The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi Nippon Daihyō) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are controlled by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Japan is currently ranked 23rd in the rankings and currently compete in the IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in eight Olympic Games competitions.
Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Perry Pearn |
Assistants | Masahito Haruna Yuji Iwamoto Takeshi Yamanaka |
Captain | Shogo Nakajima |
Most games | Go Tanaka (126) |
Top scorer | Toshiyuki Sakai (44) |
Most points | Norio Suzuki (85) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | JPN |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 25 (28 May 2023)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 15 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 25 (2023) |
First international | |
Czechoslovakia 12–2 Japan (Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930) | |
Biggest win | |
Japan 44–1 Kuwait (Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan (Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 46 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 8th (1930, 1957) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1986) |
Best result | Gold (2003, 2007) Silver (1986, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2011) Bronze (2017) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1936) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
291–391–49 |
As of 14 April 2023[5]
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 221 | 71 |
Denmark | 33 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 146 | 108 |
South Korea | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 176 | 54 |
Serbia/ Yugoslavia |
32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 131 | 128 |
Norway | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 123 | 151 |
Netherlands | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 156 | 90 |
Romania | 29 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 134 | 105 |
Austria | 39 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 123 | 151 |
France | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 98 | 117 |
North Korea | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 |
Hungary | 31 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 87 |
Switzerland | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 141 |
Bulgaria | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 29 |
Italy | 33 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 122 |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 22 |
Poland | 44 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 100 | 221 |
Great Britain | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 41 |
Lithuania | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 |
Canada | 40 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 76 | 218 |
East Germany | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 89 |
Kazakhstan | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 70 |
Croatia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
Estonia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 |
Slovenia | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 61 |
Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Ukraine | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 42 |
Belarus | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
Finland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 57 |
Russia/ Soviet Union |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 117 |
Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 139 |
Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 47 |
Germany/ West Germany |
18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 102 |
Latvia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 70 |
United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 77 |
Total | 699 | 251 | 47 | 381 | 2651 | 2969 |
As of 27 August 2016[5]
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battleford Millers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
Victoria Navy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pacific Coast Amateur League All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Nanaimo Labatts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Chilliwack Volvos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Powell River Regals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
Kamloops Cariboos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Central Alberta Hockey League All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
Lethbridge Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Regina Caps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Brandon Wheat Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Winnipeg Maroons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Kenora Thistles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
Thunder Bay Junior League All Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
New Westminster Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
Chilliwack Steelheads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Victoria Commercial League All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Nanaimo Clippers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Portland Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Victoria Intermediate All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Lethbridge Sugar Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Yorkton Terriers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Saskatchewan Junior League All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Manitoba South Junior All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Kingston Merchants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Halifax Canadiens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Grand Falls Cataracts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Bathurst Papermakers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Manitoba North Junior All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
North Peace River League All Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Prince George Mohawks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
Penticton Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Finland B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Czechoslovakia B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
USSR B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
West Germany U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Western Michigan Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Spartak Moscow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Saskatchewan Huskies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Michigan Tech Huskies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Alaska Gold Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Amur Khabarovsk | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 60 |
Sweden B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Russia B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Canada B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Denmark B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Japan All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Tappara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
TPS Turku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Malmö Redhawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Schwenninger Wild Wings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
EV Zug | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Krefeld Pinguine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Modo Hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Augsburger Panther | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
HC Lugano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Switzerland B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Qiqihar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
Khabarovsk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
HC Pardubice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Saint Georges Garaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Île-des-Chênes North Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Mid-West Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
HKm Zvolen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Frankfurt Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Amurskie Tigry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
PSK Sakhalin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Straubing Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Kölner Haie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Düsseldorfer EG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 106 | 30 | 5 | 71 | 347 | 608 |