Announcement of Contract Renewal for GK #44 Yutaka Fukufuji and #90 Issa Otsuka for the 2026-27 Season

Yutaka Fukufuji Jersey Number: 44 Position: GK Date of Birth: September 17, 1982 Hockey Career: Kokudo → Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) → Kokudo → Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) → Manchester Monarchs (AHL) → Reading Royals (ECHL) → Los Angeles Kings (NHL) → Manchester Monarchs (AHL) → Reading Royals (ECHL) → Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) → Destil Trappers Tilburg (Netherlands) → H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bux → Esbjerg Energy (Denmark) → H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bux (2015-)

<Comment> I am happy to be able to fight as a member of the Ice Bux for the 2026-2027 season. I am grateful to be able to play ice hockey like this, and I promise to live every day to the fullest and fight through anything until the very end.

Issa Otsuka Jersey Number: 90 Position: GK Date of Birth: September 3, 2004 Hockey Career: Bushukan High School → H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bux (2023-)

<Comment> I am happy to be able to play as a member of the Ice Bux for the 2026-2027 season. I will repay the people who have supported me with a championship. Thank you for your enthusiastic support this season as well.