Shoichi_Tomita

Shoichi Tomita

Shoichi Tomita

Japanese ice hockey player

Shoichi Tomita (富田 正一, Tomita Shōichi, born January 1, 1936) is a retired Japanese ice hockey goaltender who competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships.[1]

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After retiring from competitions, Tomita worked at the Japan Ice Hockey Federation, first as management director and then as executive director. In parallel, for 27 years he was a TV commentator for NHK. He was also a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee. In 1978 he joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and served as its vice-president from 1994 to 2012.[2][3]

Tomita was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006.[4][5]

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    Shoichi Tomita. sports-reference.com
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    Shoichi Tomita. IIHF
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    Tomita-san ready for farewell. IIHF. September 24, 2012
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    "冨田正一さんインタビュー: ゲストプロフィール". Olympic Association of Japan (in Japanese). 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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    "Kent Nilsson inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame". National Hockey League. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2023.


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