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Tetsuya Saito

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Tetsuya Saito
Born (1983-12-14) December 14, 1983 (age 40)
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
Asia League team
Former teams
Nikkō Ice Bucks
Oji Eagles
National team  Japan
Playing career 2002–present
Tetsuya Saito
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Changchun Ice hockey

Tetsuya Saito (斉藤 哲也, Saitō Tetsuya, born December 14, 1983) is a Japanese professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Nikkō Ice Bucks in the Asia League

Saito previously played in 2001 to 2002, at amateur level, for the Komazawa Tomakomai before joining Oji Seishi in 2002 who changed their name to Oji Eagles one year later. He played for Oji until 2013 when he joined the Nikkō Ice Bucks.

Saito has also played for the Japan national team (U18, U20 & Senior) since 2000. He played in the 2002 IIHF World Championship.

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