Ryosuke Sato improved on his rookie season in the SHL putting up 22 points total, 7 more than his last season. On the North Stars, Sato was trusted with 2nd line minutes, moving away from his longtime Whalers teammate and friend Luffy Richard. It was definitely different playing with a veteran like Delver Fudgeson and it certainly took the pressure off the young Sato. Now being able to focus more on offense, Sato helped get 8 more apples on the season. Ryosuke also shot a lot more increasing his shot totals to over 100 at 123. However, it seems luck wasn't on his side this season as he had one of the league's lowest shooting percentage at 1.63%. Defensively, Sato began to become more comfortable laying the body breaking 100 hits in a season for the first time ever. Although the rest of his defensive game definitely needs more work to prevent too many takeaways and to get more shots blocked.

Overall, it was a solid progression for both Ryosuke Sato and the Toronto North Stars. It seems like from here on out the team will look to continue to lead the SHL and Sato is only getting better and better with each passing season. The future is certainly bright and one day Sato will be the best mobile defenseman in the league.