Chiho Osawa

Chiho Osawa (大澤 ちほ, Ōsawa Chiho, born 10 February 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player for Luleå HF/MSSK, who serves as captain of the Japanese national team.

Chiho Osawa
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams
Luleå HF/MSSK
DK Peregrine
National team  Japan
Playing career 2008present

Career

In 2018, she moved to sign for Luleå HF/MSSK in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (Swedish: Svenska damhockeyligan; SDHL).[1] She scored 18 points in 36 games in her rookie season as Luleå won the league championship. In July 2019, she suffered a torn hamstring at a national team camp, forcing her to miss most of the 2019–20 season.[2]

International career

She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, and again in 2016 and 2019.[3]

Osawa competed at both the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

References

  1. "Luleå/MSSK värvar Chiho Osawa från Japan". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Chiho Osawa allvarligt skadad". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. "Chiho Osawa". Pyeongchang 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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