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Japan Ice Hockey League
- League status: Not active
- Year of start: 1966
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| # | Player name | Pos | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Kiyoshi Fujita | F | Seibu Tokyo | 30 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 60 | |
| 2. | Chris Bright | F | Seibu Tokyo | 30 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 60 | |
| 3. |  Igor Dorofeyev | C | Oji Eagles | 29 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 30 | |
| 4. | Hiroshi Matsuura | F | Oji Eagles | 30 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 26 | |
| 5. | Akihito Sugisawa | F | Oji Eagles | 27 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | |
| 6. | Motoaki Takeuchi | F | Nippon Paper Cranes | 30 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | |
| 7. | Kunihiko Sakurai | F | Oji Eagles | 30 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 12 | |
| 8. | Akira Ihara | F | Snow Brand Sapporo | 30 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 16 | |
| 9. | Toshiyuki Sakai | C | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 28 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 52 | |
| 10. | Robert Miwa | F | Snow Brand Sapporo | 30 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 24 | |
| Show all stats for season 1996-1997 | |||||||||
- 2003-2004: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 2002-2003: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 2001-2002: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 2000-2001: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1999-2000: Seibu Tokyo
- 1998-1999: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1997-1998: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1996-1997: Seibu Tokyo
- 1995-1996: Seibu Tokyo
- 1994-1995: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1993-1994: Oji Eagles
- 1992-1993: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1991-1992: Kokudo Ice Hockey Club
- 1990-1991: Oji Eagles
- 1989-1990: Oji Eagles
- 1988-1989: Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club
- 1987-1988: Oji Eagles
- 1986-1987: Oji Eagles
- 1985-1986: Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club
- 1984-1985: Oji Eagles
- 1983-1984: Oji Eagles
- 1982-1983: Oji Eagles
- 1981-1982: Oji Eagles
- 1980-1981: Seibu Tokyo
- 1979-1980: Oji Eagles
- 1978-1979: Seibu Tokyo
- 1977-1978: Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club
- 1976-1977: Seibu Tokyo
- 1975-1976: Seibu Tokyo
- 1974-1975: Kokudo Keikaku Ice Hockey Club
- 1973-1974: Oji Eagles
- 1972-1973: Seibu Tokyo
- 1971-1972: Seibu Tokyo
- 1970-1971: Seibu Tokyo
- 1969-1970: Oji Eagles
- 1968-1969: Oji Eagles
- 1967-1968: Iwakura Tomakomai
- 1966-1967: Iwakura Tomakomai
The Japan Ice Hockey League was an annual ice hockey league, for Japanese teams, which began in 1966 and ended in 2004, when it was replaced by the Asia League Ice Hockey.
Pro hockey arrived in 1966 with the start of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Originally a five-team league, the JIHL expanded to six teams in 1974 and stayed that way until tough economic times led to budget cutbacks and eventually the demise of the league early in the new millennium.
Organizers decided the sport could only prosper in Asia if teams in Japan, China and South Korea formed a multinational league, and in 2004 the plug was pulled on the 38-year-old JIHL to make way for the Asia League Ice Hockey.
Leagues statistic
Past league results:
League standings:
Historic statistic:
Individuals records:
Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Michio Hashimoto (20 years)
- Oldest player: Steve Tsujiura (35 years)
- Shortest player: Takushi Ogata (165 cm)
- Tallest player: Hiroyuki Miura (190 cm)
- Nationalities:
Canada (1), 
Czechia (4), Japan (129), Russia (4), 
USA (1)
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