Yutaka Fukufuji
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 1972.
- HOME:
- HEIGHT: 6'1".
- WEIGHT: 186 lbs.
- UNIFORM #: 44 (Japan, Manchester), 33 (Los Angeles).
- CATCHES: Left.
- STYLE:
- STRENGTHS:
- WEAKNESSES:
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
TRANSACTIONS:
- 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.
ACCOLADES:
INJURIES:
FIRSTS:
- 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.
PENALTY SHOTS:
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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].
AHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- 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).
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