Japan Ice Hockey Federation

Governing body of ice hockey in Japan

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

• Men
• Men U20
• Men U18
• Women
• Women U18

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

Olympic Winter Games

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

References

1. Watanabe, Tadashi. "Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi". The Japan Times. 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.

External links

• Japan at IIHF.com