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Ice Hockey in Japan
Ice Hockey in Japan is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Association. Japan has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1930. Japan Men’s national team made their International debut in 1930, while the Women and Junior teams made their debuts in 1987 & 1982. This page shows the history of the Men’s, Women & Junior national teams.
| Men’s National Team |
| IIHF Member: January 26th, 1930 |
| History: |
| Japan Men Official Results |
| Japan Men Unofficial Results |
| Japan Scoring Leaders |
| Other Facts: |
| First Official Game Played: January 24th, 1930, 12-2 loss to Czechoslovakia |
| First Unofficial Game Played: March 24th, 1935, 17-0 loss to Battleford Millers |
| Longest Official Winning Streak: (9) March 19th, 1982-March 15th, 1983 |
| Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (5) Jan 22nd-Jan 30th, 1969 |
| Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (14) January 29, 1982-March 15th, 1983 |
| Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (8) January 26th, 2005-April 3rd, 2008 |
| Longest Official Losing Streak: (12) April 16th, 2016-February 11th, 2017 |
| Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (14) February 1982-February 19th, 1985 |
| Biggest Official Win: 44-1 over Kuwait January 30, 1999 |
| Biggest Unofficial Win: 16-1 over Beijing/Harbin 1957 |
| Biggest Official Loss: 25-1 to Czechoslovakia March 4th, 1957 |
| Biggest Unofficial Loss: 17-0 to Battleford Millers March 24th, 1935 |
| Medals: |
| Asian Winter Games/ Asia Cup: Gold: 1992, 1993, 2003, 2007, Silver: 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, Bronze: 2017 |
| # | P | ROSTER | TEAMS |
| 1 | GK | Roman Bengert | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 2 | GK | Yuta Narisawa | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 3 | GK | Eiki Sato | Toyo University |
| 4 | D | Jie Halliday | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 5 | D | Ryo Hashimoto | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 6 | D | Seiya Hayata | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 7 | D | Keigo Minoshima | Yokohama Grits |
| 8 | D | Yusei Otsu | East Hokkaido Cranes |
| 9 | D | Hiroto Sato | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 10 | D | Kotaro Yamada | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 11 | D | Koki Yoneyama | East Hokkaido Cranes |
| 12 | FW | Yu Hikosaka | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 13 | FW | Taiga Irikura | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 14 | FW | Sota isgol | East Hokkaido Cranes |
| 15 | FW | Shogo Nakajima | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 16 | FW | Teruto Nakajima | Toyo University |
| 17 | FW | Taki Namae | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 18 | FW | Yuto Osawa | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 19 | FW | Ryo Simzu | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 20 | FW | Kohei Sato | KeuPa HT FIN) |
| 21 | FW | Kenta Takagi | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| HC | Perry Pearn | (02/07/23) |
| Women’s National Team |
| IIHF Member: January 26th, 1930 |
| Nickname: Smile Japan |
| History: |
| Japan Women Official Results |
| Japan Women Unofficial Results |
| Japan Women Scoring Leaders |
| Other Facts: |
| First Official Game Played: March 19th, 1990, 4-1 loss to Germany |
| First Unofficial Game Played: April 21st, 1987, 5-2 win over Netherlands |
| Longest Official Winning Streak: (26) August 14th, 2016-April 21st, 2017 |
| Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (4) December 17th, 2015-March 24th, 2016 |
| Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (26) August 14th, 2016-April 21st, 2017 |
| Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (4) December 17th, 2015-March 24th, 2016 |
| Longest Official Losing Streak: (15) March 19th, 1990-February 5th, 1996 |
| Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (5) October 24th-October 29th, 2019 |
| Biggest Official Win: 46-0 over Hong Kong February 21st, 2017 |
| Biggest Unofficial Win: 12-0 over China B February 16th, 2012 |
| Biggest Official Loss: 18-0 to Canada March 22nd & April 5th, 1990, 1996 |
| Biggest Unofficial Loss: 16-0 to United States April 24th, 1987 |
| Medals: |
| Asian Winter Games/Asia Cup: Gold: 2017, Silver: 1996, 1999, 2007, 2011, Bronze: 2003 |
| Challenge Cup of Asia: Gold: 2012, Silver: 2010 |
| # | P | ROSTER | TEAMS |
| 1 | GK | Riko Kawaguchi | Daishin |
| 2 | GK | Kiku Kobayashi | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 3 | GK | Miyuu Masuhara | DK Peregrine |
| 4 | D | Ayaka Hitosato | Linköping HC (SWE) |
| 5 | D | Akane Hosoyamada | DK Peregrine |
| 6 | D | Shiori Koike | DK Peregrine |
| 7 | D | Kohane Sato | Daishin |
| 8 | D | Kanami Seki | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 9 | D | Aoi Shiga | Toyota Cygnus |
| 10 | D | Shiori Yamashita | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 11 | FW | Yoshino Enomoto | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 12 | FW | Remi Koyama | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 13 | FW | Makoto Ito | Daishin |
| 14 | FW | Mei Miura | Toyota Cygnus |
| 15 | FW | Chisato Miyazaki | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 16 | FW | Riri Noro | Daishin |
| 17 | FW | Rio Noro | Daishin |
| 18 | FW | Akane Shiga | Toyota Cygnus |
| 19 | FW | Chihiro Suzuki | University of Guelph (CAN) |
| 20 | FW | Haruka Toko | Linköping HC (SWE) |
| 21 | FW | Rui Ukita | Daishin |
| 22 | FW | Yumeka Wajima | DK Peregrine |
| 23 | FW | Hikaru Yamashita | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| HC | Yuji Iizuka | (03/24/23) |
| U20 National Team |
| IIHF Member: January 26th, 1930 |
| History: |
| Japan U20 Official Results |
| Japan U20 Unofficial Results |
| Japan U20 Scoring Leaders |
| Other Facts: |
| First Official Game Played: March 16th, 1982, 4-2 loss to Norway |
| First Unofficial Game Played: August 3rd, 1993, 6-3 loss to Russia U18 |
| Longest Official Winning Streak: (7) December 4th-16th, 2017 |
| Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (2) August 9th-10th, 2019 |
| Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (7) December 4th-16th, 2017 |
| Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (2) August 9th-10th, 2019 |
| Longest Official Losing Streak: (8) December 26th, 1992-December 27th, 1993 |
| Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (6) August 3rd,1993-August 2nd, 1995 |
| Biggest Official Win: 26-0 over Chinese Taipei May 28th, 2012 |
| Biggest Unofficial Win: 15-0 to SK Viru Sputnik December 9th, 2021 |
| Biggest Official Loss: 20-1 to Sweden December 30th, 1992 |
| Biggest Unofficial Loss: 11-0 to Canada U18 August 6th, 1995 |
| Medals: |
| University/Challenge Cup of Asia: Gold: 2010, 2011, 2013, Bronze: 2014 |
| # | P | ROSTER | TEAMS |
| 1 | GK | Ryuto Nakamoto | Connecicut Jr.Rangers (USA) |
| 20 | GK | Issa Otsuka | Nikko Meiho High School |
| 25 | GK | Issa Tamura | Japan U20 |
| 5 | D | Junsuka Kasai | Eastern Hokkaido Cranes |
| 8 | D | Kairi Murakoso | Meiji University |
| 9 | D | Junya Owa | Toyo University |
| 6 | D | Akira Sawaguchi | Hachinohe Institute of Technology |
| 4 | D | Rin Takada | Shirakaba Gakuen High School |
| 24 | D | Ichiro Takahashi | Komazawa University |
| 7 | D | Taisei Takasaki | Komazawa University |
| 3 | D | Yutaka Toko | Hosei University |
| 12 | FW | Yusaku Ando | New Mexicoo Ice Wolves (USA) |
| 13 | FW | Seiya Ishidi | Komazawa University |
| 23 | FW | Shiryu Kowa | Shirakaba Gakuen High School |
| 15 | FW | Rukia Morita | Toyo University |
| 16 | FW | Hayate Nishiwaki | Meiji University |
| 14 | FW | Kaito Okubo | Komazawa University |
| 13 | FW | Aoi Sasanuma | Waseda University |
| 18 | FW | Fuji Suzuki | Komazawa University |
| 17 | FW | Sota Takeda | Hokkaido Shimizu High Schooll |
| 11 | FW | Yuto Taneichi | Chuo University |
| 10 | FW | Kotaro Tsutsumi | Kenai River Brown Bears (USA) |
| 21 | FW | Taisetsu Ushio | Little Caesars U18 (USA) |
| HC | Perry Pearn | (12/03/22) |
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