Hiroyuki Miura
 Hiroyuki Miura 
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| Date of birth | December 31, 1973 |
| place of birth | Kushiro , Hokkaidō , Japan |
| size | 191 cm |
| Weight | 87 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1992 , 11th lap, 260th position Canadiens de Montréal |
| Career stations | |
| 1993-1994 | Wheeling Thunderbirds |
| 1994-2006 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Team |
| 2006-2009 | Seibu Prince Rabbits |
Hiroyuki Miura ( jap. 三浦浩幸 , Miura Hiroyuki * 31 December 1973 in Kushiro , Hokkaido ) is a former Japanese hockey player . His older brother Takayuki Miura was also a professional ice hockey player.
Career
Hiroyuki Miura was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1992 in the eleventh round as a total of 260th player by the Canadiens de Montréal . This made him the first Japanese ever to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft . However, he never played for the Canadiens themselves. Instead, the defender ran in the 1993/94 season for the Wheeling Thunderbirds in the ECHL . From 1994 to 2006 he played for the Kokudo Ice Hockey Club - first in the Japan Ice Hockey League and then from 2003 in its successor Asia League Ice Hockey . He also won the ALIH championship title with Kokudo in 2005 and 2006. From 2006 to 2009 he played for Kokudo's successor team Seibu Prince Rabbits . When the team then stopped playing, Miura ended his career at the age of 35.
International
For Japan , Miura took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . He was also in his country's squad at the A World Championships in 2000 , 2001 and 2004 .
Achievements and Awards
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Web links
- Hiroyuki Miura at hockeydb.com (English)
- Hiroyuki Miura at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Hiroyuki Miura in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Miura, Hiroyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 三浦 浩 幸 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kushiro-shi , Hokkaidō , Japan |