Japan men's national ice hockey team
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.
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Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Richard Carriere |
Assistants | Masahito Haruna Yuji Iwamoto Takeshi Yamanaka |
Captain | Shogo Nakajima |
Most games | Masahito Nishiwaki (94) |
Most points | Norio Suzuki (85) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | JPN |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 25 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 15 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 24 (2020) |
First international | |
Czechoslovakia ![]() ![]() (Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930) | |
Biggest win | |
Japan ![]() ![]() (Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Czechoslovakia ![]() ![]() (Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 45 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 8th (1930, 1957) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1986) |
Best result | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1936) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
238–364–47 |
Tournament participation
Winter Olympics
World Championship
- 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]
- 2022 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
Team
Notable coaches
- 1962, Tsutomu Kawabuchi[4]
All-time record against other nations
As of 12 November 2017[5]
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 221 | 71 |
![]() | 33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 146 | 108 |
![]() | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 47 |
![]() ![]() | 31 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 123 | 128 |
![]() | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 123 | 151 |
![]() | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 154 | 87 |
![]() | 25 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 115 | 98 |
![]() | 39 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 123 | 151 |
![]() | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 95 | 109 |
![]() | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 |
![]() | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 72 |
![]() | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 141 |
![]() | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 29 |
![]() | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 82 | 121 |
![]() | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 22 |
![]() | 38 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 88 | 201 |
![]() | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 38 |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
![]() | 40 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 76 | 218 |
![]() | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 89 |
![]() | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
![]() | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 51 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
![]() | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
![]() | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 57 |
![]() ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 117 |
![]() ![]() | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 139 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 47 |
![]() ![]() | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 102 |
![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 77 |
Total | 669 | 238 | 47 | 364 | 2548 | 2875 |
All-time record against other teams
As of 27 August 2016[5]
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pacific Coast Amateur League All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
![]() | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 60 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 106 | 30 | 5 | 71 | 347 | 608 |
See also
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "2.128 Tsutomu Kawabuchi". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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