๐ฏ๐ต JAPAN (JPN) Menโs National Ice Hockey Team (1930-)
1ย win, 1ย reign, 1ย game with IHLC – rankedย 21st
IHLC last held 01 November 1997
Japan first burst on to the international scene in 1930, quite an anomaly for an Asian squad in the largely European / North American dominated hockey scene. Japan competed for their first IHLC in 1957, and made a number of World Championship appearances thanks to the IIHF allowing a “Far East” competitor to play in tournamentsย they otherwise wouldn’t have qualified for, before winning their first and only IHLC forty years laterย from Canada. While Japan hasย not played for the IHLC since, they have stayed a mainstay of Division IA, looking to reach the World Championship’s top pool once again.
IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 14
First IHLC Game:ย 16-0 loss vs. ๐ท๐บย URS, 24 Feb 1957
Only IHLC Win:ย 5-3 win vs. ๐จ๐ฆ CAN, 11 Oct 1997
Latestย IHLC Game: 2-2 tie vs. ๐ณ๐ด NOR, 04 Nov 1997
Largest IHLC Defeat:ย 16-0 (2 times, latestย vs. ๐ท๐บย URS, 12 Feb 1980)
Longest IHLC Winless Streak: 10 games (24 Feb 1957 – 10 Oct 1997)
IHLCย HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 17
First Game Hosted: ๐ท๐บย URS 3-3 TCH ๐จ๐ฟ, 24 May 1989 (Tokyo)
Latest Game Hosted:ย ๐จ๐ฟย CZE 1-0 RUS ๐ท๐บ, 22 Feb 1998 (Nagano)
Major Tournaments Hosted:ย Olympic Games (2: 1972, 1998)
MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Championship Result:ย 8th (3: 1930, 1957, 1960)
Best Olympic Games Result:ย 8th (1: 1960)
Best Canada / World Cup Result:ย n/a
COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA: 1 win, 1 loss, 1 tie
๐ซ๐ฎย FINLAND: 0 wins, 1 loss
๐ณ๐ดย NORWAY: 0 wins, 1 loss, 2 ties
๐ธ๐ฐย SLOVAKIA: 0 wins, 1 loss
๐ท๐บ SOVIET UNION: 0 wins, 6 losses
COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. ๐ท๐บย URS 16-0 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 24 Feb 1957 โ WC โ Moscow ๐ท๐บ
02. ๐ซ๐ฎย FIN 11-2 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 03 Feb 1976 โ OG โ Innsbruck ๐ฆ๐น
03. ๐ท๐บย URS 16-0 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 12 Feb 1980 โ OG โ Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
04. ๐ท๐บย URS 10-1 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 25 May 1989 โ JC โ Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต
05. ๐ท๐บย URS 10-6 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 28 May 1989 โ JC โ Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต
06. ๐ท๐บย URS 17-3 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 13 May 1990 โ JC โ Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต
07. ๐ท๐บย URS 10-2 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 16 May 1990 โ JC โ Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต
08. ๐ธ๐ฐย SVK 7-2 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 29 Aug 1993 โ OQ โ Sheffield ๐ฌ๐ง
09. ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 4-1 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 07 Oct 1997 โ EX โ Calgary ๐จ๐ฆ
10. ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 3-3 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 10 Oct 1997 โ EX โ Olds ๐จ๐ฆ
11. ๐ฏ๐ตย JPN 5-3 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 11 Oct 1997 โ EX โ Drumheller ๐จ๐ฆ
12. ๐ณ๐ดย NOR 5-3 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 01 Nov 1997 โ EX โ Sarpsborg ๐ณ๐ด
13. ๐ณ๐ดย NOR 3-3 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 03 Nov 1997 โ EX โ Hamar ๐ณ๐ด
14. ๐ณ๐ดย NOR 2-2 JPN ๐ฏ๐ต โ 04 Nov 1997 โ EX โ Oslo ๐ณ๐ด