IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 7-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 16 Apr 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 7-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Příbram, Příbram 🇨🇿
Saturday, 16 April 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:54 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
13:26 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Juhola, interference
15:42 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Rajaniemi, slashing
19:06 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 15 Apr 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Příbram, Příbram 🇨🇿
Friday, 15 April 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:18 –
🇫🇮 GOAL – Hirvonen (Mäenpää)
12:28 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Krajcovic, holding
15:58 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Koponen
20:00 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Stripai, holding
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 14 Apr 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Příbram, Příbram 🇨🇿
Thursday, 14 April 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:53 –
🇨🇿 GOAL – Sedláček (Hauser)
19:17 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Rajaniemi, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Denmark 🇩🇰 (SO) – 13 Apr 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Denmark 🇩🇰 (SO)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Spar Nord Arena, Odense 🇩🇰
Wednesday, 13 April 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:22 –
🇩🇰 GOAL – O. Larsen (Bau, Poulsen)
05:19 – 🇩🇰 PEN – M. Larsen, holding
06:26 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Erholtz (Palmu, Manninen)
12:06 –
🇩🇰 GOAL – Setkov (From)
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🇫🇮 Mika Pyörälä Retires Following Kärpät Elimination


Finnish forward Mika Pyörälä, a mainstay of Oulun Kärpät for the majority of his twenty-two year pro hockey career, announced his retirement from the game following Kärpät’s elimination from the 2022 Liiga postseason, at the age of 40.
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🇺🇸 Boston Pride Capture Second Consecutive Isobel Cup


After an improbable season, marred once again by COVID delays, the Boston Pride improbably escaped the quarterfinals, upset the Toronto Six 5-1 in the semifinals, and tonight notched a come from behind victory over the PHF’s top seed, the Connecticut Whale, winning the Isobel Cup Final 4-2 to win their second straight, and third overall, Cup title.
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🇷🇺 Alexander Yeryomenko Announces Retirement Following Dynamo Elimination


Russian goaltender Alexander Yeryomenko, a two-time World Champion and six-time Russian league champion, today announced his retirement at the age of 41, after his club Dynamo Moscow was eliminated from the ongoing KHL playoffs.
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IIHF Announces Tournament Updates Following Russia, Belarus Suspensions


Just under three weeks after announcing that Russia and Belarus were banned from IIHF participation after the Russian-led and Belarusian-backed invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced replacement clubs for upcoming participation in the upcoming 2022 Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.
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🇷🇺 🇧🇾 Russia, Belarus Suspended From IIHF Competition, Hosting Rights


After a sweeping recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to remove Russia and Belarus from international sporting competitions, following their invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced a number of updates regarding their respective participation and hosting of future competitions.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Russian Olympic Committee 🇷🇺 – 20 Feb 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Russian Olympic Committee 🇷🇺
Olympic Gold Medal Game
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing 🇨🇳
Sunday, 20 February 2022

It was classic blue-and-white magic. Hannes Björninen scored the third-period winner as Finland captured its first Olympic men’s hockey Gold medal ever with a 2-1 victory over the ROC team on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 18 Feb 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Olympic Semifinal
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing 🇨🇳
Friday, 18 February 2022

On the strength of Sakari Manninen’s first-period winner, Finland advanced to its second Olympic Gold medal game in history with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Slovakia on Friday.
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🇨🇦 Five Canadian Players Join Triple Gold Club


By virtue of Canada’s dominant Gold Medal victory in Beijing, five new players from Team Canada have now joined the women’s version of the Triple Gold Club, all adding Olympic Gold to their World Championship Gold and Clarkson Cup titles.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 17 Feb 2022


🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Cadillac Arena, Beijing 🇨🇳
Thursday, 17 February 2022

Talk about revenge and rising to the occasion. Legendary captain Marie-Philip Poulin stepped up with two goals and an assist as Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 to win the 2022 Olympic women’s hockey Gold medal on Thursday. Utterly relentless, the Canadians regained the title they lost to the Americans in PyeongChang four years ago.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 16 Feb 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Quarterfinal
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing 🇨🇳
Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Clinical finishing and familiar resilience saw Finland advance to the semi-finals with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland. Three goals from 12 shots saw Jukka Jalonen’s men into a 3-0 lead early in the second period and that proved sufficient to sink Switzerland and set up a meeting with Slovakia in the final four.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 10-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 14 Feb 2022


🇨🇦 Canada 10-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Semifinal
Cadillac Arena, Beijing 🇨🇳
Thursday, 17 February 2022

There was never any doubt. Canada scored five first-period goals and kept on rolling in a 10-3 semi-final rout of Switzerland. The reigning World Champions outshot the Swiss 61-13. Canada faces the winner of the U.S.Finland semi-final in Thursday’s Gold medal game.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 13 Feb 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing 🇨🇳
Sunday, 13 February 2022

Harri Pesonen scored in overtime, pouncing on a turnover and firing a shot from the slot just inside the far post, to cap an incredible comeback for Finland, who were down 3-0 after two periods but eventually won 4-3.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 11-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 11 Feb 2022


🇨🇦 Canada 11-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Olympic Quarterfinal
Cadillac Arena, Beijing 🇨🇳
Friday, 11 February 2022

Canada scored four goals in the first period and never looked back, skating to a one-sided 11-0 win over Sweden to advance to the semi-finals and send the Swedes packing. It was a dominating performance by the top-scoring team in the tournament, and they now have two full days off before playing again on Monday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 11 Feb 2022


🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Latvia 🇱🇻
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing 🇨🇳
Friday, 11 February 2022

Finland battled past a resolute Latvian rearguard action to maintain its winning start in Beijing. The Leijonat had a hard time solving Jānis Kalniņš in the Latvian net, with the Baltic nation producing a solid defensive display before falling to a 3-1 loss.
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