Japan Ice Hockey Federation

Japan
Association name Japan Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF Code JPN
IIHF membership January 26, 1930
President Seiji Kaneko
IIHF men's ranking 22nd
IIHF women's ranking 9th
http://www.jihf.or.jp/

The Japan Ice Hockey Federation (Japanese: 日本アイスホッケー連盟) is the governing body of ice hockey in Japan.[1][2][3] Japan was the first Asian nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation.

References

  1. Watanabe, Tadashi. "Women's ice hockey team banking on Sochi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. "::Metropolis Tokyo :: SPORTS - Japan Ice Hockey League". Archive.metropolis.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. "With a former Canadian star helping out, Japan dreams big". The Globe and Mail. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
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