Nippon Paper Cranes
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| Nippon Paper Cranes | |
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| City: | Kushiro, Hokkaidō |
| League: | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Founded: | 1949 |
| Home Arena: | Kushiro Ice Arena (capacity 3,000) |
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The Nippon Paper Cranes (日本製紙クレインズ, Nippon Seishi Kureinzu) were an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.
History
The club was founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1993 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.
They won the inaugural Asia League Ice Hockey title in the 2003–04 season, and have won it four times overall. They also have won the All-Japan Championship seven times. After the 2018–19 season, the team was dissolved due to financial difficulties, and was replaced by the East Hokkaido Cranes.[1]
Honours
- All-Japan Championship:
- Winners (7): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Year-by-year record
| Season | GP | W | W(OT) | W(GWS)* | T | L(GWS)* | L(OT) | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 16 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 80 | 49 | 39 | 1st/5 | Won League |
| 2004-05 | 42 | 31 | 0 | — | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 206 | 85 | 98 | 1st/8 | Lost in finals |
| 2005-06 | 38 | 30 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 5 | 240 | 66 | 95 | 1st/9 | Lost in finals |
| 2006-07 | 34 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 198 | 79 | 86 | 1st/8 | Won championship |
| 2007-08 | 30 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | 97 | 85 | 50 | 4th/7 | Lost in finals |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 120 | 95 | 69 | 4th/7 | Won championship |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 128 | 101 | 68 | 3rd/7 | Lost in finals |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 95 | 74 | 2nd/7 | Lost in semi-finals |
| 2011-12 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 128 | 110 | 58 | 4th/7 | Lost in semi-finals |
| 2012-13 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 176 | 130 | 77 | 3rd/7 | Lost in semi-finals |
| Totals | 346 | 205 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 76 | 1514 | 895 | - | - | 3 Championships |
*prior to the 2008–2009 season, there were no shootouts and games ended in a tie
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