Mei Sato (佐藤 めい, Satō Mei, born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender and member of the Japanese national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Kushiro Bears of the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
| Mei Sato 佐藤 めい | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| WJIHL team | Kushiro Bears | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | c. 2016–present | ||
Sato represented Japan at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she served as third goaltender behind starter Nana Fujimoto and back-up Akane Konishi.[1] As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the 2017 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship and the 2018 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship – Division I, Group A.
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com