2022-23 Player in Review: Taro Hirose

Right wing Taro Hirose skated in his fourth season with the Griffins and amassed career-high totals in goals (16), assists (41), points (57), games played (71), power-play goals (3), shots (149) and game-winners (3). He also appeared in three games with the Detroit Red Wings.

Regular Season Stat Line

71 GP, 16 goals, 41 assists, 57 points, -4 rating, 12 PIM with GRG
3 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -2 rating, 2 PIM with DET

Contract Status

Signed with Detroit through the 2023-24 season

May 9, 2023 · 1 Minute

2022-23 Player Review | Taro Hirose

By the Numbers

57 – Paced the team with 57 points, which was four more than his previous career high set during the 2021-22 season.

3 – Registered a career-high four points (3-1—4) on Nov. 18 at the San Diego Gulls, which included his first-ever hat trick. His third goal with 1:29 remaining in the contest turned out to be the game-winner.

12 – Posted 12 multi-point outings and set a new career best with four points (3-1—4) on Nov. 18 at San Diego.

Hirose Goal — Photo by Macy Mineni/Griffins

41 – His 41 assists in 71 games this season tied for 12th in the AHL.

3 – He tied a career-high three assists on two occasions (March 24 at Iowa, Dec. 7 at Iowa). Hirose also bagged three game-winners this season on Nov. 18 at San Diego, Feb. 3 at Texas and March 22 against Chicago.

5 – Notched a season-high five-game point streak (1-5—6) from Oct. 23-Nov. 4, which was one shy of the team record this campaign.

22 – He totaled 22 assists on the power play this year, which tied for sixth on the circuit.

4 – Amassed two four-game assist streaks from Oct. 23-Nov. 3 and from March 10-16, which tied Danny O’Regan (Feb. 24-March 3) for the longest run this season by a Griffin.

17 Hirose 4 — Photo by Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins

200 – He scored a goal during his 200th pro game on Dec. 3 at the Texas Stars.

150 – Bagged three assists on Dec. 7 versus the Iowa Wild, which gave him his 150th pro point in 201 games. He notched his 150th AHL point on March 3 against the Wild.

100 – Recorded his 100th assist as a Griffin in his 145th game on Dec. 9 at the Springfield Thunderbirds.

250 – Skated in his 250th game as a pro on April 7 at the Manitoba Moose, recording an assist in the process.

6 – With 124 assists with the Griffins, Hirose now ranks sixth in franchise history, passing Nathan Paetsch. He is now six helpers away from tying Derek King for fifth in franchise annals.