Japan men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Greg Thomson |
| Assistants |
Takahito Suzuki Takeshi Yamanaka |
| Captain | Go Tanaka |
| Most games | Toshiyuli Saki (84) |
| Most points | Norio Suzuki (85) |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| IIHF ranking |
20  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 15 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 22 (first in 2007) |
| 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 | 43 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 8th (1930, 1957) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1986) |
| Best result |
 Gold (2003, 2007) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 238–342–47 | |
The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー日本代表) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are currently ranked 20th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in nine 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
- 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)
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
Roster
- Head coach: Mark Mahon (ice hockey coach)
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Yuta Narisawa | L | 180 cm | 71 kg | Apr. 14, 1987 | Oji Eagles |
| 29 | Yutaka Fukufuji | L | 185 cm | 83 kg | Sep. 17, 1982 | Nikko Ice Bucks |
| 1 | Michikazu Hata | L | 186 cm | 77 kg | Sep. 17, 1990 | Tohoku Free Blades |
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kazumasa Sasaki | L | 170 cm | 74 kg | Nov. 12, 1989 | Oji Eagles |
| 4 | Aaron Keller | R | 182 cm | 82 kg | Mar. 1, 1975 | Oji Eagles |
| 6 | Denis Akimoto | L | 180 cm | 90 kg | Aug. 20, 1990 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 13 | Shun Sakata | R | 181 cm | 84 kg | Jun. 13, 1987 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 20 | Takafumi Yamashita | R | 177 cm | 86 kg | Nov. 11, 1987 | Oji Eagles |
| 7 | Ryo Hashimoto | L | 177 cm | 76 kg | Oct. 23, 1992 | Oji Eagles |
| 22 | Shinya Yanadori | L | 177 cm | 77 kg | Dec. 15, 1986 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Yuto Osawa | R | 178 cm | 79 kg | Oct. 3, 1993 | Oji Eagles |
| 10 | Takuma Kawai | L | 176 cm | 77 kg | Aug. 10, 1988 | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 24 | Kenta Takagi | L | 175 cm | 79 kg | Dec. 14, 1993 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 15 | Kohei Mitamura | R | 179 cm | 79 kg | Feb. 19, 1992 | Oji Eagles |
| 14 | Go Tanaka | L | 173 cm | 73 kg | Oct. 6, 1983 | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 25 | Seiji Takahashi | R | 173 cm | 78 kg | May. 22, 1988 | Oji Eagles |
| 16 | Daisuke Obara | R | 176 cm | 82 kg | Jun. 4, 1981 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 21 | Shuhei Kuji | R | 171 cm | 77 kg | Apr. 27, 1987 | Oji Eagles |
| 9 | Hiroshi Sato | L | 182 cm | 98 kg | Feb. 18, 1983 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 11 | Masahito Nishiwaki | L | 178 cm | 77 kg | Oct. 6, 1982 | Nippon Paper Cranes |
| 27 | Hiroki Ueno | L | 178 cm | 80 kg | Apr. 8, 1986 | Nikko Ice Bucks |
| 19 | Takeshi Saito | L | 176 cm | 80 kg | Mar. 8, 1981 | Oji Eagles |
| 28 | Takuro Yamashita | R | 183 cm | 81 kg | May 22, 1988 | Tohoku Free Blades |
Source: IIHF.com
All-time Record against other nations
As of June 6, 2009
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 200 | 70 |
 Denmark | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 143 | 95 |
 South Korea | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 23 |
 Yugoslavia | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 118 | 128 |
 Norway | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 123 | 151 |
 Netherlands | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 138 | 82 |
 Romania | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 106 | 98 |
 Austria | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 111 | 130 |
 France | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 93 | 105 |
 North Korea | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 |
 Hungary | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 47 |
 Switzerland | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 141 |
 Bulgaria | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 29 |
 Italy | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 106 |
 Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 17 |
 Poland | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 184 |
 Great Britain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 28 |
 Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
 Canada | 40 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 76 | 218 |
 East Germany | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 89 |
 Kazakhstan | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 39 |
 Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
 West Germany | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 54 |
 Estonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
 Slovenia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
 Belarus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
 Finland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 57 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
 Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
 Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 47 |
| Germany | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
 Latvia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 58 |
 United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 77 |
 Soviet Union | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 111 |
| Czechoslovakia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 108 |
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