While the notion of the Team Europe and North America squads at the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey were seen as gimmicky by many, they have served as not only a pleasant surprise to fans around the world, but as now one of the top two teams in international hockey.
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IHLC Results – Canada 5-3 Russia – Sep. 24, 2016
Canada 5-3 Russia 
World Cup Of Hockey Semifinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Check back soon for a full recap of this International Hockey Lineal Championship matchup!
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Tomáš Kaberle Formally Announces Retirement
After failing to join a new club for the first time in over 20 seasons, Czech defensive anchor Tomáš Kaberle today announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 38.
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IHLC Results – Canada 4-2 United States – Sep. 20, 2016
Canada 4-2 United States 
World Cup Of Hockey Group Round
Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Team Canada throttled an inept-looking American squad in their World Cup group match, outmatching Team USA’s grit and physicality with finesse and speed to take the rubber match between the squads 4-2, retaining the International Hockey Lineal Championship in front of a raucous home crowd in Toronto.
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IHLC Results – Canada 6-0 Czechia – Sep. 17, 2016
Canada 6-0 Czechia 
World Cup Of Hockey Group Round
Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Canada opened their World Cup (and International Hockey Lineal Championship) defense with a strong message to the World Cup field, laying a 6-0 smack down on a hapless Czech squad to open play in Group A.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
The top international hockey players in the world are assembled in Toronto, to resuscitate the World Cup Of Hockey after a twelve year absence to crown the top team on the planet.
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2017 Women’s World Championships Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, once again with opening night ending once again with a rematch of Canada vs. USA, for a likely preview of the Gold Medal Game.
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IHLC Results – Canada 3-2 Russia (OT) – Sep. 14, 2016
Canada 3-2 Russia (OT)
Exhibition Game
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Canada punched their ticket to the official World Cup Of Hockey tournament next week as incumbent International Hockey Lineal Championship holders, eking out Russia in a tight 3-2 overtime win in Pittsburgh.
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IHLC Results – Canada 5-2 United States – Sep. 10, 2016
Canada 5-2 United States
Exhibition Game
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Saturday, September 10, 2016
With an aggressive tone set the night before in Columbus, Canada gained a measure of revenge in an equally physical matchup against Team USA, but this time held the scoring advantage, eking out a 5-2 win over the Americans in Ottawa to retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results – United States 4-2 Canada – Sep. 9, 2016
United States 4-2 Canada
Exhibition Game
Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Friday, September 9, 2016
Detractors of the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey, criticizing the format (and in particular the exhibition games) as no more than a glorified, nationalistic All Star tournament, needed to look no further than Columbus to be proven wrong.
A gritty, chippy, hard-fought battle between Canada and the United States, in an exhibition game no less, proved this tournament will bring the talent and passion of Canada and World Cups past, in this case with the U.S. wrenching out a 4-2 victory to win the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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