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Riko Kawaguchi 川口 莉子
Born	(2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
WJIHL team	Daishin
National team	Japan
Playing career	2021–present

Riko Kawaguchi (Japanese: 川口 莉子, かわぐち りこ, Hepburn: Kawaguchi Riko; born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender who represents the national team and currently plays for Daishin IHC in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) as well as the All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

Playing career

In addition to playing for Daishin IHC, Kawaguchi is also a member of the ice hockey team at Bushūkan Junior and Senior High School, a well-known academic institution in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan.

International play

Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Japan
Asian Winter Games
	2025 Harbin	Team

While playing for Japanese national under-18 team, Kawaguchi took part in the 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A. She guarded the net for a bit more than one-third of the team's total ice time and earned a shutout victory over France. Together with fellow goaltender Ririna Takenaka, the duo led Japan to a whitewash tournament performance, with both goalies stopping every shot they faced and finishing with a perfect 0.00 goals against average.

Kawaguchi earned her debut with the Japanese senior national team at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. Selected as the team's third goaltender behind veterans Miyuu Masuhara and Akane Konishi, she gained valuable experience by dressing for two games during the tournament. Her first taste of international senior-level action came in a preliminary round matchup against powerhouse Team Canada, where she was called into the game as a relief goaltender for Konishi. Despite the high-pressure situation, Kawaguchi held her ground admirably, playing for 32 minutes and 13 seconds and facing an intense offensive barrage with 36 shots on goal.

Career statistics

International

Note: GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage;

					Regular season
Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2022 U18	Japan U18	U18 WC	9th		3	2	0	0	88:50	0	1	0.00	1.000
2022	Japan	WC	5th		1	0	1	0	32:13	5	0	9.31	0.861
2023	Japan	WC	7th		5	0	5	0	213:32	11	0	3.09	0.905
2024	Japan	WC	8th		4	1	3	0	206:13	13	0	3.78	0.882
2025	Japan	AWG			1	1	0	0	60:00	0	1	0.00	1.000
2026	Japan	OGQ	Q		1	1	0	0	60:00	1	0	1.00	0.800
2026	Japan	OG	9th		2	0	2	0	86:42	6	0	4.15	0.861

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Riko Kawaguchi at the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (in Japanese and English)
• Riko Kawaguchi at Olympics.com
• Riko Kawaguchi at Olympedia
• Riko Kawaguchi at InterSportStats
• Riko Kawaguchi at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
• Riko Kawaguchi at Milano Cortina 2026