Japan - National Teams of Ice Hockey (original) (raw)
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 |
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| 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) April 15th, 2023-February 10th, 2024 |
| 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: |
| IIHF Asian Championship: Silver: 2024 |
| Asian Winter Games/ Asia Cup: Gold: 1992, 1993, 2003, 2007, Silver: 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, Bronze: 2017 |
| # | P | ROSTER | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Takayuki Ito | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 2 | GK | Issa Otsuka | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 3 | GK | Eiki Sato | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 4 | D | Jie Halliday | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 5 | D | Seiya Hayata | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 6 | D | Riku Ishida | Meran/Merano (ITA) |
| 7 | D | Yusuke Kon | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 8 | D | Yusei Otsu | HL Anyang (KOR) |
| 9 | D | Shuto Sohma | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 10 | D | Taiki Takebe | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 11 | D | Koki Yoneyama | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 12 | FW | Yusaku Ando | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 13 | FW | Chikara Hanzawa | HL Anyang (KOR) |
| 14 | FW | Kanta Hashimoto | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 15 | FW | Taiga Irkura | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 16 | FW | Sota Isogai | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 17 | FW | Yuki Kamada | Tohoku Free Blades |
| 18 | FW | Toi Kobayashi | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 19 | FW | Ryosuke Miura | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| 20 | FW | Taiki Namae | HC Nikkō Ice Bucks |
| 21 | FW | Kazumo Sasaki | Prince George Sqruce Kings (CAN) |
| 22 | FW | Fuji Suzuki | North Iowa Bulls (USA) |
| 23 | FW | Taisetsu Usho | Anchorage Wolverines (USA) |
| HC | Jarrod Skalde | (11/01/24) |
| Women’s National Team |
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| 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: |
| IIHF Asian Championship: Gold: 2024 |
| 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 |
| 29 | GK | Miyuu Masuhara | DK Peregrine |
| 12 | D | Sarasa Kishibe | Daishin |
| 6 | D | Kohane Sato | Daishin |
| 7 | D | Kanami Seki | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 3 | D | Aoi Shiga | Toyota Cygnus |
| 9 | D | An Shinoda | Takasu Clinic Mikage Gretz |
| 5 | D | Shiori Yamashita | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 16 | FW | Yoshino Enomoto | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 19 | FW | Makoto Ito | Toyota Cygnus |
| 22 | FW | Remi Koyama | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 17 | FW | Wakana Kurosu | DK Peregrine |
| 18 | FW | Suzuka Maeda | DK Peregrine |
| 21 | FW | Marin Nagaoka | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| 23 | FW | Rio Noro | Daishin |
| 25 | FW | Riri Noro | Daishin |
| 27 | FW | Ai Tada | Daishin |
| 15 | FW | Rui Ukita | Daishin |
| 26 | FW | Yumeka Wajima | DK Peregrine |
| 10 | FW | Hikaru Yamashitia | Seibu Princess Rabbits |
| HC | Yuji Iizuka | (10/29/24) |
| U20 National Team |
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| 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 | Sazuku Kudo | Komazawa University |
| 2 | GK | Yuichiro Takase | Tomakomai Central High School |
| 3 | GK | Issa Tamura | Toyo University |
| 4 | D | Ryuta Fukuda | Komazawa University |
| 5 | D | Sora Mori | National Central University |
| 6 | D | Akira Sawaguchi | National Central University |
| 7 | D | Ryunosuke Shirozu | P,A,L Junior Islanders (USA) |
| 8 | D | Akira Suzuki | Bushukan Junior & Senior High Schoo |
| 9 | D | Rin Takada | Toyo University |
| 10 | D | Ichiro Takahashi | Toyo University |
| 11 | D | Taisei Takasaki | National Central University |
| 12 | FW | Soya IIzuka | Waseda Business School |
| 13 | FW | Teito Ishigaki | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (USA) |
| 14 | FW | Shiryu Koiwa | Shirakaba Gakuen High School |
| 15 | FW | Junya Kokuwa | Saitama Sakae High School |
| 16 | FW | Tyler Maxner | South Shore Kings (USA) |
| 17 | FW | Kaito Okubo | Komazawa University |
| 18 | FW | Kazumo Sasaki | Prince George Spruce Kings (CAN) |
| 19 | FW | Aoi Sasanuma | Waseda University |
| 20 | FW | Ryuki Sotokubo | Bushukan Junior & Senior High School |
| 21 | FW | Fuji Suzuki | Utica Jr. Comets (USA) |
| 22 | FW | Sota Takeda | Toyo University |
| 23 | FW | Raito Tanaka | Bushukan Junior & Senior High School |
| 24 | FW | Taisetsu Ushio | Anchorage Wolverines (USA) |
| HC | Perry Pearn | (12/01/23) |
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