Kailer Yamamoto
| Kailer Yamamoto | |||
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| Born |
September 29, 1998 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 153 lb (69 kg; 10 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| WHL team | Spokane Chiefs | ||
| NHL Draft | Eligible 2017 draft | ||
| Playing career | TBD–present | ||
Kailer Yamamoto (born September 29, 1998) is an American major junior ice hockey right winger. He was selected in the fifth round, 105th overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.
In his rookie season with his hometown team, the Spokane Chiefs, in 2014–15, he posted 23 goals and 57 points in 68 games. He was a top scorer at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament for Team USA.
Yamamoto was one of three WHL players invited to participate in the 2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.
Yamamoto was named WHL Player of the Week week ending October 30, 2016 for registering seven points in four games.
He was named to the 2016–2017 Western Conference Second All-Star Team after ranking 6th overall in scoring with 42 goals and 57 assists for 99 points.
At the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Yamamoto scored 13 points in 7 games, including 7 goals, helping Team USA win bronze.
Yamamoto and his brother, Keanu, were taught skating by Tyler Johnson's mother and would later train with Johnson in his offseason.
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