Tsutomu Kawabuchi

Tsutomu Kawabuchi
Born	(1925-05-16)16 May 1925 Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	19 January 2014(2014-01-19) (aged 88) Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma mater	Rikkyo University
Known for	Japan Ice Hockey Federation Japanese Olympic Committee
Awards	IIHF Hall of Fame

Tsutomu Kawabuchi (Japanese: 河渕 務; 16 May 1925 – 19 January 2014) was a Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator. He won Japanese hockey championships as a player and as a coach with Iwakura, and later coached the Japan men's national ice hockey team, and the Japan women's national ice hockey team. He was president of the Hokkaido Ice Hockey Federation for twenty years, and later founded a women's ice hockey club. He served with the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and was involved in organizing the first IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships, and sat on the Japanese Olympic Committee where he played an integral role in introducing women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games. He was recognized for his contributions to international ice hockey with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2004.