List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Japan (original) (raw)
The list of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Japan consisted of 90 skaters and 9 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924). Japan has participated in eight tournaments, the first in 1936 and the most recent in 1998. Japan's best finish is eighth overall, at the 1960 Winter Olympics, while their lowest finish was thirteenth place in 1998.