COLUMBUS, Ohio – The motto of hockey scouts everywhere is this: If you can play, we will find you. From the looks of it, the undersized defenseman with the quicksilver speed and the infectious grin ...

As Blue Jackets prospects gathered for development camp in Columbus, one traveled quite a bit further than the rest - 21-year-old defenseman Ryo Hashimoto of Sapporo, Japan. A member of the Japanese ...

This week two players from Japan have been invited to participate in development camps around the league. Ryo Hashimoto attended the Columbus Blue Jackets development camp this past week and the New ...

PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look at the world of hockey to see what’s happening, and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL and beyond. Meet Ryo Hashimoto, the 21-year-old Japanese product ...

The first Japanese hockey player drafted by an NHL team was Taro Tsujimoto, a fleet center for the Tokyo Katanas. He was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round in 1974. He became a legend ...

In addition to Hirano in Chicago, the Columbus Blue Jackets have invited Ryo Hashimoto, who attend their 2014 camp, to this off-season’s prospect camp as a free agent invite. Like Hirano, however, ...