Daily Archives: January 13, 2007

First Japanese player participates in the NHL, NBA is next!

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Steve

Today, Yutaka Fukufuji became the first Japanese player to participate in an NHL game. His team, the Kings, still lost but he was brought in after the previous guy gave up five goals. Japan hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998 so … Continue reading →

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