height_m weight_kg played_for shoots birth_place ntl_team image_size position birth_date article_title name career_start
1.76 80 '' ' sapporo polaris '' '' ` asia league '' '' '' ' oji eagles ` japan ice hockey league '' '' right kushiro , hokkaido , japan japan 250px forward 08 april 1981 takeshi saito
 takeshi saitō 2001
takeshi saito

he played one season in the japan league 's now defunct team , the sapporo polaris , and since 2002 he plays for the oji eagles .
he also played in the japan national team in every major tournament they played since 2003 until now .
