Ice hockey in Japan explained

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Ice hockey in Japan
Union:Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Country:Japan
Sport:ice hockey
Nationalteam:Men's national team

Women's national team
National List:Asia League Ice Hockey

Ice hockey is a minor sport that is gaining popularity in Japan.[1] [2] [3] Baseball and football (soccer) have dominated Japanese sports for decades, but ice hockey has been less popular in Japan since its founding in the 1920s.[4] It is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation.

National and International Competitions

Japan Ice Hockey League

See main article: Japan Ice Hockey League. The Japan Ice Hockey League (JIHL) was the national league in the country from 1966-2004, when it folded in favor of the international Asia League. Only Japanese teams were allowed to compete, and there were only six teams at any time in the league.[5]

All Japan Ice Hockey Championship

See main article: All Japan Ice hockey Championship. Since 1933, a cup competition, the All Japan Ice hockey Championship has been held, in which four teams compete. It has been held annually since the 1930s and is one of the oldest sporting competitions in the country. A women’s counterpart has been held since 1982.[6]

International Competitions

Japan has men’s, women’s and junior national teams. The Japan women's national team qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] and the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Samurai' Boost Japanese Hockey . Wsj.com . 1998-02-11 . 2016-10-18.
  2. News: CWHL’s Japanese skaters driven by passion for Olympic hockey podium . The Globe and Mail . 2016-10-15.
  3. Web site: Bob Birge . Former Oiler Terai adjusting to hockey and life in Japan . The Hour . 2013-03-25 . 2016-10-18.
  4. Web site: Former NHLers find hockey adventure in Japan . NHL.com . 2016-10-15.
  5. Web site: JIHL league archives . https://web.archive.org/web/20091122171009/http://www.jihf.or.jp/jihl/index-e.htm . dead . 22 November 2009 . www.jihf.or.jp . 4 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Eurohockey All Japan . www.eurohockey.com . 4 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Women’s ice hockey team "Smile Japan" chase Olympic dream - Olympic News . Olympic.org . 2016-10-15.
  8. Web site: Samer Kalaf . Japan's Women's Hockey Team Is The Lovable Underdog Of The Olympics . Deadspin.com . 2013-12-18 . 2016-10-15.
  9. Web site: Meadows . Mark . Ice hockey-Japan’s ‘Bunnies’ boiled by economic crisis . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220702/http://blogs.reuters.com/sport/2009/04/01/ice-hockey-japans-bunnies-boiled-by-economic-crisis/ . dead . 2016-10-18 . Blogs.reuters.com . 2009-04-01 . 2016-10-15.
  10. News: Watanabe . Tadashi . Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi . . 2016-10-18.
  11. Web site: Japan's ice hockey women chase Olympic dream . Al Jazeera English . 2013-12-18 . 2016-10-18.

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