Shō Satō (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | 5th September 1983 |
place of birth | Kushiro , Japan |
size | 176 cm |
Weight | 77 kg |
position | striker |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1999-2001 | Komazawa University |
2001-2002 | Komazawa Tomakomai |
2002-2009 |
Seibu Prince Rabbits (2002/03: Seibu Bears Tokyo; 2003-06: Kokudo Ice Hockey Team) |
since 2009 | Ōji Eagles |
Shō Satō ( Japanese 佐藤 翔 , Satō Shō ; born September 5, 1983 in Kushiro , Hokkaidō ) is a Japanese ice hockey player who has been playing for the Ōji Eagles in the Asia League Ice Hockey since 2009 .
Career
Sho Sato first played for the Komazawa University team and then for Komazawa Tomakomai in the Japan Ice Hockey League . In 2002 he moved to the Seibu Bears Tokyo, which later became the Kokudo Ice Hockey Team and in 2006 the Seibu Prince Rabbits . With Kokudo he became Japanese champion in 2004 . Since 2003 he has played in the Asia League ice hockey , which he won in 2005 and 2006. In 2009 he moved to league rivals Ōji Eagles , with whom he was able to win the Asia League again in 2012.
International
For Japan, Sato took part in the junior division of the U18 B World Cup in 2000 and the U20 World Championships in Division II in 2001 and 2002 and Division I in 2003 .
In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the World Championships in Division I in 2005 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2015 and 2017 . At the Winter Asian Games 2007 in Changchun , China , he won the gold medal with Japan with a 3-2 win in the decisive game against Kazakhstan .
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup of Division II
- 2004 Japanese champion with the Kokudo Ice Hockey Team
- 2005 Championship of the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Kokudo Ice Hockey Team
- 2006 Championship of the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Kokudo Ice Hockey Team
- 2007 gold medal at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- 2012 Championship of the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Ōji Eagles
Asia League statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 15th | 440 | 147 | 182 | 329 | 542 |
Playoffs | 14th | 85 | 16 | 26th | 42 | 123 |
(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)
Web links
- Shō Satō at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Satō, Shō |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐藤 祥 (Japanese); Sato, Sho |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kushiro , Hokkaidō , Japan |