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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Koehi Sato
2/3/2020 8:21:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Sato has posted a career-best 15 points so far this season.
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire junior forward Kohei Sato (Nishitokyo, Japan) will represent Team Japan this week in the Pre-Olympic Qualification Round 3 Tournament from Feb. 6-9 in Jesenice, Slovenia. Japan will be looking to earn a bid to the Final Olympic Qualification Round on Aug. 27-30, 2020. The 2022 Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing, China from Feb. 4-20.
Japan will be playing in Group G with Slovenia, Lithuania and Croatia. This past summer, Sato played for Japan in the Ice Hockey World Championship in Estonia. He posted two goals and two assists for four points over the five games as the team went 2-3-0 and placed third in the Division I Group B Tournament.
Sato, who was the first student-athlete from Japan to play in a Division I NCAA men's hockey game, has had a career-best season with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points as he is tied for third on the team in goals. For his career, Sato has played in 76 games with nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points. Sato will miss the two games versus Vermont on Feb. 7-8 due to the tournament.
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The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center when they host Vermont for two games on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8 at 7 pm. Both games are on NESNplus. Friday is Heart Health Awareness Night and also the first 1,000 fans will receive the fifth set of trading cards. Then Saturday is 80s Night, presented by Eastern Propane & Oil, as the first 1,000 fans will receive a UNH fanny pack. Individual game tickets with affordable options that start as low as $9 and a convenient six-ticket flexible miniplan can be purchased for the season by calling the Whittemore Center Box Office at (603) 862-4000 or by visiting UNHWildcats.com.
There are numerous ways to stay connected with the UNH men's hockey team. Follow the Wildcats on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Japan will be playing in Group G with Slovenia, Lithuania and Croatia. This past summer, Sato played for Japan in the Ice Hockey World Championship in Estonia. He posted two goals and two assists for four points over the five games as the team went 2-3-0 and placed third in the Division I Group B Tournament.
Sato, who was the first student-athlete from Japan to play in a Division I NCAA men's hockey game, has had a career-best season with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points as he is tied for third on the team in goals. For his career, Sato has played in 76 games with nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points. Sato will miss the two games versus Vermont on Feb. 7-8 due to the tournament.
GO HERE TO READ A FEATURE STORY ON SATO
The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center when they host Vermont for two games on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8 at 7 pm. Both games are on NESNplus. Friday is Heart Health Awareness Night and also the first 1,000 fans will receive the fifth set of trading cards. Then Saturday is 80s Night, presented by Eastern Propane & Oil, as the first 1,000 fans will receive a UNH fanny pack. Individual game tickets with affordable options that start as low as $9 and a convenient six-ticket flexible miniplan can be purchased for the season by calling the Whittemore Center Box Office at (603) 862-4000 or by visiting UNHWildcats.com.
There are numerous ways to stay connected with the UNH men's hockey team. Follow the Wildcats on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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