Miyuu Masuhara
| Miyuu Masuhara 増原 海夕 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb; 7 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| WJIHL team | DK Peregrine | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | c. 2015–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Miyuu Masuhara (Japanese: 増原海夕, ますはら みゆう, Hepburn: Masuhara Miyū, born 4 October 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with DK Peregrine in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
Playing career
[edit]As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[1]
Masuhara was a part of the Japanese delegation at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Selected as a reserve player for the women's ice hockey tournament, she did not dress for any games.[2]
She was Japan's starting goaltender at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she maintained a steady 91.48 save percentage across six games and recorded a 61-shot shutout against Finland in the fifth place game.[3][4]
Masuhara won a silver medal with the Japanese team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Div I – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation (Webarchive). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Montroy, Liz (4 September 2022). "Japan to stay in Group A with SO win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (5 September 2022). "Japan Women Edge Finland in Dramatic Shootout, Finish 5th at World Championship". SportsLook. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Hopkins, Simon (22 January 2023). "Canada completes sweep of FISU World University Games". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Miyuu Masuhara at Olympedia
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Japanese women's ice hockey goaltenders
- Medalists at the 2023 Winter World University Games
- Olympic ice hockey players for Japan
- Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan
- WJIHL players
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Japanese ice hockey biography stubs