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Hanae Kubo
is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with the Seibu Princess Rabbits of the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Kubo made her international debut with the Japanese national ice hockey team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. With more than two decades on the national team, she is the longest tenured player in team history and has represented Japan at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics, at thirteen IIHF Women's World Championships, and at four Asian Winter Games. She participated in the World Championship Top Division tournaments in 2000, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2021; the Division I Group A tournaments in 2012, 2013, and 2017; the Division I tournaments in 2001, 2003, and 2005; and the Pool B tournament in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomakomai
is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, and a population density of 310.27 persons per km2 (803.60 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . History The name of Tomakomai is derived from Ainu words "to" and "makomai", meaning "Marsh" and "River which goes into the depths of the mountain", respectively. *1879: Yūfutsu branch of Hokkaidō Development Commission was transferred into Tomakomai (Foundation anniversary). *1902: Tomakomai became second class village. *1918: Tomakomai village became Tomakomai town. *1948: Tomakomai town became Tomakomai city. *1963: Tomakomai Port (West) was opened. *1980: Tomakomai Port (East) was opened. *6 September 2018: Tomakomai City is the nearest city from the epicenter of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. Geography Mount Tarumae i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's National Ice Hockey Team
The represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Women's World Championships, the Winter Olympics, and at other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation. Japan had 2,587 registered female players in 2017 and 1,439 as of 2020. The nickname of Japan women's team is . Tournament record Olympic Games * 1998 – Finished in 6th place *2014 – Finished in 7th 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 (Relegated 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 (Relegated to Division I) *2005 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I) * 2007 – Finished in 10th place (1st in Group B, Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
The Division I Group A tournament was held at DNB Arena in Stavanger, Norway, from 7 to 13 April 2013. The Division I Group B was contested from 8 to 14 April 2013 at Patinoire Iceberg in Strasbourg, France. The winners of the Division I Group A were initially presumed to be promoted to the 2015 Top Division. However, with the Divisions I and II playing in an Olympic year, and the eight Olympic entries being in none of those tournaments, it was determined that the last placed Olympic team will play a challenge series with the 2014 Division I Group A champion for promotion to the 2015 Top Division. The last-placed team of the Division I Group A was relegated to the Division I Group B for 2014. The Group B winners moved up to Group A, while the last placed team was relegated to the Division II Group A. Division I Group A ''All times local (UTC+2).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- Statistics and awards Scoring leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
The Division I Group A tournament was held in Ventspils, Latvia, from March 25 to 31. The winner, the Czech Republic, was promoted to the top division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, was relegated to Group B for 2013. Group B was contested from April 9 to 15 at Hull, Great Britain. The winner, Denmark, moves up to Group A for 2013, while the last placed team Italy is relegated to Division II Group A. Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other (Denmark +3, China +1, France −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3). In 2011 these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II. Group A ''All times are local UTC+3.'' Statistics and awards Scoring leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was contested in Calgary, Alberta, from 20 to 31 August 2021, at WinSport Arena. It was originally scheduled to be contested in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the 20th edition of the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division tournament. No divisional promotion and relegation occurred after the Top Division tournament and both Division I tournaments in 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled from 7 to 17 April, the tournament was postponed to 6 to 16 May 2021 on 4 March. On 21 April 2021, the Province of Nova Scotia informed Hockey Canada and the IIHF that the tournament had been cancelled at the recommendation of Premier Iain Rankin "due to concerns over safety risks associated with COVID-19." The IIHF and Hockey Canada released a joint statement pledging to explore all avenues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Espoo, Finland from 4 to 14 April 2019 at the Espoo Metro Areena. The United States won their fifth consecutive and ninth overall title after a shootout win over Finland. Canada claimed the bronze medal by defeating Russia 7–0. After the 2017 tournament, it was announced that tournament would expand to ten teams for 2019, having been played with eight teams since the first tournament in 1990, except in 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009, where nine teams played. The 2004 edition featured nine teams when Japan was promoted from Division II but no team was relegated from the top division in 2003, due to the cancellation of the top division tournament in China because of the outbreak of the SARS disease. Two teams were relegated from the top division in 2004, going back to eight teams for 2005, but due to the success of the 9-team pool in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 1–0 in overtime, securing their seventh title. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating Finland in a shootout. Venues Participants ;Group A * * – ''Hosts'' * * ;Group B * * * * – ''Promoted from Division I Group A in 2015'' Match officials 10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie * Melanie Bordeleau * Anna Eskola * Drahomira Fialova * Jerilyn Glenn * Gabriella Gran * Nicole Hertrich * Aina Hove * Jamie Huntley * Miyuki Nakayama ;Linesman * Bettina Angerer * Michaela Frattarelli * Charlotte Girard * Jenni Heikkinen * Veronica Johansson * Ilona Novotná * Nataša Pagon * Vanessa Stratton * Joha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition. Venues included the Malmö Isstadion, and Rosengårds Ishall. United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their sixth title. Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 4–1. Teams The tournament was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * Venues Format The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated. Match officials 10 Referees and 9 linesman were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30 – April 6, 2004 in Halifax Urban Area, Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Canada at the Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Metro Centre (now known as Scotiabank Centre), and the Dartmouth Sportsplex (now known as Zatzman Sportsplex). The Canada women's national ice hockey team, Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships. The event had 9 teams, because the 2003 event was cancelled due to the SARS epidemic, therefore no teams were relegated and the winners of the 2002 and 2003 Division I tournaments qualified. Canada won their 37th consecutive World Championship game before losing 3–1 in their third game. They later avenged their loss to the US by defeating them in the gold medal game 2–1. Sweden and Finland also met each other twice, with Finland winning the bronze medal game 3–2 improving on the earlier draw. In addition to being the qualifications for the 2005 world t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2000 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 3–9, 2000 in the Ontario towns of Mississauga, Barrie, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, Oshawa and Peterborough, Canada. Final games were played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Team Canada won their sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. In one of the closest finals competed, Canada took the tournament with a 2–1 final win, in overtime. Finland picked up their sixth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden. This year's tournament also counted as qualification for the Salt Lake Olympics. With six automatic berths available, all four semi-finalists were assured Olympic participation. In the consolation round China defeated Germany and Russia defeated Japan, to join them. Teams With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Japan, the winner of Group B in 1999. * * * * * * * * Venue World Championship Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIHF Women's World Championships
The IIHF World Women's Championship (WW or WWC), officially the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more championships held in the 90s. From 1989 to 1996, and in years that there was no world tournament held, there were European Championships and in 1995 and 1996 a Pacific Rim Championship. From the first Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Tournament in 1998 onward, the Olympic tournament was played instead of the IIHF Championships. Afterwards, the IIHF decided to hold Women's Championships in Olympic years, starting in 2014, but not at the top level. In September 2021, it was announced that the top division will also play during Olympic years. Canada and the United States have dominated the Championship since its inception. Canada won gold at the first eight consecutive tournaments and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas with competition in selected events beginning 2 February 2022. It was the 24th edition of the Winter Olympic Games. Beijing was selected as host city in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking its second time hosting the Olympics, and the last of three consecutive Olympics hosted in East Asia following the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The venues for the Games were concentrated upon Beijing, its suburb Yanqing District, and Zhangjiakou, with some events (including the ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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