Yutaka Fukufuji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yutaka Fukufuji

Japanese ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1982

Place of Birth: Kushiro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Yutaka Fukufuji

  • Yutaka Fukufuji (?? ?, Fukufuji Yutaka, born September 17, 1982) is a Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Nikko Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey.
  • Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game.
  • The first Japanese draft pick, Hiroyuki Miura, was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1992 NHL Draft, but never played in an NHL game.
  • Fukufuji is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be drafted.

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