๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 30 August 2026
BOXSCORE
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Swiss goaltender Reto Berra, a consistent backstop for the Eisgenossen for over two decades, today confirmed his retirement from the Swiss national team, announcing he would continue his pro career, at age 39, with HC Fribourg-Gottรฉron of the Swiss National League.
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Canadian forward Macklin Celebrini, the sophomore phenom whose electric Olympic performance was followed up by captaining his country at the IIHF World Championship, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award.
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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 revisit Team USA’s third ever World Junior title, where Rocco Grimaldi and John Gibson carried the Americans to a dominant title win over Sweden in Ufa, Russia.
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Ufa Arena, Ufa ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 05 January 2013
On the strength of two Rocco Grimaldi goals, the United States became World Junior champions by defeating Sweden 3-1 at Ufa Arena on Saturday.
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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 Canada Day, we look back at Canada’s perfect run to Gold in 2005, shutting out Russia 5-0 in the final to capture the World Junior title in Vancouver.
๐จ๐ฆย Canadaย 5-0ย Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
General Motors Place,ย Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 05 January 2006
For the second straight year, Canada is on top of the junior hockey world.
In a 5-0 victory over Russia at Vancouverโs GM Place on 05 January, the Canadians succeeded in neutralizing super sniper Yevgeni Malkin and fulfilling Head Coach Brent Sutterโs defence-first plan to perfection.
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The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced their Class of 2026 to be inducted on 09 November, with first-ballot nominees Patrice Bergeron and Carey Price joining Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley and Brian Burke, who will all enter the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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Nearly two years after the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2030 Winter Olympics to the French Alps, with Nice set to host ice sports (including hockey), today the IOC Executive Board approved the plan to move ice sports nearly 500 kilometres north to Lyon, after political upheaval in Nice left the Games without a venue.
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Canadian centre Jonathan Toews, one of the top forwards of his generation, a three-time Stanley Cup, two-time Olympic and one-time World Champion, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following a single season return to his hometown Winnipeg Jets after his career was put on hold due to health issues.
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On the day she is set to be the top draft pick in the 2026 PHWL Draft, American defender Caroline Harvey was today awarded the IIHF’s Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2025-26 season, capping a season in which she won the Patty Kazmaier Award as top NCAA player, along with MVP honours at the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2025-26 season at an awards ceremony in Detroit, Michigan, with six IHLC holders representing Canada and the United States taking home trophies following the league’s third season.
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Kyle Calder, the Canadian journeyman forward who saw his thirteen season pro career take him to the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Kazakhstan, along with capturing World Championship Gold and World Junior Championship Silver, sadly passed away today at the age of 47 after a brief illness.
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The National Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2025-26 season with the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals, with twelve IHLC holders representing four countries taking home trophies handed out over the past month.
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The Carolina Hurricanes, long known for their inability to advance deep into the playoffs, today conquered the mountain again for the first time in two decades, going on a 16-3 playoff run to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first championship since 2006.
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