2011 Asian Winter Games Roster

Pos.	No.	Player	Team
G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...	44	Yutaka Fukufuji Yutaka Fukufuji is a Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Nikko Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game. He is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be...	Nikkō Ice Bucks
G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...	61	Masahito Haruna Masahito Haruna Masahito Haruna , born July 16, 1973, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Goaltender currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	2	Jun Tonosaki	Nippon Paper Cranes Nippon Paper Cranes The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	4	Aaron Keller Aaron Keller Aaron Keller , born March 1, 1975, is a Canadian born professional ice hockey Defenceman, currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	6	Makoto Kawashima Makoto Kawashima Makoto Kawashima , born May 5, 1979, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	12	Yosuke Haga Yōsuke Haga Yōsuke Haga , born September 5, 1986, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	20	Takafumi Yamashita Takafumi Yamashita Takafumi Yamashita , born November 11, 1987, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	23	Hideyuki Osawa	Nippon Paper Cranes Nippon Paper Cranes The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...	77	Shinya Yanadori	Nippon Paper Cranes Nippon Paper Cranes The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	7	Masato Domeki Masato Domeki Masato Domeki , born December 29, 1983, is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	8	Yosuke Kon Yōsuke Kon Yōsuke Kon , born September 21, 1978, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Center currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	9	Masahito Suzuki	Tohoku Free Blades Tohoku Free Blades The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.Founded in 2008, they are playing their first Asia League season in 2009.-Community Contributions:...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	11	Masahito Nishiwaki	Nippon Paper Cranes Nippon Paper Cranes The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Kushiro City in Hokkaidō, Japan.The club were founded as Jūjō Paper Kushiro Ice Hockey Club in 1949. They adopted the new name Nippon Paper Cranes in 1994 when Jūjō Paper and Sanyō Kokusaku Pulp merged to form Nippon Paper.They won the inaugural...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	13	Masafumi Ogawa Masafumi Ogawa Masafumi Ogawa , born January 14, 1983, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Forward currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	14	Go Tanaka	Tohoku Free Blades Tohoku Free Blades The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.Founded in 2008, they are playing their first Asia League season in 2009.-Community Contributions:...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	18	Takahito Suzuki Takahito Suzuki Takahito Suzuki , born August 17, 1975, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Right Winger currently playing for the Nikkō Ice Bucks of the Asia League....	Nikkō Ice Bucks
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	19	Takeshi Saito Takeshi Saito Takeshi Saitō , born April 8, 1981, is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	21	Shuhei Kuji Shuhei Kuji Shuhei Kuji , born April 27, 1987, is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League....	Oji Eagles
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	25	Shunsuke Shigeno	Chuo University Chuo University Chuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	28	Hiroki Ueno	High1 High1 High1 are a professional ice hockey team based in Chuncheon, South Korea, and a member of Asia League Ice Hockey. Formed in 2004, the team was initially made up of players from the defunct Korean league who didn't immediately move to Anyang Halla from the Hyundai and Dongwon teams as well as other...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	30	Bin Ishioka	Tohoku Free Blades Tohoku Free Blades The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.Founded in 2008, they are playing their first Asia League season in 2009.-Community Contributions:...
F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	40	Takuma Kawai	Tohoku Free Blades Tohoku Free Blades The are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.Founded in 2008, they are playing their first Asia League season in 2009.-Community Contributions:...

Team Japan players at the 1998 Nagano Olympics

• Dan Daikawa D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Ryan Fujita F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Yūji Iga F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Dusty Imoo GK
  Goaltender
  In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Shinichi Iwasaki GK
  Goaltender
  In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Matthew Kabayama F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Tatsuki Katayama D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Yutaka Kawaguchi D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Takayuki Kobori D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Atsudo Kudō D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Ryan Kuwabara F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Hiroshi Matsuura F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Hiroyuki Miura
  Hiroyuki Miura
  Hiroyuki Miura is an ice hockey defenceman. He currently is an unrestricted free agent....
  
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  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Takayuki Miura D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Fumitaka Miyauchi D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Jirō Nihei GK
  Goaltender
  In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Tsutsumi Otomo F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Toshiyuki Sakai F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Kunihiko Sakurai F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Akihito Sugisawa F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Steve Tsujiura
  Steve Tsujiura
  Steven Ken Tsujiura is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the American Hockey League , the Swiss National League A and the Japan Ice Hockey League . He played in the 1998 Winter Olympics for host country Japan...
  
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• Shin Yahata F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  
• Takeshi Yamanaka D
  Defenceman (ice hockey)
  Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
  
  
• Chris Yule F
  Forward (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
  
  

• Head coach Bjorn Kinding
• General Manager Dave King

Winter Olympics record

• 1936
  Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
  At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. While only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada.-Medalists:...
  
   - 9th place (tied)
• 1960
  Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
  At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and...
  
   - 8th place
• 1964
  Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics
  At the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck....
  
   - 11th place
• 1968
  Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics
  At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship...
  
   - 10th place
• 1972
  Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  At the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. Games were held at the Makomanai Ice Arena and at the Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink.-Team USA:...
  
   - 9th place
• 1976
  Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
  At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...
  
   - 9th place
• 1980
  Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
  Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse in Lake Placid, New York. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to February 24...
  
   - 12th place
• 1998
  Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...
  
   - 13th place

World Championship record

• 1930
  1930 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1930 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between January 30 and February 10, 1930 in Chamonix, France, Vienna, Austria and Berlin, Germany...
  
   - Finished tied in 6th place
• 1931
  1931 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1931 World Championship was the 5th World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 1 and 8 February 1931 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland...
  
   - 1955
  1955 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955....
  
   - Did not participate
• 1957
  1957 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1957 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 24 February and 5 March 1957 at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, USSR....
  
   - Finished in 8th place
• 1958
  1958 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1958 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 28 and March 9, 1958 in Oslo, Norway.-Standings:-Final round:-References:* sur hockeyarchives.info...
  
   - 1961
  1961 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters, won their nineteenth international title...
  
   - Did not participate
• 1962
  1962 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia both boycotted this tournament...
  
   - Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
• 1963
  1963 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1963 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 30th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden from March 7 to March 17, 1963...
  
   - 1966
  1966 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia from March 3 to March 14, 1966...
  
   - Did not participate
• 1967
  1967 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1967 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 34th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Vienna, Austria from March 18 to March 29, 1967. For the fifth straight year, the Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final Round :...
  
   - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
• 1969
  1969 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships, which also doubled as the 47th European ice hockey championships. For the first time the Pool A, B and C tournaments were hosted by different nations:...
  
   - Finished in 15th place (1st in "Pool C")
• 1970
  1970 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1970 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. 21 nations participated in three different divisions or pools:-World Championship Group A :*Poland demoted to Pool B....
  
   - Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1971
  1971 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1971 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships, which also doubled as the 49th European ice hockey championships.The Pool-A, Pool-B and Pool-C tournaments were hosted by the following nations:...
  
   - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1972
  1972 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from April 7 to April 22, 1972, and the Czechoslovakia national team won the tournament, the third time they had done so and first since 1949, ending...
  
   - Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1973
  1973 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 40th Ice Hockey World Championships and the 51st European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in the Soviet Union from 31 March to 15 April and the games were played at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in the...
  
   - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1974
  1974 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 April to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all...
  
   - Finished in 10th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1975
  1975 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1975 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in West Germany from 3 April to 19 April and the games were played in Munich and Düsseldorf. Six teams took part in the main tournament,...
  
   - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1976
  1976 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 43rd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 54th European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Poland from 8 April to 25 April, and the games were played in Katowice. Eight teams took part in the main tournament, with each team...
  
   - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1977
  1977 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Vienna, Austria from 21 April to 8 May. Eight teams took part, first playing each other once, then the four best teams advancing to a new round. The tournament was also the 55th ice hockey European Championship...
  
   - Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1978
  1978 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th ice...
  
   - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1979
  1979 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of four, and the best two from each group advancing to the final group. The four...
  
   - Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1981
  1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the...
  
   - Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
• 1982
  1982 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere. Eight teams took part, and each played each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and...
  
   - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
• 1983
  1983 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more. This was the 49th World Championships,...
  
   - Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1985
  1985 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 50th World Championships, and also the 61st European Championships of...
  
   - Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1986
  1986 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in the Soviet Union from 12 April to 28 April. The games were played at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then the four best teams played each other again....
  
   - Finished in 15th place (8th in "Pool B")
• 1987
  1987 World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd ice hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition....
  
   - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
• 1989
  1989 World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Final Round:-Consolation Round:Poland was relegated to Group B.-World Championship Group B :Played in Oslo and Lillehammer March 30th to April 9th. The April 5th game between Norway and Austria was officially adjusted to 8-0 for Norway because of Siegfried Haberl's positive drug test...
  
   - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
• 1990
  1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Final Round:-Consolation Round:Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated....
  
   - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
• 1991
  1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Final Round:-Consolation Round:No team was relegated because of the expansion to twelve teams.-World Championship Group B :...
  
   - Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
• 1992
  1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  - Group 2 :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :Poland was relegated to Group B.- Quarterfinals :- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :Played in Klagenfurt April 2-12...
  
   - Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1993
  1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 9-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :Switzerland was relegated to Group B.- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :...
  
   - Finished in 17th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1994
  1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :...
  
   - Finished in 16th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1995
  1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was played in Stockholm and Gavle Sweden, from April 23rd to May the 7th, 1995. In the tournament finals, Finland won the gold medal by winning over Sweden 4-1 at the Globen arena in Stockholm. The Finnish goals were scored by Timo Jutila and Ville...
  
   - Finished in 18th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1996
  1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :Austria was relegated to Group B.- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :...
  
   - Finished in 20th place (8th in "Pool B")
• 1997
  1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  - Group 2 :- Second Round 1-6 Place :Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. First and second place played off for gold, third and fourth for bronze.- Consolation Round 7-12 Place :...
  
   - Finished in 24th place (4th in "Pool C")
• 1998
  1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -World Championship Group C :Played March 22-28 in Budapest, Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros.- Group 1 :- Group 2 :- Final Round 25-28 Place :Hungary was promoted to Group B.- Consolation Round 29-32 Place :...
  
   - Finished in 14th place
• 1999
  1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -World Championship Group C:Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5–11. Yugoslavia was supposed to particpate in this tournament, but was prevented by the host Dutch government.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Final Round 25-28 Place:...
  
   - Finished in 16th place
• 2000
  2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -World Championship Group A :Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2001# -World Championship Group B :...
  
   - Finished in 16th place
• 2001
  2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2002# — relegated to Division I for 2002# - Group A :Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001...
  
   - Finished in 16th place
• 2002
  2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :...
  
   - Finished in 16th place
• 2003
  2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...
  
   - Finished in 16th place
• 2004
  2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna...
  
   - Finished in 15th place
• 2005
  2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
  
   - Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
• 2006
  2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
  
   - Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
• 2007
  2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #...
  
   - Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
• 2008
  2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries will participate in four levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition...
  
   - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
• 2009
  2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 73rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2010 competition...
  
   - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
• 2010
  2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 74th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition...
  
   - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
• 2011
  2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between the 29 April and the 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Orange Arena in Bratislava, and the Steel Aréna in Košice...
  
  - Withdrew from tournament

All-time Record against other nations

External links

• Japan Ice Hockey Federation