| Yokohama GRITS | |
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| City: | Yokohama, Honshu |
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| League: | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Founded: | 2 May 2019[1] |
| Home Arena: | Shin-Yokohama Skating Center |
| Owner(s): |  Akihito Usui
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| Head Coach: |  Mike Kennedy
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The Yokohama GRITS (Japanese: 横浜グリッツ Yokohama gurittsu) are a professional ice hockey team based in Yokohama, Japan. They are a members of Asia League Ice Hockey and play their home games at the Shin-Yokohama Skating Center.
Overview[]
The Yokohama GRITS was founded on 2 May 2019 by Grits Sports Innovators Corporation, an organisation led by Akihito Usui.[2] Usui has been a fan of the sport since childhood, having grown up in Sapporo.[1] The GRITS are the first hockey team to be based in the Greater Tokyo Area since the Seibu Prince Rabbits folded in 2009.[1] On June 2, 2020 the team was announced as the 8th member of Asia League Ice Hockey,[3] with former NHL player Mike Kennedy serving as the teams Head Coach.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was forced to not play its planned 2020–21 season, with a three country Asia League tournament scheduled in its place.[4] An Asia League Japan Cup is, as of 30 September 2020, scheduled to take beginning in October of the same year, with the GRITS scheduled to take part.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 「横浜GRITS」アジアリーグ加盟正式決定！横浜市初のプロアイスホッケーチーム誕生 東京圏12季ぶり (japanese). Sports Nippon (June 2, 2020).
- ↑ Yokohama gets gritty (english). IIHF (July 17, 2020).
- ↑ About nominating new teams (english). ALIH (June 2, 2020).
- ↑ Announcement : 2020-2021 Season(UPDATED) (english). ALIH (September 4, 2020).
- ↑ Announcement : Pre-Season Matches (english). ALIH (September 8, 2020).
External links[]
- Yokohama Grits(in Japanese)
| Asia League Ice Hockey | |
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| Current teams |  HL Anyang - Nikkō Ice Bucks - Red Eagles Hokkaido - Tohoku Free Blades - Yokohama GRITS |
| Former teams |  Changchun Fuao - China Dragon - Daemyung Killer Whales - Daemyung Sangmu - East Hokkaido Cranes -  Golden Amur - High1 - Hosa - Nippon Paper Cranes - Nordic Vikings - PSK Sakhalin - Seibu Prince Rabbits |
| Seasons | 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022-23 |
| Related articles | JIHF - KIHA - RIHF |
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