Japan Ice Hockey Federation

Governing body of ice hockey in Japan

Japan

Association name	Japan Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF Code	JPN
IIHF membership	January 26, 1930
President	Akihisa Mizuno
IIHF men's ranking	24rd
IIHF women's ranking	6th
http://www.jihf.or.jp/

The Japan Ice Hockey Federation (Japanese: 日本アイスホッケー連盟) is the governing body of ice hockey in Japan.^[1]^[2]^[3] Japan was the first Asian nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

National teams

Notable executives

Tsutomu Kawabuchi: member of the IIHF Hall of Fame.^[4]
Isao Kataoka:recipient of the Paul Loicq Award.^[5]
Shoichi Tomita: vice-president of the IIHF.^[6]
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi: member of the IIHF Hall of Fame.^[7]

2018 Japan qualification

Event	Division	Host nation	Date
Men	Div. IB	Lithuania	22–28 April 2018
Men U20	Div. IIA	Great Britain	10–16 December 2017
Men U18	Div. IB	Ukraine	14–20 April 2018
Women U18	Div. IA	Italy	8–14 January 2018

Olympic Winter Games

Event	Host nation	Date	Result
Women	South Korea	9–25 February 2018	6th

Note: The 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship in the top division is not played during the Olympic seasons. The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship will be played in Finland, city and dates to be announced.

2017 Japan participation

Event	Division	Host nation	Date	Result
Men	Div. IB	Great Britain	23–29 April 2017	Silver medal (24th overall)
Men U20	Div. IIA	Estonia	11–17 December 2016	Silver medal (24th overall)
Men U18	Div. IB	Slovenia	15–21 April 2017	Bronze medal (19th overall)
Women	Div. IA	Austria	15–21 April 2017	Gold medal (9th overall)
Women U18	Top	Czech Republic	7–14 January 2017	Relegated to Div. IA 2018 (8th overall)

References

^ Watanabe, Tadashi. "Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
^ "::Metropolis Tokyo :: SPORTS - Japan Ice Hockey League". Archive.metropolis.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
^ "With a former Canadian star helping out, Japan dreams big". The Globe and Mail. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
^ "Mr. Kawabuchi died, 88 years old Tomakomai comes from the international hall of fame with ice hockey". 47news (in Japanese). 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
^ "Remembering Kataoka, Paul Loicq Award winner passes away". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
^ Shoichi Tomita. IIHF
^ Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-77041-249-1.

External links

Japan at IIHF.com

National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Full members

Associate
members

Affiliate
members

Chile

Former members

Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Moldova
Namibia
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia

† Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine.

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