Yutaka Fukufuji date of birth:
September 17, 1982
How old is Yutaka Fukufuji?
43
Where was Yutaka Fukufuji born?
Kushiro, Hokkaido
How tall is Yutaka Fukufuji?
6' (183 cm)
How much does Yutaka Fukufuji weigh?
190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Yutaka Fukufuji body shape:
Average
What color are Yutaka Fukufuji's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Yutaka Fukufuji's hair?
Black
What is Yutaka Fukufuji's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Yutaka Fukufuji nationality?
Japanese
What is Yutaka Fukufuji's occupation?
Ice Hockey Player
Yutaka Fukufuji claim to fame:
Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game.
Short Biography
Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤 豊, Fukufuji Yutaka, born September 17, 1982) is a Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Esbjerg Energy of the Danish Metal Ligaen. Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game. The first Japanese draft pick, Hiroyuki Miura, was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1992 NHL Draft, but never played in an NHL game. A fictional Japanese player, Taro Tsujimoto, was a name "plucked out of the Buffalo telephone book" as a joke in 1974 by Buffalo Sabres GM Punch Imlach. He is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be drafted.