๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ IHLC Classics: Knight Leads USA To Three-peat

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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 American Independence Day, we feature the 2011 World Championship final, where the United States captured their third consecutive Gold medal, thanks to the overtime heroics of star forward Hilary Knight.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย (OT)
Women’s World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Hallenstadion,ย Zรผrich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Monday, 25 April 2011

The United States has won Gold at the World Women’s Championship after an overtime goal by Hilary Knight at 7:48 of the 4-on-4 extra period.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ IHLC Classics: Crosby’s Golden Goal

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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 not only Canada Day, but Roberto Luongo’s recent induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame, we feature the historic 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game, where the heroics of Sidney Crosby and “Bobby Lu” won Canada their eighth Olympic Gold medal.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย Canada 3-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sunday, 28 February 2010

Canada has capped the Golden Games with the medal that matters, beating the United States 3-2 in an Olympic hockey overtime thriller at Canada Hockey Place.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Alexander Syomin Retires Following Farewell Charity Game

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Following a charity game held in his hometown of Krasnoyarsk, Russian forward Alexander Syomin’s career is officially over, wrapping after 19 pro seasons in both the United States and Russia, a Gagarin Cup title and two World Championship Gold medals.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2022

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2022 on 14 November, with a trio of Swedish forwards, anchored by a Finnish defender and a Canadian goaltender, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Colorado Avalanche Capture Third Stanley Cup Championship

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After finishing dead last in the National Hockey League just five years ago, the Colorado Avalanche have come back to the top of the mountain in the hockey world, capturing the Stanley Cup in six games against the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ IHLC Classics: Tre Kronor Sparkles In Stockholm

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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 Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), and in light of Finland winning the most recent World Championship on home ice, we feature the last time the home team took home Gold, when Tre Kronor triumphed in Stockholm in 2013.

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-1 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sunday, 19 May 2013

Switzerland scored first, but hosts Sweden dominated the last 55 minutes to become the first home team to win Gold since 1986. It is the nation’s ninth World Championship Gold medal.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Restarted 2022 World Junior Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the rescheduled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, restarting the tournament in Edmonton, Canada following the cancellation of December’s tournament due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
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2022 Womenโ€™s World Championship Schedule Released

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For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will take place in an Olympic year, with the world’s top ten women’s teams convening in Denmark on 25 August to compete for the title of the world’s best, just six months after wrapping up the Olympics in Beijing.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Valtteri Filppula Joins Triple Gold Club

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The only player eligible to join in this year’s World Championship, forward Valtteri Filppula tonight joined Triple Gold Club by virtue of winning his second Gold Medal in three months with theย Leijonat,ย becoming the 31st male and first Finnish player to join the club, adding to his Stanley Cup and Olympic Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) – 29 May 2022

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Sunday, 29 May 2022

Sakari Manninen scored at 6:42 of the three-on-three unlimited overtime with a one-timer on a power play to give Finland a thrilling 4-3 win over Canada to win World Championship Gold.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jason Spezza Announces Retirement From Hockey At 38

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Canadian forward Jason Spezza, who maintained a high level of play throughout his 19-year NHL career, along with numerous stints with the Canadian national team, today announced his retirement from hockey, opting to join the front office of his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 28 May 2022

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World Championship Semifinal
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Saturday, 28 May 2022

In a hard-fought, back-and-forth semi-final clash, Finland defeated the U.S. 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in Tampere to advance to the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป IIHF Names Tampere & Rฤซga As 2023 World Championship Hosts

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After stripping Saint Petersburg, Russia of hosting duties for the 2023 World Championship due to their ongoing invasion in Ukraine, today the IIHF announced at their annual Congress that hosting rights would now be split between to the last two hosts of the World Championships, with 2021 hosts Rฤซga, Latvia and current 2022 hosts Tampere, Finland hosting next year, from 12-28 May 2023.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 26 May 2022

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championship Quarterfinal
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Thursday, 26 May 2022

Finnish cult hero Marko Anttila produced another big display in World Championship knock-out play, leading the host nationโ€™s fightback to beat Slovakia 4-2.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-0 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 24 May 2022

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-0 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Finland wrapped up an impressive Group B campaign with a 3-0 victory over Czechia in Tampere. Tuesdayโ€™s victory secures top spot in the preliminary round and gives Jukka Jalonenโ€™s team a quarter-final match-up against Slovakia here on Thursday.
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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Frans Nielsen Retires Following Denmark’s Elimination From Worlds

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With Denmark’s shocking elimination from the 2022 World Championship, the end of an era in Danish hockey has come to a close, as national team mainstay Frans Nielsen, the first Dane to find success in the NHL, announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Italy, Great Britain Relegated From World Championship Top Division

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A day before the group round came to a close at the 2022 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were clinched, with Italy and Great Britain gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down, at the hands of Kazakhstan and Austria, respectively.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 1-0 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 23 May 2022

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World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Monday, 23 May 2022

Czechia has secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship thanks to a 1-0 win over the USA in both teamsโ€™ penultimate game in the group stage.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) – 21 May 2022

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Saturday, 21 May 2022

A packed program of Saturday hockey in Tampere got off to a flying start as Team USA went the full distance against Group B’s unbeaten team, Sweden. Both teams held the lead during a 2-2 tie in regulation before Adam Gaudette won it for the U.S. with 11.4 seconds remaining in overtime.
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