Hiroki Ueno (ice hockey)

Hiroki Ueno (上野 拓紀, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the East Hokkaido Cranes of the Asia League.

Hiroki Ueno
Born (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 (age 38)
Nagano, Japan
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
ALIH team
Former teams
East Hokkaido Cranes
High1
Nikkō Ice Bucks
Nippon Paper Cranes
National team  Japan
Playing career 2009–present
Hiroki Ueno
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Astana-Almaty Ice hockey

Since 2011 he plays for the Nikkō Ice Bucks. He previously played between 2009–2011 for the Asia League Korean team High1 and, at university level, for the Waseda University. During the 2014–15 season Ueno scored 80 points to lead the Asia League in scoring (while tied with Michael Swift in points, Ueno had more goals and was therefore credited as the scoring leader); this made him only the second Asian player to win the scoring title in the league, after fellow Japanese Go Tanaka in 2010–11.[1] He has played for the Japanese national team since 2006.

References

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  1. ^ Merk, Martin (2015-04-03). "Ueno wins scoring race". IIHF. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
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