Nippon Paper Cranes

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Nippon Paper Cranes
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City: Kushiro, Hokkaidō
League: Asia League Ice Hockey
Founded: 1949 (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) are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.

History

The club were founded as Jūjō Paper 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 in the 2003-04 season, and have won it three more times since then. They also have won the All Japan Championship six times.

Honours

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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