1941 All-Japan Championship

The 1941 All-Japan Championship was the 12th edition of the national ice hockey championship in Japan. Meiji University won the championship.
==Results==
Nihon no suketo hattatsushi : supido, figyua, aisu hokke (1981)
@Shibaura Rink 
;First round
*1/25: Keio University - Doshisha 9:1 (3:0, 1:0, 5:1)
;Second round
*1/25: All-Manchuria - Nikko 14:3 (6:0, 4:1, 4:2)
*1/25: Oji Paper Co. - Rikkyo University 5:4 OT (1:0, 1:0, 1:3, 2:1)
*1/25: Meiji University - Waseda University 3:2 (1:0, 0:0, 2:2)
*1/26: Keio University - Tokyo Businessmen’s Club 11:4
;Semifinals
*1/26: Keio University - All-Manchuria 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
*1/26: Meiji University - Oji Paper Co. 5:3 (1:0, 1:2, 3:1)
;Final
*1/27: Meiji University - Keio University 11:3 (3:0, 2:3, 6:0)
Meiji roster: Eizoie, Naito, Nakamura (forwards), Yamanouchi, Namekawa (defense), Nakagawa (goal). T. Eizoie, Taguchi, Kojima, Iwada (spares). Keio roster: Naruse, Meikari, Fukuzawa (forwards), Kosuge, Kagaya (defense), Shimizu (goal), Kitabori, Yamanaka, Katsumura, Yamazaki (spares).
Rikkyo was also referred to as St. Paul’s.
==Meiji Shrine Games==
@Otaru, Hokkaido
;Quarterfinals
*2/6: Manchuria - Tokyo 7:0 (1:0, 2:0, 4:0)Japan Times, 1941-02-07
;Semifinals
*2/8: Hokkaido - Manchuria 6:5 OT
*2/8: Kanto - Tohoku 25:1
Japan Times, 1941-02-09
;Final
*2/9: Hokkaido - Kanto 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
Hokkaido roster: F. Abe, Nihei, Nomura (forwards), K. Abe, Yamamoto, Ito (spares), Hayashi, Ambo (defense), Sato (spare), Hiramoto (goal). Kanto roster: Tamura, T. Eizoie, Nakamura (forwards), Yoshio Naito, S. Eizoie, Wataze (spares), Namekawa, Y. Naito (defense), Nakagawa (spare), Hamada (goal).Japan Times, 1941-02-10
==Tokyo Businessmen’s Tournament== 
@Shibaura Rink
6th annual tournament. Mazda was the defending champion.
;First round
*3/6: Mazda Denki - Anzen Auto Co. 8:1 (2:0, 3:0, 3:1)
*3/6: Shimizu Boeki - Nakajima Aircraft 8:2 (2:0, 3:1, 3:1)
*3/6: Asahi Ice Co. - Isetan 10:0 (2:0, 3:0, 5:0)
Japan Times, 1941-03-07
;Semifinals
*3/7: Mazda Denki - Shimizu Boeki 13:1 (5:0, 5:1, 3:0)
*3/7: Asahi Ice Co. - Koga Denki 3:2 (2:0, 0:1, 1:1)
Japan Times, 1941-03-08
;Final
*3/8: Mazda Denki - Asahi Ice Co. 6:2 (3:2, 1:0, 2:0)
Mazda roster: Sawafuji, Kamei, Matsushima, Ikeda, Mayeda, Tsuda (forwards), Kawasaki, Shimasaki, Kusakiri (defense), Ohno, Yoshimura (goal). Asahi roster: Kawaguchi, Akiyama, Nishijima, Yonemochi, Masuzawa, Hikazawa (forwards), Toya, Kitani, Tsuchiya (defense), Nagatani (goal).Japan Times, 1941-03-10
==Other games==
*All-Manchuria - Waseda University 9:2 
*Meiji University - Doshisha University 9:4 @ Shurakukan RinkJapan Chronicle, 1940-11-02
*1/21: Keio University - Waseda University 7:2 (5:1, 0:1, 2:0) @ Shibaura Rink
Keio roster: Naruse, Meikari, Fukazawa (forwards), Kosuge, Kagaya (defense), Shimizu (goal), Kitabori, Yamanaka, Katsumura, Yamazaki (reserves). Waseda roster: Nakagawa, Kawanishi, Yoshijima (forwards), Masumoto, Shimazu (defense), Onoda (goal), Kubotsu, Fujitsu, Nonaga, Mayeda, Ohta (reserves).Japan Times, 1941-01-22
*2/20: Meiji University - Rikkyo University 3:1 (0:0, 1:1, 2:0) @ Shibaura Rink
Meiji roster: T. Eizoie, Naito, Nakamura (forwards), Namekawa, Yamanouchi (defense), Tamura (goal), S. Eizoie, Watase (spares). Rikkyo roster: Takahashi, Ohmura, Onikura (forwards), Nakamura, Naito (defense), Miyake (goal), Goto, Taga, Yamato (spares).Japan Times, 1941-02-21
*3/17: Harbin (China) - Kanto Old Boy’s 6:3 (4:1, 1:1, 1:1) @ Shibaura Rink
Harbin roster: Sho Kan, Antashevitch, Pokilobski (forwards), Yushkopf, Okamura (defense), Kuoochin (goal), Yee (spare). Kanto roster: Nakagawa, Fukuzawa, Kagatami (forwards), Kusakari, Onikura (defense), Ohno (goal), Goto, Koyanagi, Yoshijima, Kameiye, Hirose (spares).Japan Times, 1941-03-18
*3/18: Tokyo Intercollegiate All-Stars - Harbin 9:1 (2:0, 2:0, 5:1) @ Shibaura Rink 
Tokyo roster: Eizoie, Naito, Nakamura (forwards), Yamanouchi, Namekawa (defense), Miyuki (goal), Meikari, Taga, Tamura, Naito, Ohta (spares). Harbin same as 3/17Japan Times, 1941-03-19
*3/22: Harbin - All-Kansai 13:4 @ Shurakkan Rink, KobeJapan Times, 1941-03-24
;Manchuria Championship @ Xinjin
*Harbin - Xinjin Commercial Institute 8:2
*Harbin - Mukden 7:0
*Harbin - Xinjin national team 6:0 
Harbin won five out of six Manchuria titles from 1936-1941, only failing to win in 1939. That year, they lost to Hsinking (Xinjing) in the final, but defeated them by a crushing score in an inter-city contest a few weeks later.Manchuria Daily News
==References==
Category:1941 in ice hockey