is a Japanese professional ice hockey

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

currently playing for the

Tohoku Free Blades The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. Community contributions The team has a number of community programs it runs under the mantra of "Team Social Responsibility". The team engages in youth oriented activiti ...

in the Asia League. Tanaka has played for the Tohoku Free Blades since 2010. He previously played at university level for

Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meij ...

. He has also played in the senior Japan national team since 2012.

External links

Tanaka, Ryo's profile

Free Blades's players profile
1987 births Sportspeople from Sapporo Ice hockey people from Hokkaido Japanese ice hockey forwards Living people {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub