For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 07 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Saturday, 07 February 2026
Elite speed and skill propelled the U.S. to a 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday and a perfect 2-0 record in Group A.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 07 Feb 2026
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 07 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:47 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – ล vanฤara, hooking
09:46 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Vehovskรฝ (Peroutka)
19:28 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Lev, holding
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 06 Feb 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 06 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:23 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sundqvist (Klingsell, Carpenhammar)
16:05 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Lehmann, delay of game
16:39 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Nilsson (Hallquisth, Sundqvist)
19:56 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Moret, holding
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 05 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Thursday, 05 February 2026
No one could be surprised that the United States kicked off their quest for Olympic gold with a 5-1 win over Czechia tonight.
What was a pleasant surprise was how evenly-played the game was from start to finish. But for some errant shooting by the Czechs, this might have been a closer score.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 04 Feb 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Boije, tripping
03:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Langvardt, holding
12:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Skarby, hooking
14:43 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Hemstrรถm, boarding
14:52 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Reinwald, holding
14:56 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Langvardt (Hillstrรถm)
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s)
The eighth quadrennial women’s Olympic tournament is set to kick off this Thursday, with an anticipated showdown once again between Canada and the United States likely to highlight the Gold Medal Match once again – but like the previous tournament hosted in Italy, the potential for an upset is more likely now than perhaps ever before.
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๐ท๐บ ๐ง๐พ IIHF Continues Russia, Belarus Ban Into 2026-27 Season
Following an IIHF Council meeting, the International Ice Hockey Federation today confirmed that their ban on Russian and Belarusian teams, dating back to their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was extended through the 2026-27 hockey season.
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Full 2026 Men’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all twelve Olympic men’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Full 2026 Women’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and to be capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all ten Olympic women’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Triple Gold Club: Who Can Join In Milan?
With the calendar finally turning over to 2026, and final rosters for the 2026 Milan Olympics being released daily, there has emerged a select field of fourteen men and three women from five countries who, if successful in winning Gold at next month’s Games, will gain the unique distinction of joining the Triple Gold Club.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 05 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Monday, 05 January 2026
Sweden slowly and surely built a 3-0 lead by the early part of the third period and barely withstood a wild Czech rally in the dying minutes to win World Junior Championship Gold with a thrilling 4-2 win.
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๐ท๐บ Sergei Andronov Retires From Hockey At 36
Russian forward Sergei Andronov, a KHL veteran with two Gagarin Cups and an Olympic title under his belt, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 36 after his release from Salavat Yulaev Ufa this past August, following a fifteen-year pro career.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO) – 04 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO)
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 04 January 2026
Anton Frondell scored the shootout winner as Sweden beat Finland 4-3 in the early 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship semi-final.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป – 02 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 02 January 2026
It was business as usual. Undefeated Sweden employed a balanced attack to down Latvia 6-3 in the first quarter-final of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship on Friday.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark Relegated From World Junior Championship
For the third straight year, Germany once again avoided relegation at the World Junior Championship, this time eliminating Denmark in an 8-4 victory to send the Lions back down to Division IA in 2027 in their relegation match-up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Junior
The 2025 international junior calendar saw the United States capture their first back-to-back world title in 2025, followed by the emergence of Sweden dominating across three tournaments, capping the calendar year off with a commanding performance at the 2026 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 31 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Sweden scored four goals in a wild second period to race away to a 6-3 win over the United States tonight at Grand Casino Arena.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Men’s
The 2025 international hockey men’s calendar saw the title competed over in six different countries over two continents in five tournaments, with seven different countries capturing the International Hockey Lineal Championship in only a three month-span of competition.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Women’s
2025 saw a continuation of closer parity in international women’s hockey, with the juggernauts of the United States and Canada continuing to set the tone in the lead-up to the 2026 Milan Olympics, competing for World Championship, Rivalry Series and International Hockey Lineal Championship glory.
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 