PWHL Detroit announced the signing of Japanese Olympian Akane Shiga on Monday.
pov: you just added a history-maker to the roster 🇯🇵🫶
We’ve signed Olympian Akane Shiga, who became the first Japanese player in PWHL history in 2024, to a two-year Standard Player Agreement!
📰 bit.ly/45pE5cz
— PWHL Detroit (@pwhl–detroit.bsky.social) 2:00 PM · Jul 27, 2026
The forward became the PWHL’s first Japanese player in 2024, spending the league’s inaugural season with PWHL Ottawa.
She spent the last two seasons with last two seasons Lulea HF of the SDHL. In 36 regular season games last year, she scored twelve goals and added 26 assists for 38 points.
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