Aina Takeuchi
| Aina Takeuchi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 16, 1991 Musashino, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| CWHL team | Calgary Inferno | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Aina Takeuchi (竹内 愛奈, Takeuchi Aina, born August 16, 1991 in Musashino) is a Japanese ice hockey defender.
International career
[edit]Takeuchi was selected for the Japan women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, recording one assist.[1]
Takeuchi also played for Japan in the qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]
Takeuchi competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]
As of 2015, Takeuchi has also appeared for Japan at two IIHF Women's World Championships, with the first in 2012.[4]
Takeuchi made one appearance for the Japan women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, in 2009.[4]
CWHL
[edit]Takeuchi was drafted by the Calgary Inferno in the 2015 CWHL Draft. Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she joined teammate Kanae Aoki as the first women from Japan to win the Clarkson, as the Inferno prevailed in a convincing 8–3 final against Les Canadiennes de Montreal.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]International career
[edit]Through 2014–15 season
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japan U18 | U18 DI | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | Japan | WW DIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | Japan | OlyQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | Japan | WW DIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Japan | Oly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | Japan | WW Qual. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF – Team Japan Stats – 2014 Olympics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "IIHF – Team Japan Stats – 2014 Olympic qualifying" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Aina Takeuchi". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Eurohockey Stats
- ^ "2016 Clarkson Cup". cwhl. 2016-03-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Aina Takeuchi at Olympics.com
- Aina Takeuchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Aina Takeuchi on Twitter
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's ice hockey defencemen
- Calgary Inferno players
- Clarkson Cup champions
- Olympic ice hockey players for Japan
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in ice hockey
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Sportspeople from Tokyo
- People from Musashino, Tokyo
- Japanese ice hockey biography stubs