Shuhei Kuji
{{short description|Japanese ice hockey player}}
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| caption = Shuhei Kuji
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| name = Shuhei Kuji
| image = 久慈修平 202408272121 DSCN3631.jpg
| team = Oji Eagles
| former_teams = Eisbären Berlin
| league = ALIH
| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 172
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|27}}
| birth_place = Tomakomai, Japan
| ntl_team = Japan
| draft =
| career_start = 2010
| career_end =
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{{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{ MedalSilver | 2011 Astana-Almaty|}}
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{{Nihongo|Shuhei Kuji|久慈 修平|Kuji Shūhei|born April 27, 1987}} is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Oji Eagles in the Asia League Ice Hockey.
Playing career
Kuji attended and previously played at university level for Waseda University. He made his professional debut in the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Oji Eagles in 2010.{{Cite web | url = http://www.ojipaper.co.jp/hockey/team/member.html | title = Oji Eagle's Kuji player profile | publisher = Oji Eagles | date = 2012-03-04 | accessdate = 2012-03-04 | language = Japanese | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225113710/http://www.ojipaper.co.jp/hockey/team/member.html | archivedate = 2012-02-25 }} After five seasons with the Eagles, having recorded a dominant season in 2014–15 with 61 points in just 39 games, Kuji opted to test himself in Europe, securing a try-out contract with top level German club Eisbären Berlin on July 15, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/japaner-shuhei-kuji-zum-probetraining-bei-41803400.bild.html | title = Japanese player Shuhei Kuji to trial with Polar Bears | website = bild.de | language = German | date = 2015-07-15 | accessdate = 2015-07-15 | archive-date = 2016-05-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160531014620/http://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/japaner-shuhei-kuji-zum-probetraining-bei-41803400.bild.html | url-status = dead }}
Kuji enjoyed a successful pre-season in Germany and on September 9, 2015, it was announced that Kuji had secured a one-year contract to remain for the season with Eisbären Berlin.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/Eisbaeren_B/status/641587156566306816 | title = Welcome to team Kuji! | publisher = Twitter | author = Eisbären Berlin | date = 2015-09-09 | accessdate = 2015-09-09}} He had two assists and no goals in 37 DEL games over the 2015–16 season. Kuji scored his only goal for the Eisbären squad in one of his four appearances in the Champions Hockey League. He did not have his contract renewed after the conclusion of the season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eisbaeren.de/news/detail/sechs-eisbaeren-spieler-verlassen-berlin|title=Eisbären Berlin :: Sechs Eisbären-Spieler verlassen Berlin|last=Berlin|first=Eisbären| website = www.eisbaeren.de|access-date=2016-04-04}}
He has also played and has been a current member on the Japan national team since 2009.
References
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External links
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Category:Ice hockey people from Tomakomai
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:Japanese ice hockey forwards
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in ice hockey
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