1928 Japan season

This was the 1928 ice hockey season in Japan:
==Overview==
The first All-Japan skating and ice hockey tournament was scheduled to take place on Lake Suwa, commencing on January 14. Ice hockey tryouts were slated to be held on the 14th and 15th, with the semifinals and finals being staged on the 16th.Japan Times, 1927-12-07
It was then planned to push the All-Japan Ice Hockey Championship back to January 21 and 22. The Sendai Skating Association, Sendai Second Higher School, Sapporo, Tohoku Imperial University and several teams from the vicinity of Nikko were set to compete.Japan Times, 1928-01-12 The competition wound up being held on January 14-17.
“The Tokyo Imperial University Skating Club, which is to participate in the forthcoming skating tournament at Lake Suwako, Shinshu, on Jan. 10, will send a party of select ice-hockey and speed skaters to Manchuria, where it hopes to have games and competitions at Dalren, Hoten and Antung.”Japan Times, 1927-12-24
==All Japan Ice Hockey Championship==
Japan Times, 1928-01-18
@ Lake Suwako
;Planned pairings (these were changed):
*First elimination - Shimo-Suwako Association vs Waseda
*Second elimination - A. Kami-Suwako Club - Keio, B. South Manchuria Medical College - Suwako Middle School, C. Matsumoto Higher *School - Shiradori Club, D. Nikko Club - first elimination winner.
;First round
*1/14: Shimo-Suwako Association - Shiradori Club (Okaya) 7:3 (2:1, 1:0, 4:1) - goals: Oguchi (3), Kasahara (3)
*1/15: Suwako Middle School - Keio University 4:0
*1/16: Waseda University beat Matsumoto Higher School 
(did Shimo-Suwako play any more games?)
;Semifinal
*1/17: Waseda University - Nikko Club 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0) 
;Final
*1/17: Waseda University - Suwako Middle School 7:0 (3:0, 2:0, 2:0) - goals: Konishi (2), Hirata, Nankai (2), Ozawa, Hara
Waseda roster: Okada (goal), Sakata (LD), Hirata (RD), Konishi (LW), Hageyama, Utsumi (center), Hara, Ozawa (RW), Nankai. Suwako roster: Miyasaka (G), Yajima (LD), H. Kawanishi (RD), K. Ariga (LW), T. Kawanishi (center), S. Ariga (RW).
==Kanto and Northern Japan Tournament==
Held under the auspices of the Nikko Siedo at Nikko Gumma Prefecture.
*1/29: Keio University - Waseda University 4:3 OT (1:1, 1:0, 1:2, 1:0)Japan Times, 1928-01-30
==Other games==
*12/26: Mukden Club - Manchuria Medical College @ Mukden rink - game had to be called when one of the Club members was injured by the puckManchuria Daily News, 1927-12-30
*12/29: South Manchuria Medical College - Tokyo Imperial University 9:0 @ MukdenJapan Times, 1927-12-31
*Keio University - Hokkaido University 6:0 @ Akita CityJapan Times, 1928-01-16
*4/3: Keio University - Yokohama Foreigners (All-Canadians) 10:10 @ Kagetsuen Skating Rink in Tsurumi - this was an indoor rink; it was part of the ice games tournament to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Japan Skating Federation
Keio roster: Keneko, Hiraokawa (forwards), Saito (defense), Mishima (goal). Foreigners roster: Losie, Hubert (forwards), Buckbarrough (defense), Beatty (goal). This was a 3-on-3 game as the ice was rather small.Japan Times, 1928-04-05
All Yokohama players were from Canada. W.R. Buckborrough had not been on the ice since leaving his hometown of Tillsonburg, Ontario, 15 years earlier. R.W. Hubert, formerly of Montreal, had not skated in five years. R.W. Losie and G.E. Beatty had not seen the ice since leaving their hometowns of Edmonton and Montreal, respectively.
*4/15: Yokohama Foreigners (All-Canadians) - Keio University 11:9 @ Kagetsuen Skating RinkJapan Times, 1928-04-28
*4/28: Yokohama Foreigners (All-Canadians) - Keio University 13:7 (2:2, 7:3, 4:2) @ Kagetsuen Skating Rink
*4/28: Scratch team - Keio Freshmen 9:2 @ Kagetsuen Skating RinkJapan Times, 1928-04-30
Scratch roster: E. Kaii, S. Kimura, J.H. Lord, N. Tipolt.
==See also==
*1928 Japan Intercollegiate Games
==References==
Category:1928 in ice hockey