
Jim Johannson, the ex-Team USA player who joined USA Hockey in 2000 and became General Manager for all American men’s teams in international competition in 2007, died suddenly last night in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just a few weeks shy of the 2018 Olympics.
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ต IOC, IIHF Announce Historic Joint Korean Women’s Olympic Hockey Team

After days of rumour and speculation, the International Olympic Committee, in tandem with the International Ice Hockey Federation, today confirmed that the Korean Olympic women’s hockey team will feature players from both Koreas at the upcoming PyeongChang Games.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 05 Jan 2018

๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 3-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 05 January 2018
Tyler Steenbergen scored the biggest goal of his life, and Canada won the Gold medal by defeating Sweden 3-1.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 04 Jan 2018

๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 4-2ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 04 January 2018
Sweden scored shorthanded twice in 38 seconds in a 4-2 semi-final win over the defending champion U.S. to advance to Friday’s World Junior Gold medal game. Sweden will face the winner of the Canada–Czech Republic semi-final in the final.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 4-2 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 02 Jan 2018

๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 4-2ย Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Kieffer Bellows scored a Production Line-type goal to break a 2-2 tie midway through the third, putting the U.S. in the semis. Russia goes home in 5th place.
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IHLC 2017 In Review – Junior

The International Hockey Lineal Championship stayed with Team USA for the majority of 2017, with the 2017 World Junior champions holding the IHLC for eight of a possible twelve games in 2017, including carrying the title into the medal round of the current 2018 tournament.
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