Fumika Sasano (笹野 文香, Sasano Fumika, born 26 June 1997) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national ice hockey team, currently[update] playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey.
| Fumika Sasano 笹野 文香 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1997 Aomori Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
AIK Hockey | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | c. 2013–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Playing career edit
Sasano began her career playing with the Hachinohe Reds in the All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship and Group B of the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL).
In 2016, she joined the Seibu Princess Rabbits, the reigning champions of both the WJIHL and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship. With the Seibu Princess Rabbits, Sasano won five Japanese Championship titles as WJIHL champion in 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, and 2019–20, and All-Japan tournament champion in 2018.
International play edit
Sasano represented Japan at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1] She participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2017 Winter Universiade and won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2019 Winter Universiade. As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the 2014 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship.
References edit
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com