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€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 05 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (SO) – 04 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (SO)
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 02 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ 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€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 31 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3
United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช – 29 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Monday, 29 December 2025

Captain Jack Berglund, Anton Frondell, and Viggo Bjรถrck scored two goals apiece to pace Sweden to a 8-1 thumping of Germany in Monday’s early Group A action.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 28 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2
ย Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sunday, 28 December 2025

Sweden scored two goals early in the third period to erase a 2-1 Switzerland lead en route to a 4-2 win this afternoon at Grand Casino Arena.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 3-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 26 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 3-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 26 December 2025

Ivar Stenberg scored the winner with 3:57 left and added an assist as Sweden defeated Slovakia 3-2 at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The hard-working, youthful Slovaks rallied from a two-goal second-period deficit, but fell short.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Junior Championship


The eyes of the hockey world are looking just beyond the holiday season, with Boxing Day marking the kickoff of the fiftieth annual IIHF World Junior Championship, this time being hosted by the defending champion Americans in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the home team looking to “three-peat” for the first time in history.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 23 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Exhibition Game
Rochester Recreation Center, Rochester ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Tuesday, 23 December 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:27 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ GOAL – Aeschlimann (Henry, Haas)
05:07 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Borradori, tripping
09:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Danielsson, slashing
12:36 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Genborg (Gustafsson, V. Bjรถrck)
19:16 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Borradori, hooking
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 20 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Exhibition Game
Canada Life Place, London ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 20 December 2025

Jack Berglund scored twice in the third period, including a short-handed marker 43 seconds into the frame, as Sweden rallied to beat Canada 4-2 in a pre-World Junior Hockey Championship contest on Saturday night.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 17 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Exhibition Game
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Brady Martin and Gavin McKenna have quickly found chemistry for Canada’s world junior team.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ IIHF Names Tampere & Turku As 2028 World Junior Championship Host


Today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that hosting rights for the 2028 World Juniors have been awarded to Tampere and Turku, Finland, with the tournament set to begin on 26 December 2027.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 13 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Rivalry Series, Game 4
Rogers Place,ย Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 13 December 2025

Canada improved, but not enough to beat the United States in the fourth and final game of their women’s hockey Rivalry Series.
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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway Promoted To World Junior Top Division In 2027


After a two-year stint in Division IA, Norway will be returning to the World Junior Championship Top Division, thanks to a late Kazakh comeback victory over Austria, locking up their spot in the Top Division even before their final match against hosts Slovenia at the Division IA tournament in Bled.
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