The Japanese women's ice hockey team ( ア イ ス ス ホ ッ ケ ー 女子 女 女 , Aisuhokkē Joshi Nippon Daihyō ) represents Japan in international ice hockey tournaments . Managed by the Japan Hockey Federation . According to the International Ice Hockey Federation , there were 2,587 female players in Japan in 2017 [1] (about 2,100 in 2013) [2] . The team's nickname (since 2013) is “Japan's smile” ( jap. ス マ イ ル ジ ャ パ ン , Sumairu Japan ) [3] [4] [5] .
| Japan Women's Ice Hockey Team | |
|---|---|
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| Nicknames | マ イ ル ジ ャ パ ン ( Rus. Smile of Japan ) |
| Federation | Japan Hockey Federation |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| A country | Japan |
| Team colors | |
| Ch. trainer |  Takeshi Yamanaka |
| Captain | |
| The greatest number of games | Hirano Yuka (67) |
| Best bombardier (goal + pass) | Kubo Hanae (54) |
| IIHF rating | 9 [1] ( current ) |
| 7 ( max. ) | |
| 11 ( min. ) | |
The first game Japan 5: 2  ( Mississauga or North York , Canada , April 21, 1987) | |
| Biggest win { Japan 46: 0  ( Sapporo , Japan, February 21, 2017) | |
Biggest defeat Canada 18: 0 Japan( Ottawa , Canada , March 22, 1990) Canada 18: 0 Japan( Richmond , Canada , April 5, 1996) | |
| Olympic Games | |
| Participation | 3 ( First time 1998 ) |
| Progress | |
| World Championship | |
| Participation | 15 ( First time 1990 ) |
| Progress | |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Participation | 6 ( First time 1996 ) |
| Progress |  ( 2017 ) ( 1996 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 , 2011 ) |
| Asian Cup | |
| Participation | 3 ( First time 2010 ) |
| Progress | ( 2011 , 2012 ) ( 2010 ) |
Content
History
The Japanese women's hockey team has not participated in the Olympic Games since 1998 (since the 1998 Olympics were held in Nagano , Japan, as the host, received automatic entry to each competition) [4] , but the “Japan Smile” became the first Japanese athletes who secured a pass to the games in Sochi [2] [3] , earning a place in Group B (along with Germany , Sweden and Russia ) at the qualifying tournament in Slovakia in February 2013. Remarkably, since February 2012, Canadian hockey player and two-time Olympic champion of the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Games , Carla Macleod, have been working as an assistant coach.
Speeches
Olympics
- 1998 - 6th place ;
- 2014 - 7th place ( composition );
- 2018 - 6th place ( composition ).
World Championships
- 1990 - 8th place ;
- 1999 - 9th place ;
- 2000 - 8th place ;
- 2001 - 10th place ;
- 2003 - 9th place ;
- 2004 - 9th place ;
- 2005 - 10th place ;
- 2007 - 10th place ;
- 2008 - 7th place ;
- 2009 - 8th place ;
- 2012 - 11th place ;
- 2013 - 9th place ;
- 2015 - 7th place ;
- 2016 - 8th place ;
- 2017 - 9th place .
Asian Winter Games
- 1996 - Silver medals ;
- 1999 - Silver medals ;
- 2003 - Silver medals ;
- 2007 - Silver medals ;
- 2011 - Silver medals ;
- 2017 - Gold medals .
Asian Ice Hockey Challenge Cup
- 2010 - Silver medals ;
- 2011 - Silver medals ;
- 2012 - Gold medals .
Pacific Ice Hockey Championship
- 1995 - 4th place [6] ;
- 1996 - 4th place [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Japan (English) . IIHF . The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- 2 1 2 Kalaf S. Japan's Olympic dream ( ice ) . Al Jazeera (18 December 2013). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- 2 1 2 Watanabe T. Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi (Eng.) . The Japan Times (26 August 2013). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- 2 1 2 Japan Kalaf Deadspin.com (11 January 2014). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Women's ice hockey team "Smile Japan" chase Olympic dream (English) . IOC (14 January 2014). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Rospach CV 1995 Pacific Rim Tournament (English) (txt). DCS (22 March 1995). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Chan T. 1996 Pacific Rim Tournament (English) (txt). DCS (1996). The appeal date is March 1, 2018.
Links
- The official website of the team (jap.) .
- Japan (eng.) . IIHF . The appeal date is March 1, 2018.