Japan men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Yuji Iwamoto |
| Assistants | Masahito Haruna Teruhiko Okita Tomohito Okubo |
| Captain | Tetsuya Saito |
| Most games | Masahito Nishiwaki (94) |
| Most points | Norio Suzuki (85) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 25  1 (6 June 2021)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 15 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 24 (2020) |
| First international | |
Czechoslovakia  12–2  Japan(Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930) | |
| Biggest win | |
Japan 44–1  Kuwait(Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan (Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 44 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 8th (1930, 1957) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1986) |
| Best result |  Gold (2003, 2007)  Silver (1986, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2011)  Bronze (2017) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 238–364–47 | |
The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi Nippon Daihyō) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are controlled by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Japan is currently ranked 23rd in the rankings and currently compete in the IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in eight Olympic Games competitions.
Tournament participation[]
Winter Olympics[]
- 1936 – 9th place (tied)
- 1960 – 8th place
- 1964 – 11th place
- 1968 – 10th place
- 1972 – 9th place
- 1976 – 9th place
- 1980 – 12th place
- 1998 – 13th place
World Championship[]
Note: Years in Bold denote participation in the top-level tournament
- 1930 – Finished tied in 6th place
- 1957 – Finished in 8th place
- 1962 – Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
- 1967 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
- 1969 – Finished in 15th place (1st in "Pool C")
- 1970 – Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
- 1971 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1972 – Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
- 1973 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1974 – Finished in 10th place (4th in "Pool B")
- 1975 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1976 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1977 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
- 1978 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1979 – Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1981 – Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
- 1982 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
- 1983 – Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
- 1985 – Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
- 1986 – Finished in 15th place (8th in "Pool B")
- 1987 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
- 1989 – Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
- 1990 – Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
- 1991 – Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
- 1992 – Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
- 1993 – Finished in 17th place (5th in "Pool B")
- 1994 – Finished in 16th place (4th in "Pool B")
- 1995 – Finished in 18th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1996 – Finished in 20th place (8th in "Pool B")
- 1997 – Finished in 24th place (4th in "Pool C")
- 1998 – Finished in 14th place
- 1999 – Finished in 16th place
- 2000 – Finished in 16th place
- 2001 – Finished in 16th place
- 2002 – Finished in 16th place
- 2003 – Finished in 16th place
- 2004 – Finished in 15th place
- 2005 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2006 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2007 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2008 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2009 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2011 – Withdrew from tournament citing the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake; remained in Group A
- 2012 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2013 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2014 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2015 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
- 2016 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A)
- 2017 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
- 2018 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
- 2019 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Asian Winter Games[]
- 1986 – Finished in 2nd place
- 1990 – Finished in 2nd place
- 1996 – Finished in 2nd place
- 1999 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2003 – Finished in 1st place
- 2007 – Finished in 1st place
- 2011 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2017 – Finished in 3rd place
Team[]
Roster[]
Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B.[4]
Head coach: 
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 29 | Yutaka Fukufuji | L | 1.85 m | 83 kg | 17 September 1982 (aged 35) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 1 | L | 1.79 m | 75 kg | 14 April 1987 (aged 31) | Oji Eagles
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| Defencemen | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 5 | R | 1.79 m | 80 kg | 6 May 1986 (aged 31) | Oji Eagles
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| 7 | (A) | L | 1.77 m | 76 kg | 23 October 1992 (aged 25) | Oji Eagles
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| 20 | L | 1.80 m | 80 kg | 4 December 1995 (aged 22) | Tohoku Free Blades
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| 24 | R | 1.70 m | 85 kg | 9 July 1992 (aged 25) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 6 | L | 1.80 m | 90 kg | 26 September 1983 (aged 34) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 12 | L | 1.71 m | 76 kg | 15 November 1993 (aged 24) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 2 | L | 1.81 m | 85 kg | 2 May 1991 (aged 26) | Nippon Paper Cranes
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| 3 | L | 1.85 m | 93 kg | 6 January 1992 (aged 26) | Oji Eagles
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| Forwards | ||||||
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 25 | L | 1.60 m | 70 kg | 18 August 1992 (aged 25) | Oji Eagles
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| 18 | L | 1.72 m | 82 kg | 30 September 1993 (aged 24) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 15 | R | 1.79 m | 81 kg | 4 September 1996 (aged 21) | Nippon Paper Cranes
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| 10 | Takuma Kawai (A) | L | 1.81 m | 92 kg | 10 August 1988 (aged 29) | Tohoku Free Blades
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| 17 | R | 1.76 m | 72 kg | 19 July 1996 (aged 21) |  Lake Superior State Lakers
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| 19 | R | 1.75 m | 78 kg | 26 October 1993 (aged 24) | Nippon Paper Cranes
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| 23 | L | 1.93 m | 93 kg | 29 June 1997 (aged 20) | Oji Eagles
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| 16 | Tetsuya Saito (C) | R | 1.76 m | 77 kg | 14 December 1983 (aged 34) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 9 | R | 1.82 m | 87 kg | 14 December 1993 (aged 24) | Nippon Paper Cranes
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| 14 | L | 1.71 m | 76 kg | 6 October 1983 (aged 34) | Tohoku Free Blades
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| 13 | L | 1.73 m | 80 kg | 15 June 1989 (aged 28) | Nikko Ice Bucks
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| 21 | L | 1.73 m | 75 kg | 7 November 1991 (aged 26) | Tohoku Free Blades
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Notable coaches[]
- 1962, Tsutomu Kawabuchi[5]
All-time record against other nations[]
As of 12 November 2017[6]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 221 | 71 |
 Denmark |
33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 146 | 108 |
 South Korea |
25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 47 |
 Serbia/ Yugoslavia |
31 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 123 | 128 |
 Norway |
36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 123 | 151 |
 Netherlands |
29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 154 | 87 |
 Romania |
25 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 115 | 98 |
 Austria |
39 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 123 | 151 |
 France |
27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 95 | 109 |
 North Korea |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 |
 Hungary |
26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 72 |
 Switzerland |
31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 141 |
 Bulgaria |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 29 |
 Italy |
32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 82 | 121 |
 Australia |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 22 |
 Poland |
38 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 88 | 201 |
 Great Britain |
13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 38 |
 Lithuania |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
 Canada |
40 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 76 | 218 |
 East Germany |
16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 89 |
 Kazakhstan |
16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
 Croatia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
 Estonia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
 Slovenia |
15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 51 |
| Kuwait |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
 Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
 Belarus |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
 Finland |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 57 |
 Russia/ Soviet Union |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 117 |
| Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 139 |
 Sweden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
 Slovakia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 47 |
 Germany/ West Germany |
18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 102 |
 Latvia |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| United States |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 77 |
| Total | 669 | 238 | 47 | 364 | 2548 | 2875 |
All-time record against other teams[]
As of 27 August 2016[6]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleford Millers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Victoria Navy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Pacific Coast Amateur League All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Nanaimo Labatts |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Chilliwack Volvos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Powell River Regals |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Kamloops Cariboos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Central Alberta Hockey League All Stars |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Lethbridge Maple Leafs |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Regina Caps |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Maroons |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Kenora Thistles |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| Thunder Bay Junior League All Stars |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| New Westminster Royals |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Chilliwack Steelheads |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Victoria Commercial League All Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Nanaimo Clippers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Portland Royals |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Victoria Intermediate All Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Lethbridge Sugar Kings |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yorkton Terriers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Saskatchewan Junior League All Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Manitoba South Junior All Stars |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Kingston Merchants |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Halifax Canadiens |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Grand Falls Cataracts |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Bathurst Papermakers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Manitoba North Junior All Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| North Peace River League All Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Prince George Mohawks |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Penticton Broncos |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Finland B |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Czechoslovakia B |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| USSR B |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| West Germany U20 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Western Michigan Broncos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Spartak Moscow |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Saskatchewan Huskies |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Michigan Tech Huskies |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Alaska Gold Kings |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Amur Khabarovsk |
15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 60 |
| Sweden B |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Russia B |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Canada B |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Denmark B |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan All Stars |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tappara |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| TPS Turku |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Malmö Redhawks |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| EV Zug |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Krefeld Pinguine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Modo Hockey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Augsburger Panther |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| HC Lugano |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Switzerland B |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Qiqihar |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Khabarovsk |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| HC Pardubice |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Saint Georges Garaga |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Île-des-Chênes North Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mid-West Islanders |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| HKm Zvolen |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Frankfurt Lions |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Amurskie Tigry |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| PSK Sakhalin |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Straubing Tigers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kölner Haie |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Düsseldorfer EG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 106 | 30 | 5 | 71 | 347 | 608 |
See also[]
- All Japan Ice hockey Championship
- Japan men's national junior ice hockey team
- Japan men's national under-18 ice hockey team
- Japan women's national ice hockey team
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Championships Division 1B Team Japan. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "2.128 Tsutomu Kawabuchi". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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