๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 31 December 2020
From the opening faceoff Canada attacked the Finns wave after wave, pursuing every puck with purpose and taking away the Finnsโ time to think. The result was a thoroughly dominating 4-1 win.
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Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw nine games of competition this year on the men’s side, staying completely within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, due to May’s World Championships being cancelled in Switzerland.
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Due to a lingering back injury that sidelined him the entire 2019-20 NHL season, American forward Ryan Callahan today announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 35.
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After one of the most dramatic years in international women’s hockey history, with both a thrilling World Championship final and an off-ice reckoning over women’s equality in the game, 2020 was set to be a watershed year in women’s hockey.
Then COVID-19 shut down the planet.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canada 10-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Canada’s Quinton Byfield led the way with two goals and four assists in a 10-0 victory over Switzerland at the 2021 World Juniors on Tuesday. The host nation has won three straight games, while the Swiss suffered their third straight loss.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 27 December 2020
There were no 16 goals tonight for Canada, no tired or under-manned opponent, only a determined and persistent Slovakian team clearly bent on containing Canadaโs speed come what may.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canada 16-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Defending champions Canada stormed out of the gates, scoring early and often in a 16-2 victory over Germany in its first game of the 2021 World Juniors.
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The first IIHF “bubble” tournament is set to begin in Edmonton, Canada, with the 2020 calendar year coming to a close with the start of the 2021 World Junior Championship, being held in a contained Rogers Place with the top nations in the hockey world looking to earn glory in the midst of a pandemic.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canada 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ
Exhibition Game
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Jamie Drysdale broke open a scoreless game at 3:52 of the third period as Canada defeated Russia 1-0 on Wesneday night in their only pre-competition match ahead of the 2021 IIHF World Juniors.
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๐ท๐บ Russia 5-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Sunday, 20 December 2020
In Moscow, the senior Russian national team produced a clinical performance against Finland in the concluding match of the Channel One Cup, earning a 5-1 victory to consequently win the second stage of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour with a perfect record.
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Art Berglund, the American hockey administrator who helped build the U.S. international men and junior squads, today passed away at the age of 80.
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๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 19 December 2020
In a gritty battle, Russia produced a resolute defensive performance to defeat the Czech Republic in Moscow, earning a 4-1 victory to make it two wins in two matches at the 2020 Channel One Cup.
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At a ruling today at the Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russia’s proposed four year sporting ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was reduced to two years, meaning that Russia will be banned from participating in any international sporting competition, including the 2021 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, until 17 December 2022.
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Due to a major degenerative lumbar issue stemming from a back injury sustained in the 2019-20 NHL season, Swedish-Canadian forward Alexander Steen today announced his retirement from pro hockey, leaving the St. Louis Blues at age 36. Continue reading
๐ท๐บ Russia 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (SO)
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Thursday, 17 December 2020
In a pulsating encounter, Russia outlasted Sweden at the Channel One Cup, claiming a thrilling 4-3 victory in a lengthy penalty shootout in Moscow.
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After a few months of relative peace on the international hockey front, and even the return of international competition as recently as two weeks ago, the IIHF today announced that a number of international tournaments will be cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Danish defender Stefan Lassen today announced his retirement from hockey at age 35, after spending last season with Almtuna of the Swedish second division, wrapping up a 19 year professional career.
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๐ท๐บ Russia 3-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena,ย Helsinkiย ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 08 November 2020
In the concluding match of the 2020 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team proved too strong for Czechia, earning a 3-0 triumph at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
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๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena,ย Helsinkiย ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 07 November 2020
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:28 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Nestraลกilย (H. Zohorna, Galvas)
16:08 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Lenc, slashing
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Russian forward Alexander Svitov, known for his grinding style and aggressive physicality, today announced his retirement from pro hockey at age 38, after spending his final season in 2019-20 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Continue reading
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