Sena Suzuki

Japanese ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Sena Suzuki
鈴木 世奈
Suzuki in 2017
Born (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 32)
Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
Played for
National team  Japan
Playing career 2008–present
Medal record
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Granada Ice hockey
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 2011 Astana–Almaty Ice hockey

Sena Suzuki (鈴木 世奈, すずき せな, Suzuki Sena, born 4 August 1991) 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 season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015-16 Toronto Furies CWHL 22 1 5 6 8 2 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Toronto Furies CWHL 6 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2017-18 Toronto Furies CWHL - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 Toronto Furies CWHL 28 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0
2019-20 AIK IF SDHL 36 0 4 4 18 2 0 0 0 2
CWHL totals 56 1 6 7 16 5 0 0 0 2
SDHL totals 36 0 4 4 18 2 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ^ "SPORTSNET WEEKEND WRAP-UP: DEC. 5 & 6". thecwhl.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ @CWHLToronto (16 December 2015). "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!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Sena Suzuki". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ 2015 IIHF World Championship roster Archived 3 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine

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