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 – ๐บ๐ธ United States 4-0 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 30 Oct 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 4-0 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Exhibition Game
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
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 womenโs 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 Dunneโs 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.
รve Gascon stopped 28 shots for Canada.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
13:44 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Tremblay, body checking
15:04 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – O’Brien, tripping
19:26 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Fast, cross checking
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๐ท๐บ 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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 28 Oct 2026
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Exhibition Game
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre,ย Windsorย ๐จ๐ฆ
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 womenโs hockey world championships.
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๐จ๐ฟ ๐ซ๐ฎ 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.
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
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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๐ฉ๐ช ๐บ๐ธ 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 – โNon-IHLC Classics.โ 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.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany 2-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen ๐ฉ๐ช
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 Schรผtz 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 Federationโs annual showcase event on Friday.
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๐ฉ๐ช 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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๐จ๐ฆ 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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๐จ๐ฆ 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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๐ธ๐ช John Klingberg Confirms Retirement From Hockey At Age 34
Swedish defender John Klingberg, a two-way weapon whose career was hampered by nagging injury problems, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 34, after a dozen-year NHL career, along with two World Championship and a World Junior title to his name.
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๐ฉ๐ช 2027 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Dรผsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, with the hosts set to kick off the tournament with an epic opener at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, trying to break the international attendance record set when Germany last hosted in 2010.
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๐ท๐บ In Memoriam – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2011-12
Today marks the anniversary of the tragic air disaster of Yak-Service Flight 9633 on 07 September 2011, that crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, and killed the entire roster and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, and all but one of the flight crew members, when a pilot error caused the aircraft to fail its takeoff, running off the runway and crashing into a tower mast.
Then-IIHF president Renรฉ Fasel declared the crash as “the darkest day in the history of our sport,” as fans from across the world, and in particular Russia and the eight other nations represented by team players and staff, mourned for the shocking and tragic loss. On this sad anniversary, TheIHLC.com commemorates this deep loss, and remember those who perished in the accident.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 30 Aug 2026
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 30 August 2026
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1st Period
02:31 – ๐ธ๐ฐ PEN – Svrฤek, cross checking
09:21 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sรถrensson (Carpenhammar)
10:29 – ๐ธ๐ฐ PEN – Kazda, delay of game
12:30 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Zirath (Fรคrhammar, Lรถvgren)
16:41 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Karlsson, holding
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 29 Aug 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 29 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:19 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Nordmark, slashing
02:06 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Kรคhkรถnen, slashing
04:47 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Andersson, holding
09:46 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Kossila, boarding
10:53 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Hemmyr (Nordmark, Hillstrรถm)
19:11 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Andersson (Nordmark, Hillstrรถm)
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 28 Aug 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 28 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:59 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Karlsson, tripping
13:00 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Gudmundsson (Hemstrรถm, Lรถvgren)
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 26 Aug 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo ๐ซ๐ฎ
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:35 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – ลรญpa
05:32 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Mrtka, high sticking
11:08 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Benรกk, holding / unsportsmanlike conduct double minor
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 01 Aug 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, Windsor ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 01 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:04 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Nilsson, high sticking double minor
12:43 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Pรคrssinen, slashing
12:53 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Klingsell (Sjรถstrรถm, Nilsson)
15:25 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Virtanen (Katavisto, Alalauri)
17:38 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Hermansson, roughing
17:38 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Kapanen, roughing
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 30 Jul 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, Windsor ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 30 July 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:44 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Nelson, slashing
14:06 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – T. Mutryn, tripping
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๐ท๐บ ๐ง๐พ IIHF Provides Ruling On Russia, Belarus 2026-27 Eligibility
After a surprising pivot at the 2026 IIHF Congress in May, where the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that the blanket ban on Russia and Belarus’ participation on international hockey would be lifted in place of a case-by-case tournament review, the IIHF today confirmed each nation’s eligibility for IIHF tournaments for the 2026-27 season.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 29 Jul 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, Windsor ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:17 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Lombardi (Lawrence)
16:15 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Hopkins, holding
19:17 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Jennersjรถ, hooking
19:57 – ๐ธ๐ช SH GOAL – Gรคstrin (Nilsson)
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