Teiji Honma

Teiji Honma (本間 悌次 Honma Teiji, born April 14, 1911) was a Japanese goaltender who represented the Japanese National Team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.

Honma was 25 years old at the time he represented Japan, as a member of the Manchurian (Mukden) Medical University ice hockey team. During the Olympics, Honma was one of the first goaltenders to have worn a goaltender mask.

His mask was similar to what a baseball catcher wore. It was made of leather, and had a wire cage to protect the face. Honma wore glasses when in nets, and the wire cage had two circular eyeholes designed to fit over the glasses and to be narrower than the puck. Honma played both of Japan's two games. He lost his first game 3–0 against Great Britain, who would go on to win the gold medal. He lost his second game against Sweden, 2–0. Both of the games were played outdoors, and snowstorms caused interruptions in the game.