Kosuke Takahashi

Kosuke Takahashi
Date of birth	July 30, 1986
place of birth	Tomakomai , Japan
size	179 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	striker
number	# 19
Career stations
since 2009	Tohoku Free Blades
since 2011	China Dragon

Kōsuke Takahashi ( Japanese 高橋 皓 介 , Takahashi Kōsuke ; born July 30, 1986 in Tomakomai , Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Tohoku Free Blades in the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2009 . Since 2011 he has played on loan for China Dragon .

Career

Kōsuke Takahashi began his career as an ice hockey player in the team of Chūō University . He then signed a contract with Tohoku Free Blades , which began playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey in the 2009/10 season . In this, the attacker scored two goals in 30 games in his rookie year in professional ice hockey and provided three assists. He also received two penalty minutes. In the 2010/11 season, which ended prematurely due to the Tōhoku earthquake , he and his team won the championship title of the Asia League Ice Hockey for the first time.

International

For Japan , Takahashi took part in the U18 Junior World Championship in Division I 2004 and the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I in 2006 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2011 Asia League Ice Hockey Champion with the Tohoku Free Blades

Asia League statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	3	90	12	10	22nd	32
Playoffs	1	2	0	0	0	2

(Status: end of the 2011/12 season)

Web links

• Kōsuke Takahashi at eliteprospects.com (English)