Winter Sports First-Year Coach Jeff Flanagan Tasked with Getting the Yokohama Grits to be Grittier The veteran coach can call on a wealth of experience behind the bench to get more out of his young players as the Yokohama... Jim ArmstrongDecember 16, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Begins 7th Season with Expanded First Division Twenty-four teams will compete in B1 in 2022-23, an increase of two from last season. It’s the most teams in the top flight in... Ed OdevenSeptember 25, 2022
Winter Sports Anyang Halla Make Winning Return to Asia League Ice Hockey International ice hockey is back in Asia after a long absence due to COVID-19. The Asia League regular season will run through March 5,... Jim ArmstrongSeptember 5, 2022
Winter Sports Red Eagles Capture Second Straight Japan Cup Title The Hokkaido-based team added to its ice hockey pedigree with yet another championship. Jim ArmstrongMarch 24, 2022
Winter Sports Two Third-Period Goals Power Red Eagles Past Free Blades in Japan Cup Final The team from Hokkaido is one win away from claiming another Japanese ice hockey title in the best-of-five series. Jim ArmstrongMarch 20, 2022
Winter Sports Shogo Nakajima Scores OT Winner as Red Eagles Edge Free Blades in Japan Cup Final Opener The tightly contested opener featured superb goaltending on both sides. Jim ArmstrongMarch 19, 2022
Winter Sports ICE HOCKEY | Trailblazer Yutaka Fukufuji Backstops His Team to Success on Home Ice The former NHLer reflects on a career that has taken him to the pinnacle of his sport. Jim ArmstrongDecember 18, 2021
Winter Sports ICE HOCKEY | Putting the Grit in Yokohama Former NHL player Mike Kennedy guides the fledgling Japanese team, which made its debut in 2020. Jim ArmstrongNovember 1, 2021
Winter Sports ICE HOCKEY | The Sport Gets a Huge Boost From One of Japan’s Most Popular Mediums In a recently launched anime series, the "Dream Monkeys" take to the ice to spread the word of Japanese ice hockey both at home... Jim ArmstrongOctober 9, 2021