Sena Suzuki Explained

Sena Suzuki
Birth Date:1991 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Hokkaido, Japan
Height M:1.67
Weight Kg:58
Position:Defense
Shoots:Left
Sex:f
Ntl Team:JPN
Career Start:2008

is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team. She has played in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) with the Seibu Princess Rabbits, in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with the Toronto Furies, and in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey and Göteborg HC.

Playing career

CWHL

In 2015, Suzuki was drafted in the 8th Round of the 2015 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies. She scored her 1st goal with the Furies on 6 December 2015, against the Calgary Inferno.[1] The goal ended up being the game-winner for Toronto. The historic goal for Suzuki came two days after she was named to play in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game.[2] Suzuki made history as the first international player (born outside of Canada and the United States) to participate in the CWHL All-Star Game.

International

Suzuki competed at both the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[4]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeam League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2015-16 CWHL22 1 5 6 82 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Toronto Furies CWHL 6 0 0 0 2- - - - -
2017-18 Toronto Furies CWHL- - - - -- - - - -
2018-19 Toronto Furies CWHL28 0 1 1 63 0 0 0 0
2019-20 SDHL36 0 4 4 182 0 0 0 2
CWHL totals56 1 6 7 165 0 0 0 2
SDHL totals36 0 4 4 182 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPORTSNET WEEKEND WRAP-UP: DEC. 5 & 6 . thecwhl.com . 9 February 2019 . 10 December 2015.
  2. CWHLToronto. 15 December 2015. 676959544065597442. Last Sunday, Sena Suzuki scored her 1st pro goal w/ Furies. Jan. 23rd, she will be 1st Japanese player in @TheCWHL All Star Game. Vote Sena!.
  3. Web site: Sena Suzuki. Pyeongchang 2018. 10 February 2018. 11 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211000518/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n3014489-sena-suzuki.htm. dead.
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/486/IHW486000_33_1_0_JPN.pdf 2015 IIHF World Championship roster