With three months to go until the formal end of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour and the start of the 2021 World Championship in Rīga, Russia today clinched the Euro Hockey Tour championship in record fashion, dumping Czechia to improve to a perfect 9-0 in tournament play thus far.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 7-4 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 14 Feb 2021
🇷🇺 Russia 7-4 Czechia 🇨🇿
Beijer Hockey Games
Malmö Arena, Malmö 🇸🇪
Sunday, 14 February 2021
In the concluding match of the Swedish Hockey Games, the third stage of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour, the senior Russian national team defeated the Czech Republic 7-4 in a goal-filled thriller in Malmö.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 2-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 (SO) – 13 Feb 2021
🇷🇺 Russia 2-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 (SO)
Beijer Hockey Games
Malmö Arena, Malmö 🇸🇪
Saturday, 13 February 2021
In the second match of the third stage of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour, the senior Russian national team sneaked past host nation Sweden, claiming a narrow 2-1 victory in a penalty shootout.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 11 Feb 2021
🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Beijer Hockey Games
Malmö Arena, Malmö 🇸🇪
Thursday, 11 February 2021
In the first match of the third stage of the Euro Hockey Tour, the senior Russian national team emerged victorious against Finland in Malmö, Sweden, claiming a narrow 3-2 win.
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🇫🇮 Mikko Koivu Announces Surprise Retirement At Age 37
After just seven games in Columbus, Finnish forward Mikko Koivu today announced his retirement from hockey after fifteen NHL seasons, noting his level of play was not up to his standard, just a month shy of his 38th birthday.
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🇺🇸 Lamoureux Twins Announce Joint Retirement From Hockey
At only the age of 31, American team mainstays and identical twin sisters Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux today announced their joint retirement, after an illustrious 14 year career with Team USA.
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🇱🇻 2021 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2021 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Rīga, Latvia, marking the return of the World Championship after its historic cancellation last year, returning to Latvia for the first time in 15 years.
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🇱🇻 IIHF Confirms Rīga As Sole 2021 World Championship Host
The IIHF today confirmed that no co-host will be named to replace Minsk, Belarus as co-host of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, with the entire tournament now set to be held in Rīga, Latvia.
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🇸🇪 Gert Blomé: 1934-2021
Swedish defender Gert Blomé, who backstopped Tre Kronor to a surprising World Championship in 1962 and served throughout the 1960s, yesterday passed away in Gothenburg at the age of 86.
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🇧🇾 🇱🇻 IIHF Removes Minsk As 2021 World Championship Host
After months of pressure from political parties, hockey federations and tournament sponsors over holding half of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, the IIHF today announced they will remove Minsk as a co-host of the tournament, over safety concerns due to both COVID-19 and political unrest in the nation.
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