Nippon Paper Cranes
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| Nippon Paper Cranes | |
|---|---|
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| City | Kushiro, Hokkaidō |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Operated | 1949–2019 |
| Folded | 2019 |
| Home arena | Kushiro Ice Arena |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| Owner(s) | Nippon Paper Group |
The Nippon Paper Cranes (日本製紙クレインズ, Nippon Seishi Kureinzu) were an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.
The club was founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1993 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.
They won the inaugural Asia League Ice Hockey title in the 2003–04 season, and have won it four times overall. They have also won the All Japan Ice hockey Championship seven times. After the 2018–19 season, the team was dissolved due to financial difficulties, and was replaced by the East Hokkaido Cranes.[1]
Honours
- Asia League:
- All Japan Championship:
- Winners (7): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
