Hiroki Ueno (ä¸Âé æÂÂç´Â, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the East Hokkaido Cranes of the Asia League.
Since 2011 he plays for the Nikkà  Ice Bucks. He previously played between 2009âÂÂ2011 for the Asia League Korean team High1 and, at university level, for the Waseda University. During the 2014âÂÂ15 season Ueno scored 80 points to lead the Asia League in scoring (while tied with Michael Swift in points, Ueno had more goals and was therefore credited as the scoring leader); this made him only the second Asian player to win the scoring title in the league, after fellow Japanese Go Tanaka in 2010âÂÂ11. He has played for the Japanese national team since 2006.