Shuhei Kuji

Shuhei Kuji
Born	April 27, 1987 Tomakomai, Japan
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Eisbären Berlin Oji Eagles
National team	Japan
Playing career	2010–present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
	2011 Astana-Almaty

Shuhei Kuji (久慈 修平 Kuji Shūhei, born April 27, 1987) is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Career

Kuji attended and previously played at university level for the Waseda University. He made his professional debut in the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Oji Eagles in 2010.^[1] After five seasons with the Eagles, having recorded a dominate season in 2014-15 with 61 points in just 39 games, Kuji opted to test himself in Europe through securing a try-out contract with top level German club, Eisbären Berlin on July 15, 2015.^[2] Kuji enjoyed a successful pre-season in Germany and on September 9, 2015, it was announced that Kuji had secured a one-year contract to remain for the season with Eisbären Berlin.^[3] He had two assists and no goals in 37 DEL games over the 2015-16 season. Kuji scored his only goal for the Eisbären squad in one of his four appearances in the Champions Hockey League. He did not have his contract renewed after the 2015-16 season.^[4]

He has also played and is a current member in the Japan national team from 2009.

References

1. "Oji Eagle's Kuji player profile" (in Japanese). Oji Eagles. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
2. "Japanese player Shuhei Kuji to trial with Polar Bears" (in German). bild.de. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
3. Eisbären Berlin (2015-09-09). "Welcome to team Kuji!". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
4. Berlin, Eisbären. "Eisbären Berlin :: Sechs Eisbären-Spieler verlassen Berlin". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

External links

• Shuhei Kuji's career statistics at EliteProspects.com