Japan Ice Hockey Federation

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Japan
Japan Ice Hockey Federation logo.png
Association nameJapan Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF CodeJPN
IIHF membershipJanuary 26, 1930
PresidentAkihisa Mizuno
IIHF men's ranking24rd
IIHF women's ranking6th
https://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).

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National teams

Notable executives

2018 Japan qualification

EventDivisionHost nationDateResult
Men Div. IBFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 22–28 April 2018
Men U20 Div. IIAFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10–16 December 2017
Men U18 Div. IBFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 14–20 April 2018
Women U18 Div. IAFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 8–14 January 2018
Olympic Winter Games
EventHost nationDateResult
Women Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9–25 February 20186th

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

EventDivisionHost nationDateResult
Men Div. IB Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 23–29 April 2017Silver medal
(24th overall)
Men U20 Div. IIA Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 11–17 December 2016Silver medal
(24th overall)
Men U18 Div. IB Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 15–21 April 2017Bronze medal
(19th overall)
Women Div. IA Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 15–21 April 2017Gold medal
(9th overall)
Women U18 Top Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7–14 January 2017Relegated to Div. IA 2018
(8th overall)

References

  1. ↑ Watanabe, Tadashi. "Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi". The Japan Times . Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. ↑ "::Metropolis Tokyo :: SPORTS - Japan Ice Hockey League". Archive.metropolis.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. ↑ "With a former Canadian star helping out, Japan dreams big". The Globe and Mail . 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Remembering Kataoka, Paul Loicq Award winner passes away". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  6. ↑ Shoichi Tomita. IIHF
  7. ↑ 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.


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