Nippon Paper Cranes

The Nippon Paper Cranes are an Asia League team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.
The club were founded as Jūjō Papaer Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.
They won the inaugural Asia League Ice Hockey championship in the 2003-04 season. They also won the 2006 (73rd) All Japan Ice Hockey Championship for the first time in their history.
==Honours==
*Asia League: 
**Winners (3): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2008-09
*All Japan Championship: 
**Winners (2): 2006, 2007
==Import players==
* Joel Dyck 2003-present, D
* Darcy Mitani 2003-present, C
* Chris Lindberg 2004-05, LW (Former Flames/Nordiques)
* Derek Plante 2005-07, D (Former Sabres/Stars/Blackhawks/Flyers)
* Jamie McLennan 2007-08, G (Former Islanders/Blues/Wild/Flames/Rangers)
* Tyson Nash 2007-08, LW (Former Blues/Coyotes)
* Kelly Fairchild 2008-09, C (Former Leafs/Stars/Avalanche)
* Brad Tiley 2008-09, D (Former Coyotes/Flyers)
* Chris Yule, 2008-present, F
* Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu, 2009-present, F
==Current Roster==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
# 	Country 	Player 	Catches 	Acquired 	Place of Birth
31 	 	Ohsima Ryousuke 	R 	2006 	Tokyo, Japan
42 	 	Kiyokawa Kazuhiko	R 	2008 	Tomakomai, Japan
61 	 	Ishikawa Hisashi 	R 	2004 	Tochigi, Japan
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen
# 	Country 	Player 	Shoots 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	
2 	 	Tonosaki Jun 	L 	2006 	Sapporo, Japan 	
3 	 	Ito Kengo 	R 	 	Kushiro, Japan 	
23 	 	Osawa Hideyuki – C	R 	 	Tomakomai, Japan 	
33 	 	Kito Toshiyuki 	R 	2006 	Makubetsu, Japan 	
34 	 	Haratake Daisuke 	R 	 	Kushiro , Japan 	
37 	 	Kakuta Hiroshi 	R 	2007 	Sapporo, Japan 	
55 	 	Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu 	L 	2009 	Quebec City, Canada	
77 	 	Yanadori Shinya 	R 	2009 	Kushiro, Japan 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
# 	Country 	Player 	Position	Shoots 	Acquired	Place of Birth
1 	 	Imamura Yutaro 	C/W 	L 	2007 	Tomakomai, Japan
10 	 	Yamano Yu 	W 	L 	 	Kushiro, Japan
11 	 	Nishiwaki Masahito – A	W 	R 	2004 	Kushiro, Japan
14 	 	Sato Masashi 	W 	L 	 	Kushiro, Japan
15 	 	Tsuchizuka Shuhei 	C/W 	R 	2005 	Kushiro, Japan
17 	 	Iimura Yoshinori 	C/W 	R 	2006 	Obihiro, Japan
19 	 	Sato Hiroshi 	C/W 	R 	 	Kushiro, Japan
20 	 	Darcy Mitani Takeshi 	C/W 	R 	 	Dryden, Canada
21 	 	Sakai Takayuki 	C/W 	R 	 	Kushiro, Japan
24 	 	Iizuka Hiroo 	W 	L 	 	Kushiro, Japan
47 	 	Kubo Naoya 	C/W 	R 	2008 	Tomakomai, Japan
50 	 	Kokubo Hidenao 	F 	- 	2009 	Japan
75 	 	Chris Yule 	C/W 	L 	2008 	Edmonton, Canada
76 	 	Obara Daisuke 	F 	L 	2009 	Kushiro, Japan
==External links==
* Official website
Category:Japanese ice hockey clubs
Category:Established in 1949
Category:Asia League team