Go Tanaka
 Go Tanaka 
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| Date of birth | October 6, 1983 |
| place of birth | Sapporo , Japan |
| size | 174 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| position | center |
| number | # 14 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 2006 | Waseda University |
| 2006-2009 | Seibu Prince Rabbits |
| 2009-2010 | ESV Kaufbeuren |
| since 2010 | Tohoku Free Blades |
Gō Tanaka ( Japanese 田中 豪 , Tanaka Gō ; born October 6, 1983 in Sapporo , Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Tohoku Free Blades in the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2010 .
Career
Gō Tanaka began his career as a hockey player with the Seibu Prince Rabbits , for whom he was active in the Asia League Ice Hockey from 2006 to 2009 . With the Rabbits he was runner-up in each of the 2006/07 and 2008/09 seasons, with his team losing to the Nippon Paper Cranes in the finals. After three years in the highest Asian professional league, he was obliged by the German second division promoted ESV Kaufbeuren , where he received a one-year contract for the 2nd Bundesliga . In the 2009/10 season he scored ten goals in a total of 53 games and provided 20 templates.
In the 2010/11 season, which was ended prematurely due to the Tōhoku earthquake , he won the championship of the Asia League Ice Hockey for the first time after his return to Japan as team captain with the Tohoku Free Blades , as their captain he acts. In the regular season he was top scorer and top scorer of all AIHL players as well as the most valuable player in the league. In 2013 and 2015, when he was voted the most valuable player in the playoffs, he was able to win the AIHL title again with the one from Hachinohe-
International
For Japan , Tanaka took part in the junior division of the U18 World Junior Championships in Division I in 2000 and 2001 , the U20 Junior World Championship in Division II in 2002 and the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I in 2003 .
In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the World Championships in Division I in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2013 . when he was voted best player on his team in 2014 , 2015 , 2016 and 2017 . He has been the captain of the Japanese selection since 2013. He also represented his home country in the qualifying tournaments for the 2010 , 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and at the 2007 , 2011 and 2017 Asian Winter Games . At the Asian Winter Games, he won a bronze, a silver and a gold medal with Japan.
Achievements and Awards
- 2007 runner-up in the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Seibu Prince Rabbits
- 2009 runner-up in the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Seibu Prince Rabbits
- 2011 Asia League Ice Hockey Champion with the Tohoku Free Blades
- 2011 Most valuable player in the main round, top scorer and top scorer in the AIHL
- 2013 Asia League Ice Hockey Champion with the Tohoku Free Blades
- 2015 Asia League Ice Hockey Champion with the Tohoku Free Blades
- 2015 Most valuable player in the AIHL playoffs
International
- 2007 gold medal at the Asian Winter Games
- 2011 silver medal at the Asian Winter Games
- 2017 bronze medal at the Winter Asian Games
statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Asia League regular season | 9 | 328 | 138 | 235 | 373 | 284 |
| Asia League playoffs | 8th | 47 | 19th | 29 | 48 | 52 |
| 2nd Bundesliga main round | 1 | 47 | 8th | 18th | 26th | 26th |
| 2nd Bundesliga playoffs | 1 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 |
(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)
Web links
- Gō Tanaka at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ eishockey.info, Two national players for the Joker
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tanaka, Go |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 田中 豪 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sapporo , Japan |