By virtue of their 2-1 win over Czechia in their Five Nations Tournament finale on home ice in Nyköping, going a perfect 4-0 by a combined score of 19-6, the Juniorkronorna clinched their 130th IHLC victory, passing Canada for the first spot in the all-time IHLC Rankings.
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🇦🇹 Austria Becomes Second New Women’s IHLC Contender In 2026
After Team USA dispatched Germany earlier today at the Women’s World Championships in Esbjerg, Denmark, a tilt tomorrow was officially set up with Austria, meaning that for the second time this year, a new contender will face off for the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 08 Nov 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
NOCCO Hockey Games
Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 08 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:56 – 🇸🇪 PEN – P. Johansson, high sticking
05:01 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Lehtonen (Tanus, Borgström)
09:29 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Päivärinta, tripping
12:08 – 🇸🇪 EA GOAL – Bemström (Eriksson, Roos)
19:08 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Tanus, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Five Nations Tournament
Rosvalla Ishall, Nyköping 🇸🇪
Sunday, 08 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:02 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Tomek, slashing
08:00 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Elofsson, interference
15:29 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Elofsson, interference
20:00 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Krantz, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-0 Germany 🇩🇪 – 08 Nov 2026
🇺🇸 United States 5-0 Germany 🇩🇪
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg 🇩🇰
Sunday, 08 November 2026
There was plenty of excitement ahead of the afternoon clash in Esbjerg, with both the United States and Germany coming into the game on the back of strong opening performances.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Five Nations Tournament
Rosvalla Ishall, Nyköping 🇸🇪
Saturday, 07 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:26 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Pettersson (Langvardt)
13:07 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sjöström, holding
14:17 – 🇫🇮 PEN – team, too many players
18:09 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Genborg (Annborn)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO) – 07 Nov 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO)
NOCCO Hockey Games
Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 07 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:52 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Lammikko (Rautiainen, Arola)
03:31 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Pakarinen, holding
13:04 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Bambula, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 7-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 06 Nov 2026
🇺🇸 United States 7-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg 🇩🇰
Friday, 06 November 2026
With the exception of forward Joy Dunne, the USA had brought an all-PWHL roster to Denmark. However, Switzerland and star goaltender Andrea Brändli – who is also PWHL-bound for the upcoming season – did an excellent job of keeping the star-studded American team at bay during the opening stages of the game.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 9-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 05 Nov 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 9-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Tournament
Rosvalla Ishall, Nyköping 🇸🇪
Thursday, 05 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Ihs-Wozniak
01:34 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Bächler, tripping
03:31 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Hillström (Klingsell, Sundström)
12:13 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Pettersson (Sundström)
14:56 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Genborg (Hillström)
15:23 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Fueter (Dedial)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 05 Nov 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
NOCCO Hockey Games
Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 05 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:46 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Pakarinen, interference
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 04 Nov 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Five Nations Tournament
Rosvalla Ishall, Nyköping 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 04 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:21 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Anderberg (Command, Krantz)
02:55 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, delay of game
12:31 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Genborg (Sundström, Pettersson)
15:20 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Krantz, slashing
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Women’s World Championship
The IIHF Women’s World Championship is returning to Denmark for the second time in four years, as the debut November edition of the tournament sees the reigning Olympic and World champion Americans looking to defend their crownin the 25th edition of the tournament from 06-16 November, with games in Herning and Esbjerg.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 30 Oct 2026
🇺🇸 United States 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦
Exhibition Game
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
Friday, 30 October 2026
Gwyneth Philips made 13 saves and the United States beat Canada 4-0 on Friday night at USA Hockey Arena in the second of two exhibition games between the teams ahead of the women’s world championship.
On Wednesday night in Windsor, Ontario, Canada won 5-3. The world championship is 6-16 November in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.
Tessa Janecke opened the scoring on a power play at 57 seconds of the second period, then assisted on Joy Dunne’s goal at 4:40.
Kirsten Simms connected on another power play with 4:09 left in the second, and Hannah Bilka scored at 1:12 of the third.
Ève Gascon stopped 28 shots for Canada.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
13:44 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Tremblay, body checking
15:04 – 🇺🇸 PEN – O’Brien, tripping
19:26 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Fast, cross checking
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🇷🇺 CAS Overturns IIHF Ruling, Orders Russia Reinstated To World Championships
In a stunning reversal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Ice Hockey Federation today was ordered to immediately reinstate all Russian hockey teams to IIHF competition despite their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, throwing a major wrench into upcoming tournaments throughout the 2026-27 season.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸 – 28 Oct 2026
🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸
Exhibition Game
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, Windsor 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Sarah Fillier scored the go-ahead goal as Canada defeated the United States 5-3 in a pre-tournament game on Wednesday ahead of the women’s hockey world championships.
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🇨🇿 🇫🇮 IHLC Classics: Czechs Run The Table For Second Straight Gold
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.”Today, in honour of Czech Independence Day, we feature Czechia’s second ever, and second consecutive, World Junior Championship title, going a perfect 7-0 in the tournament in Russia to win the 2001 World Junior crown.
🇨🇿 Czechia 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow 🇷🇺
Friday, 05 January 2001
The Czech Republic maintained its stranglehold on international hockey supremacy yesterday and, in case anyone is wondering, yes the Czechs do think they are better than everyone else.
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🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Non-IHLC Classics: The Largest World Championship Crowd In History
TheIHLC.com is debuting a new recurring feature, highlighting detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history – that are not, however, part of the IHLC timeline – “Non-IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), and in anticipation of Veltins-Arena hosting the 2027 IIHF World Championship opener in May, we feature when Germany hosted the largest attendance in hockey history at that point, a world record crowd of nearly 78,000 in Gelsenkirchen.
🇩🇪 Germany 2-1 United States 🇺🇸
World Championship Preliminary Round
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen 🇩🇪
Friday, 07 May 2010
What a way to start the 2010 World Championship for the host country.
With a loud and boisterous world record crowd of 77,803 looking on at Veltins-Arena, Felix Schütz tipped a shot into the USA net 21 seconds into overtime to give to Germany a 2-1 victory in the opening game of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s annual showcase event on Friday.
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🇩🇪 Franz Reindl Named New IIHF President
After a two-round vote to replace IIHF President Luc Tardif, Franz Reindl today was voted in as new President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, following stints as an IIHF Council member and President of the German Ice Hockey Federation.
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🇨🇦 Claire Thompson Confirms Retirement, Pivot To Medical Career
Defender Claire Thompson, the first Canadian woman to join the Triple Gold Club at the age of 27, today confirmed her retirement from hockey just one year later, hanging up her skates to pursue a medical career full-time.
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🇨🇦 2027 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the defending champion Swedes looking to repeat as champions for the first time in history, while hosts Canada will look to regain Gold on home ice for the first time since 2023.
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