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Akane Hosoyamada
Born (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32)
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
JWIHC team
Former teams
DK Peregrine
Syracuse Orange (CHA)
Calgary Inferno
National team  Japan
Playing career 2010–present

Akane Hosoyamada (細山田 茜, Hosoyamada Akane, born 9 March 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player for DK Peregrine.[1][2]

She played college hockey for Syracuse Orange in upstate New York before graduating in 2015.[3] She also served as the team captain.[2]

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  2. ^ a b Gallagher, Jack (1 February 2018). "Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream". The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mink, Nate (1 February 2018). "2018 Olympics: Former SU hockey player competing for Japan". syracuse. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Athlete Profile: Akane HOSOYAMADA". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.