Following a nail-biting winner-take-all relegation game, it was the Austrian squad that emerged victorious to keep their spot in the Top Division, eliminating Japan from the Top Division and sending them to Division IA for the first time in a decade in the opening day of elimination round competition at the 2026 Women’s World Championships in Herning, Denmark.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 8-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 11 Nov 2026
🇺🇸 United States 8-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg 🇩🇰
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:53 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Murphy (Fox)
07:15 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kaltounková, illegal hit
09:36 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Scamurra, interference
11:38 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Šapovalivová, holding the stick
11:38 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Stecklein, holding
15:57 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Knight (Janecke, Winn)
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇺🇸 Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2026
The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2026 Class, inducting six legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 11-1 Austria 🇦🇹 – 09 Nov 2026
🇺🇸 United States 11-1 Austria 🇦🇹
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg 🇩🇰
Monday, 09 November 2026
Behind a four-point night from Caroline Harvey, including a hat trick, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Austria, 11-1, in the preliminary round of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
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🇸🇪 Sweden Moves Into First In All-Time Junior IIHF Rankings
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
The U.S. Women’s National Team topped Germany, 5-0, in its second preliminary-round game at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship on Sunday.
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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
Behind two goals from Hannah Bilka and Laila Edwards, the U.S. Women’s National Team downed Switzerland 7-0 in the first preliminary-round game of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship on Friday.
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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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