 | Kushiro, Japan |
| 14 |
|
Sato Masashi | W | L | Kushiro, Japan | |
| 15 |
|
Tsuchizuka Shuhei | C/W | R | 2005 | Kushiro, Japan |
| 17 |
|
Iimura Yoshinori | C/W | R | 2006 | Obihiro, Japan |
| 19 |
|
Sato Hiroshi | C/W | R | Kushiro, Japan | |
| 20 |
|
Darcy Mitani Takeshi | C/W | R | Dryden, Canada | |
| 21 |
|
Sakai Takayuki | C/W | R | Kushiro, Japan | |
| 24 |
|
Iizuka Hiroo | W | L | Kushiro, Japan | |
| 47 |
|
Kubo Naoya | C/W | R | 2008 | Tomakomai, Japan |
| 50 |
|
Kokubo Hidenao | F | - | 2009 | Japan |
| 75 |
|
Chris Yule | C/W | L | 2008 | Edmonton, Canada |
| 76 |
|
Obara Daisuke | F | L | 2009 | Kushiro, Japan |
External links[]
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