Swedish winger Dick Axelsson, a domestic star with two Elitserien titles and a World Championship Gold Medal to boot, today announced his retirement from the spot at the age of 34 following his third pro season with Djurgรฅrdens IF.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป โ 15 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
Euro Hockey Challenge
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Saturday, 15 May 2021
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:55 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Simion (Hofmann)
01:58 – ๐ฑ๐ป PEN – Meija, interference
13:49 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Alatalo, interference
16:29 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Untersander, slashing
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป โ 14 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
Euro Hockey Challenge
Arฤna Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Friday, 14 May 2021
BOXSCORE
1st Period
08:19 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Simion (Corvi)
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๐ธ๐ช Johanna Olofsson Retires From SDHL At Age 29
Swedish defender Johanna Olofsson, a member of the national team for the past eleven years and a two-time Swedish champion, announced her retirement from hockey at the age of 29, following her second Swedish Cup championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 01 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Tissot Arena, Biel ๐จ๐ญ
Saturday, 01 May 2021
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:24 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Fora, holding
12:24 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Frick, tripping
13:21 – ๐ท๐บ PEN – Kraskovski, slashing
18:16 – ๐ท๐บ PEN – Dronov, high sticking
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๐จ๐ฆ IIHF Schedules Tentative New 2021 Women’s World Championship Dates
Just nine days after the Nova Scotia government announced the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship would be cancelled due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the province, the IIHF announced tentative rescheduled dates for the tournament later in summer 2021.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-1 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 30 Apr 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-1 Russia ๐ท๐บ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Tissot Arena, Biel ๐จ๐ญ
Friday, 30 April 2021
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:57 – ๐ท๐บ PEN – K. Marchenko, slashing
04:17 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Bertschy, interference
16:43 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Mottet (Fuchs)
17:52 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Herzog, tripping
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๐จ๐ฟ Jaroslav Bednรกล Announces Retirement At Age 44
Czech winger Jaroslav Bednรกล, a part of the Czech Extraliga and Narodnitym since 1994, announced his retirement from pro hockey following HC Slavia Praha’s elimination from the Chance Liga playoffs at the age of 44, ending a remarkable 27 season career played across the globe.
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๐บ๐ธ Ryan Miller Announces Retirement Following 2020-21 NHL Season
American goaltender Ryan Miller, whose nearly 20 season career set a number of records for U.S.-born goaltenders, today announced he will retire from the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks at the end of this current season, at the age of 40.
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๐ท๐บ Avangard Omsk Captures First Gagarin Cup Title
On the backs of a lone goal from Cup MVP Sergei Tolchinski, and a shutout from ล imon Hrubec, Avangard Omsk defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 to complete their Gagarin Cup series victory in six games, capturing their first ever KHL championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 2-0 Belarus ๐ง๐พ – 24 Apr 2021
๐ท๐บ Russia 2-0 Belarus ๐ง๐พ
Euro Hockey Challenge
VTB Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 24 April 2021
In the second of two 2020-21 Euro Hockey Challenge duels between the nations, the Russian Olympic national team proved too strong for Belarus, earning a confident 2-0 victory at the VTB Arena in Moscow.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 6-3 Belarus ๐ง๐พ – 23 Apr 2021
๐ท๐บ Russia 6-3 Belarus ๐ง๐พ
Euro Hockey Challenge
VTB Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Friday, 23 April 2021
In the first of two scheduled 2020-21 Euro Hockey Challenge matches between the two nations, the senior Russian national team managed to defeat Belarus at the VTB Arena in Moscow, beating the visitors 6-3 in an entertaining duel.
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๐จ๐ฆ 2021 Women’s World Championship Cancelled In Nova Scotia
With just over two weeks before the IIHF Women’s World Championship was set to begin in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, following a year delay, the IIHF today announced the tournament in Nova Scotia would be cancelled after failing to reach an agreement with federal and provincial government health authorities. The IIHF will instead look to reschedule the tournament for later in the summer of 2021 at an alternate location.
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๐ท๐บ Viktor Shuvalov: 1923-2021
Russian forward Viktor Shuvalov, the sole surviving member of the historic Soviet 1954 World Championship and 1956 Olympic teams, today passed away from COVID-19 complications in Moscow at the age of 97.
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๐จ๐ฆ 2021 Womenโs World Championship Schedule Released
After having to delay for a year following the 2019-20 outbreak of the COVID-19 virus across the world, and delaying another month to meet Canadian quarantine protocols, today the IIHF announced the schedule for the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, who will host after postponing the 2020 edition of the tournament.
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๐บ๐ธ Boston Pride Capture 2021 Isobel Cup In Home-Ice Bubble
Despite entering the delayed NWHL playoffs as the fourth and final seed, the Boston Pride used unique pandemic circumstances to capitalize on home ice and capture their second Isobel Cup Saturday night, defeating the Minnesota Whitecaps in Boston to win the NWHL championship.
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๐จ๐ญ Injury Forces Fรฉlicien Du Bois Into Retirement At Age 37
After announcing before the 2020-21 NLA season that he would retire at its conclusion, Swiss defender Fรฉlicien Du Bois today made it official, ending a nearly 20-year pro career, and 13-year national team career.
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๐บ๐ธ Mark Pavelich: 1958-2021
American forward Mark Pavelich, who played an integral role in the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” for Team USA before embarking on an NHL career, was today found dead at a Minnesota treatment facility at the age of 63.
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๐จ๐ฆ Hip Injury Forces Brent Seabrook Into Retirement
After a multitude of injuries, including surgeries on a shoulder and both hips, today Canadian defender Brent Seabrook announced his injuries will force him into retirement at the age of 35, ending his illustrious career with the Chicago Blackhawks, spanning fifteen seasons, three Stanley Cups and World Junior and Olympic Gold.
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๐ท๐บ Undefeated Russia Clinches 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour
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 Rฤซga, 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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