Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, しが あかね, Shiga Akane, born 3 March 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing for PWHL Ottawa.[1]
| Akane Shiga 志賀紅音 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shiga with PWHL Ottawa in 2024 | |||
| Born | 3 March 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | PWHL Ottawa Toyota Cygnus Obihiro Ladies | ||
| National team |  Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Medal record | |||
Playing career
International hockey
As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Top Division tournaments in 2017 and 2019, and the Division I tournaments in 2016 and 2018.
Shiga made her national senior team debut at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, at which she notched her first senior-level point – a goal assisted by Ayaka Toko and Hanae Kubo against Sweden in the preliminary round.[2][3] She has subsequently participated in the IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and was Japan's leading scorer at the tournaments in 2021 and 2022. The coaches named her as a top-three player for Japan in 2021 and 2022.
Shiga represented Japan in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[4]
With the Japanese national under-25 team, she won a silver medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York.[5] She was Japan's leading scorer, earning 6 points on 4 goals and 2 assists.
Professional hockey
Shiga has played for Japan based teams including Obihiro Ladies and Toyota Cygnus.[3][6]
On December 22, 2023, Shiga signed a 1 year contract with the PWHL Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Shiga was both the youngest player and the only player in the league from Japan.[7][8]
Personal life
Her older sister, Aoi Shiga, is also an ice hockey player, a defenseman, with the Japanese national team and HC Ladies Lugano in Switzerland.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Tokachi Obihiro Ladies | WJIHL | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Ottawa | PWHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | U18 (Div I) |  | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Japan | U18 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Japan | U18 (Div IA) | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Japan | U18 | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Japan | WC | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Japan | WC | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Japan | OG | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Japan | WC | 5th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Japan | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2024 | Japan | WC | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 35 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 28 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Akane Shiga at Olympedia
