Miyuu Masuhara

Miyuu Masuhara
増原 海夕
Born (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb; 7 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
WJIHL team DK Peregrine
National team  Japan
Playing career c. 2015–present
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Harbin Team
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lake Placid Team

Miyuu Masuhara (Japanese: 増原海夕, ますはら みゆう, Hepburn: Masuhara Miyū; born 4 October 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with DK Peregrine in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

Playing career

As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[1]

Masuhara was a part of the Japanese delegation at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Selected as a reserve player for the women's ice hockey tournament, she did not dress for any games.[2]

She was Japan's starting goaltender at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she maintained a steady 91.48 save percentage across six games and recorded a 61-shot shutout against Finland in the fifth place game.[3][4]

Masuhara won a silver medal with the Japanese team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York.[5]

Career statistics

International

Note: GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2022 Japan WC 5th
 6 2 4 0 349:48 19 0 3.26 0.915
2022 Japan OG 6th
 0
2023 Japan WC 7th
 4 0 4 0 147:28 13 0 5.29 0.889
2024 Japan WC 8th
 2 0 2 0 96:41 6 0 3.72 0.807
2025 Japan AWG 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 1 1 0 0 60:00 1 0 1.00 0.923
2025 Japan WC 7th
 5 3 2 0 298:03 13 0 2.62 0.926
2026 Japan OGQ Q
 2 2 0 0 120:00 1 0 0.50 0.966
2026 Japan OG 9th
 3 1 2 0 137:18 8 0 3.50 0.867

References

  1. ^ "2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Div I – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation (Webarchive). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ Montroy, Liz (4 September 2022). "Japan to stay in Group A with SO win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Jack (5 September 2022). "Japan Women Edge Finland in Dramatic Shootout, Finish 5th at World Championship". SportsLook. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: JPN - Japan". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Simon (22 January 2023). "Canada completes sweep of FISU World University Games". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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