He was born in Neys, Ontario, and moved to Chatham, Ontario, where he excelled at both hockey and baseball.[1] In 1964, Wakabayashi entered Boston University where he played freshman hockey. In his sophomore year, he moved up to varsity where he set a Boston University and ECAC record for assists in a season with 51. In the same year he was named the most valuable player of The Beanpot.
The following year his accolades continued when he was named to the All America, All East and All New England first teams, as well as the Most Valuable Player on his team and Athlete of the Year of the University. As a senior, he again received All American and All New England honors. He finished his illustrious career with the most assists in Terrier history with 90 and second all time scorer with 145 points. Also in his senior year he played baseball where he hit .367 leading the Terriers to the regional finals of the ECAC playoffs.
In 1972, he and his brother Mel moved to Japan where they represented the Japanese national ice hockey team. He played in three Olympics, including the 1980 games at Lake Placid.[1][2] He carried the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics. He died on June 2, 2015, in Sapporo, Japan.[3][4]
herb, wakabayashi, osamu, herb, wakabayashi, december, 1944, june, 2015, canadian, japanese, professional, hockey, player, born, 1944, december, 1944neys, ontario, canadadiedjune, 2015, 2015, aged, sapporo, japanheight5, weight150, positioncentreshotn, aplayed. Osamu Herb Wakabayashi December 23 1944 June 2 2015 was a Canadian Japanese professional ice hockey player Herb WakabayashiBorn 1944 12 23 December 23 1944Neys Ontario CanadaDiedJune 2 2015 2015 06 02 aged 70 Sapporo JapanHeight5 ft 5 in 165 cm Weight150 lb 68 kg 10 st 10 lb PositionCentreShotN APlayed forBoston University TerriersPlaying career1962 1983Biography and career editHe was born in Neys Ontario and moved to Chatham Ontario where he excelled at both hockey and baseball 1 In 1964 Wakabayashi entered Boston University where he played freshman hockey In his sophomore year he moved up to varsity where he set a Boston University and ECAC record for assists in a season with 51 In the same year he was named the most valuable player of The Beanpot The following year his accolades continued when he was named to the All America All East and All New England first teams as well as the Most Valuable Player on his team and Athlete of the Year of the University As a senior he again received All American and All New England honors He finished his illustrious career with the most assists in Terrier history with 90 and second all time scorer with 145 points Also in his senior year he played baseball where he hit 367 leading the Terriers to the regional finals of the ECAC playoffs In 1972 he and his brother Mel moved to Japan where they represented the Japanese national ice hockey team He played in three Olympics including the 1980 games at Lake Placid 1 2 He carried the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics He died on June 2 2015 in Sapporo Japan 3 4 Awards and honors editAward Year ECAC Hockey All Tournament Second Team 1967 1968 1969 All ECAC Hockey Second Team 1967 68 AHCA East All American 1967 68 All ECAC Hockey First Team 1968 69 AHCA East All American 1968 69References edit a b Herb Wakabayashi Archived from the original on November 24 2015 Retrieved June 9 2008 Boston University Athletics Official Athletic Site Archived from the original on October 5 2008 Retrieved June 9 2008 Legend Herb Wakabayashi Passes Away June 4 2015 Wakabayashi passes away Awards and achievements Preceded byKent Parrot ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year1966 67 Succeeded byMike Hyndman Preceded byDoug Ferguson NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion1966 67 with Jerry York Succeeded byDelbert Dehate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herb Wakabayashi amp oldid 1220167951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
