Masahito Haruna born July 16, 1973, is a Japanese

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 professional ice hockey Goaltender

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

 currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League

Asia League Ice Hockey

Asia League Ice Hockey is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with seven teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. The league is headquartered in Japan...

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He played for the Furukawa Electric between 1996 and 1999, for the Nikkō Ice Bucks in 1999-2002, 2004-2007; for the UHL

United Hockey League

The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...

 team, the Quad City Mallards

Quad City Mallards

The Quad City Mallards were a professional ice hockey team competing in the AA level United Hockey League. The Mallards played their home games at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. Their team colors were forest green and burgundy. They won the Colonial Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2001,...

 in 2003-04; and since 2007 for the Oji Eagles. He also have played for the Japan national team since 2000, until now.