Yutaka Fukufuji

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 1972.

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HEIGHT: 6'1".

WEIGHT: 186 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 44 (Japan, Manchester), 33 (Los Angeles).

CATCHES: Left.

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• Selected by Los Angeles Kings in eighth round (238th overall) during National Hockey League entry draft, June 27, 2004.
• Signed to two-year contract by Los Angeles, August 11, 2005.

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• Yutaka made his National Hockey League debut on Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. With Los Angeles' top two goaltenders Dan Cloutier and Mathieu Garon out with injuries, Yutaka was recalled to back up Barry Brust. After Brust allowed five goals on twenty shots, Kings head coach Marc Crawford inserted Fukufuji into the game to start the third period. He faced five shots, allowing only a goal by St. Louis' Dennis Wideman. Unfortunately, that proved to be the game-winning goal, earning Yutaka the loss.

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SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
01-02 Kokudo JAPAN                14                                                             0   0     0
02-03 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL     9    403   4   3   0         21   3.13     247   .915     0   0   0     0
04-05 Bakersfield Condors ECHL    44   2517  27   9   5        104   2.48    1286   .919     3   0   1     0
05-06 Reading Royals ECHL         29   1691  15   9       4     82   2.91     991   .917     1   0   1     4
      Manchester Monarchs AHL      2    120   1   1       0      6   3.00      78   .923     0   0   0     0
06-07 Reading Royals ECHL         28   1522  13  10       0     75   2.96     793   .905     1   0   2     2
      Manchester Monarchs AHL      5    261   3   1       0      4   0.92     115   .965     1   0   1     0
      Los Angeles Kings NHL        4     96   0   3       0      7   4.37      43   .837     0   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL SEASON                 4     96   0   3       0      7   4.37      43   .837     0   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
05-06 Reading Royals ECHL          4                                                   0   0     0
06-07 Manchester Monarchs AHL      1      0   0   0    0   0.00       1  1.000     0   0   0     0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Selected by Los Angeles Kings in 2004 National Hockey League entry draft.
• 01/13/07: L (19m17s, 4/5) 5-6 defeat at St. Louis (Legace) [Replaced Brust].
• 01/16/07: L (21m53s, 6/9) 2-6 defeat at Atlanta (Lehtonen) [Replaced by Brust].
• 01/18/07: - (39m48s, 17/18) 1-3 defeat vs. St. Louis (Legace) [Replaced Brust].
• 01/20/07: L (15m12s, 9/11) 2-3 defeat vs. Phoenix (Tellqvist) [Replaced Burke].

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• Recalled to Manchester Monarchs, November 2005.
• 11/26/05: W (60m, 37/40) 6-3 victory at Springfield (Eklund).
• 12/04/05: L (60m, 35/38) 2-3 defeat at Portland (Marsters).
• 12/22/06: - (18m55s, 9/9) 4-6 defeat at Worcester (Greiss) [Replaced LaBarbera].
• 12/30/06: W (60m, 21/23) 5-2 victory at Hartford (Valiquette).
• 01/06/07: W (59m53s, 32/33) 2-1 victory vs. Providence (Sigalet).
• 04/13/07: W (60m, 20/20) 7-0 victory at Springfield (Boutin, Beech).
• 04/15/07: OTL (62m29s, 29/30) 0-1 OT defeat at Providence (Sigalet).
• 05/02/07: - (0m13s, 1/1) 4-1 victory vs. Providence (Toivonen, Sigalet) [Replaced Brust, replaced by Brust].

INTERNATIONAL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Played for Japan in 2004 IIHF World Championships (Czech Republic)
• 04/25/04: L (60m, 40/45) 1-5 defeat vs. Sweden (Liv).
• 04/27/04: L (58m53s, 28/32) 3-4 defeat vs. Denmark (Hirsch).
• 04/30/04: T (59m54s, 37/39) 2-2 tie vs. Ukraine (Simchuk).
• 05/01/04: L (60m, 18/23) 3-5 defeat at Kazakhstan (Kolesnik).
• 05/04/04: T (60m, 27/29) 2-2 tie vs. France (Huet).