Yokohama Grits

The Yokohama Grits () are a professional ice hockey team based in Yokohama, Japan. They are a members of Asia League Ice Hockey and play their home games at the Shin-Yokohama Skating Center.
==History ==
The Yokohama Grits were founded on 2 May 2019 by Grits Sports Innovators Corporation, an organisation led by Akihito Usui. The Grits are the first ice hockey team based in the Greater Tokyo Area since the Seibu Prince Rabbits folded in 2009. On 2 June 2020 the team was announced as the eighth member of Asia League Ice Hockey, with former NHL player Mike Kennedy serving as the head coach. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was forced to not play its planned 2020–21 season, with a three-country Asia League tournament scheduled in its place. In October of the same year, the Grits took part in the Asia League Japan Cup.
== References==
==External links==
* Yokohama Grits 
Category:Asia League Ice Hockey teams
Category:Established in 2019
Category:Ice hockey teams in Japan