Seiji Takahashi

Seiji Takahashi
Date of birth	February 24, 1993
place of birth	Tomakomai , Japan
size	174 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2009-2011	Tomakomai Technical High School
since 2011	Ōji Eagles

Seiji Takahashi ( Japanese 高橋 聖 二 , Takahashi Seiji ; born February 24, 1993 in Tomakomai , Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Ōji Eagles from the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2011 .

Career

Seiji Takahashi began his career as a hockey player in his hometown of Tomakomai , where he played on the team at Tomakomai Technical High School . In 2011 he moved to the Ōji Eagles in the Asia League Ice Hockey , where he has been playing ever since. With the team, which also comes from Tomakomai, he won the Asia League in 2012 by winning the final against the Nikkō Ice Bucks . In 2013, 2014 and 2018 he was able to win the main round with the Eagles, but the play-off finals were lost to the Tōhoku Free Blades (2013), the Nippon Paper Cranes (2014) and Anyang Halla (2018).

International

For Japan, Takahashi already took part in the 2010 U-18 World Championships in Division I. Ueno made his debut in the men's national team at the 2012 World Cup , where his team competed in Group A of Division I. He was also on the ice for his country in Division I at the 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 World Championships . He also represented his colors in the Olympic qualification for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang 2018 . At the Winter Asian Games 2017 he finished third with the Japanese behind Kazakhstan and South Korea .

Achievements and Awards

• 2012 won the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Ōji Eagles
• 2017 bronze medal at the Winter Asian Games

Asia League statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	7th	269	104	116	220	281
Playoffs	7th	40	11	16	27	28

(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Seiji Takahashi at eliteprospects.com (English)