Tōru Kamino

Tōru Kamino
Date of birth	July 31, 1979
size	173 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2002-2009	Seibu Prince Rabbits (until 2006: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club)

Tōru Kamino ( Japanese 神 野 徹 , Kamino Tōru ; * July 31, 1979 ) is a former Japanese ice hockey player who won the Asia League Ice Hockey twice with the Kokudo Ice Hockey Club .

Career

Tōru Kamino began his career as a hockey player at the Kokudo Ice Hockey Club, with whom he won the Japan Ice Hockey League in 2003 and 2004 . After the league was dissolved in favor of the new multinational Asia League Ice Hockey , he won the title there in 2005 and 2006. Even after his team was renamed Seibu Prince Rabbits in 2006, he continued to play for the team. When the team, now based in Nishitōkyō , was disbanded in 2009 for financial reasons, he ended his career.

International

For Japan , Kamino took part in the Division I World Championships in 2005 , 2007 , 2008 and 2009 .

At the Winter Asian Games 2007 in Changchun , China , he won the title with his team. He also took part in the qualifying tournaments for the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Japan Ice Hockey League win with Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
• 2004 Japan Ice Hockey League win with Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
• 2005 won the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
• 2006 Asie League Ice Hockey win with Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
• 2007 silver medal at the Asian Winter Games

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Asia League regular season	6th	178	48	39	87	143
Asia League playoffs	5	40	5	9	14th	12

Web links

• Tōru Kamino at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Tōru Kamino at eurohockey.com