Hiroyuki Miura

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Hiroyuki Miura

Born	(1973-12-31) December 31, 1973 Kushiro City, Hokkaidō, JPN
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
ALH team Former teams	Seibu Prince Rabbits Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
National team	Japan
NHL Draft	260th overall, 1992 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1993–2008

Hiroyuki Miura (三浦浩幸 Miura Hiroyuki) (born December 31, 1973 in Kushiro City, Hokkaidō, Japan) is an ice hockey defenceman. He currently is an unrestricted free agent.

In 1992, Miura became the first Japanese player ever drafted into the NHL when the Montreal Canadiens chose him in the 11th round (260th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Miura never played in the NHL, and his North American professional ice hockey experience was limited to six games played with the Wheeling Thunderbirds of the East Coast Hockey League in 1993–94.

Miura represented Japan at the 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden and was a member of the Japan national ice hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan.

References

Hiroyuki Miura's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Miura, Hiroyuki
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 31, 1973
Place of birth	Kushiro City, Hokkaidō, JPN
Date of death
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