Japan women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Smile Japan |
|---|---|
| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
| Most games | Shiori Koike (129) |
| Top scorer | Hanae Kubo (65) |
| Most points | Hanae Kubo (130) |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| IIHF ranking | 7 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 6 (first in 2019) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 11 (first in 2011) |
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| First international | |
Japan  5–2  Netherlands(North York or Mississauga, Canada; 21 April 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Japan 46–0  Hong Kong(Sapporo, Japan; 21 February 2017) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Canada  18–0 Japan(Ottawa, Canada; 22 March 1990) Canada 18–0 Japan (Richmond, Canada; 5 April 1996) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1990) |
| Best result | 5th (2022) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |
 Gold (2017) |
| Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) |
| Best result |
Gold (2011, 2012) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 169–156–6 | |
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The Japanese women's national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー女子日本代表) represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Japan Ice Hockey Federation.
Tournament record
Olympic
- 1998 – Finished in 6th place
- 2014 – Finished in 8th place
- 2018 – Finished in 6th place
- 2022 – Finished in 6th place
World Championship
- 1990 – Finished in 8th place
- 1999 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2000 – Finished in 8th place (Demoted to Division I).
- 2001 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I).
- 2003 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2004 – Finished in 9th place (Demoted to Division I)
- 2005 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I)
- 2007 – Finished in 10th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2008 – Finished in 7th place
- 2009 – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2011 – Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the earthquake.[1]
- 2012 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division IA)
- 2013 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2015 – Finished in 7th place
- 2016 – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2017 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2019 – Finished in 8th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Finished in 6th place
- 2022 – Finished in 5th place
- 2023 – Finished in 7th place
- 2024 – Finished in 8th place
Asian Games
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Pacific Rim Championship
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 10 March 2022[3]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 46 |
 France |
19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 20 |
 South Korea |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 |
 Denmark |
12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 |
 Austria |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 |
 Norway |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 |
 North Korea |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 |
 Latvia |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 |
 Hungary |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
 Slovakia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 |
 Kazakhstan |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 20 |
| Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
 Germany |
33 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 68 |
 China |
38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 96 | 122 |
| Canada |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 |
 United States |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 110 |
 Sweden |
18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 82 |
 Switzerland |
28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 70 |
 Finland |
16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 67 |
 Russia |
21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 71 |
| Total | 295 | 151 | 6 | 138 | 906 | 837 |
References
- ↑ Japanese National Teams Withdraw from World Championships
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled.
- ↑ "Japan Women All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Japan-Women-Official-Results.pdf.
External links
| Women's National teams | |
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