1977 All-Japan Championship

The 1977 All-Japan Championship was the 45th edition of the national ice hockey championship in Japan. It was contested by eight teams, and Oji Seishi Tomakomai won the championship.

Qualifying round

Group A

• Oji Eagles - Kokudo Tokyo 9:5
• Oji Eagles - Furukawa Denko 6:3
• Oji Eagles - Nippon Steel 27:0
• Kokudo Tokyo - Furukawa Denko 4:0
• Kokudo Tokyo - Nippon Steel 18:2
• Furukawa Denko - Nippon Steel 7:2

Group B

• Seibu Tetsudo - Iwakura 8:2
• Seibu Tetsudo - Jujo Paper 11:1
• Seibu Tetsudo - Hosei University 10:2
• Iwakura - Jujo Paper 4:3
• Iwakura - Hosei University 10:4
• Jujo Paper - Hosei University 7:5

Final round

• 1/13: Oji Eagles - Iwakura Gumi 4:2 (0:1, 1:1, 3:0)
• Oji Eagles - Kokudo Tokyo 6:5
• Seibu Tetsudo - Iwakura Gumi 8:4
• Seibu Tetsudo - Kokudo Tokyo 6:2
• 1/16: Iwakura Gumi - Kokudo Tokyo 4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 2:1)
• 1/16: Oji Eagles - Seibu Tetsudo 4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 2:1)

	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Oji Seishi Tomakomai	3	3	0	0	14	10	6
2.	Seibu Tetsudo	3	2	0	1	17	10	4
3.	Iwakura Tomakomai	3	1	0	2	10	15	2
4.	Kokudo Tokyo	3	0	0	3	10	16	0

Placing round

• 1/14: Jujo Seishi - Shin Nittetsu Muroran (Nippon Steel) 15:2 (4:0, 7:1, 4:1)
• 1/14: Furukawa - Hosei 10:3 (5:1, 2:2, 3:0)
• 1/15: Hosei - Shin Nittestu Muroran 9:5 (5:1, 2:2, 2:2)
• 1/15: Furukawa - Jujo Seishi 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
• Furukawa - Shin Nittestu Muroran 14:2
• Jujo Seishi - Hosei 8:4

B Tournament

(1/30-2/5)

Qualifying round

• Nippon Kekinzoku - Komadai Tomakomai Takashi 5:0
• Toyo University - Kyowa 4:3
• Red Arrows - Kaneiri 6:3
• Hachinohe National - Yoshida Sangyo 8:8 (1:0 SO)

Final round

• Red Arrows - Nippon Keikinzoku 4:3
• Red Arrows - Toyo University 6:2
• Red Arrows - Hachinohe National 8:6
• Nippon Keikinzoku - Toyo University 10:3
• Nippon Keikinzoku - Hachinohe National 4:3
• Toyo University - Hachinohe National 4:3

C Tournament

(1/30-2/5)

First round

• Isetan - Abeno Ku 7:6
• Funabashi Club - Prouins Ku 4:1
• Chudai - Oji Shrine 6:1
• Tokyo Saines - Karuizawa Sports Association 5:4
• Hachinohe Shicho - Chuzenji Temple 10:3
• Arawashi Tsuyoshi - Kyoto Cats 9:2
• Honshu Seishi - Miyagi Ku 11:0
• Tomakomai City Hall - Bears 15:2

Second round

• Funabashi Club - Isetan 4:3
• Chudai - Tokyo Saines 6:6 (5:4 SO)
• Hachinohe Shicho - Arawashi Tsuyoshi 3:1
• Honshu Seishi - Tomakomai City Hall 3:2

Semifinals

• Funabashi Club - Chudai 7:2
• Honshu Seishi - Hachinohe Shicho 4:3

Final

• Honshu Seishi - Funabashi Club 7:5

3rd place

• Hachinohe Shicho - Chudai 3:0

Sources

• Nihon no suketo hattatsushi : supido, figyua, aisu hokke (1981)