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| 07 Sep 2024 | |  Koki Yoneyama 
                             (D)
                       |  Hokkaido Wilds |  Tohoku Free Blades | |
| 22 Aug 2024 | |  Yusei Otsu 
                             (D)
                       |  Hokkaido Wilds |  HL Anyang Ice Hockey Club | |
| 08 May 2024 | |  Kenta Matsukane 
                             (D)
                       |  Hokkaido Wilds |  Sydney Bears | |
| 30 Mar 2021 | |  Go Tanaka 
                             (F)
                       |  Tohoku Free Blades | retired as player | 
Single elimination tournament
The All Japan Ice hockey Championship is an annual ice hockey tournament for Japanese teams, that began in 1930, making the tournament one of the oldest sporting competitions in the country.
The tournament, organized by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation, is an open competition for professional (Japan has four Asia League teams), amateur, and university teams from around the country (limited berths for each region). It is usually played during one week in February in a pre-designated city, with a single-elimination tournament.
Nikko wins in Japan
The 91st All Japan Ice Hockey Championship took place from December 7-10, 2023, in Yokohama.
H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bucks emerged victorious, defeating Tohoku Free Blades in the final with a score of 4-2.
Key players included MVP Yutaka Fukufuji (H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bucks) and top rookie Riku Ishida (Tohoku Free Blades).
(10 Dec 2023)Nikko Ice Bucks won All Japan Ice Hockey Championship
By beating 5-1 the Tohoku Free Blades, Nikko Ice Bucks won the 87th edition of Japan Championship, the domestic competition crowning the national champion between professional, amateur and teams from Universities. As usual the Asian League teams dominated the tournament, played at the Dydo Drinco Arena in Nidìshi Tokyo, once the home of defunct Seibu Prince Rabbits team. It's the second title for the Buck
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