19 Aug 2005 @ 6:41 AM 

ESPN.com – NHL – Japanese goalie looking to catch on in NHL

This is damn cool.

My friends, this is your next hockey area right here–Asia.

What? Stop laughing and listen to me for a moment. Russia is out of the picture now–or at least they soon will be, what with all the mobster-run Superleague teams and the Russian hockey federation refusing to sign the IIHF/NHL transfer agreement–and the NHL is going to need a new place to look for talent.

Enter the most populous region on the planet: Asia. Hockey’s taking root there, kids. They play it in China (which has a professional league). They play it in Japan and Mongolia and even in Thailand (with the help of some North American expats). Yutaka Fukufuji is the first Asian-born AND raised player to be given a shot at the NHL. I’m willing to bet that in 10-15 years we may see more.

Posted By: The Acid Queen
Last Edit: 19 Aug 2005 @ 06:41 AM

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