Tohoku Free Blades

• Master Asia League Ice Hockey 2010/11, 2012/13

The Tohoku Free Blades (Japanese東北 フリー ブレイズ, Tohoku Furi Bureizu ) are a Japanese ice hockey club from Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, which was founded in 2008 and since the 2009 season playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey. Owner of the team is the sports equipment company Xebio KK (English Xebio Co. Ltd. ).

History

The Tohoku Free Blades was founded in 2008 and took the 2009/10 season the operation of gambling in the Asia League Ice Hockey on. In this they took the place of the Seibu Prince Rabbits from the prefecture of Tokyo, who retired following the 2008/ 09 season for financial reasons from the league, even though they were sporting success as runner-up. His four foreigners licenses awarded the club at all Canadian players. In the 2010/11 season the team won the championship together with Anyang Halla of alih after the playoff finals were canceled due to the Tōhoku earthquake.