At today’s IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in Nice, France, it was confirmed that the 2026 Women’s World Championships would be hosted by Denmark, but more consequentially would be held in November, confirmed to be a permanent shift in moving the typical spring tournament to early November going forward, just prior to the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League pro seasons.
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🇫🇮 Juuso Hietanen Announces Retirement From Hockey At 40
Finnish defender Juuso Hietanen confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 40, following a 20-plus year pro career spanned across Finland, Sweden, Russia and Switzerland, highlighted by being a backstop of Finland’s historic “Golden double” in 2022.
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🇨🇦 Rebecca Johnston Announces Retirement From Hockey At Age 36
Canadian utility forward Rebecca Johnston, a nearly two-decade veteran of the CWHL, PWHPA and Canadian national team, today confirmed her retirement from pro hockey the day after her 36th birthday, capping her career with two Clarkson Cups, two World Championship titles and three Olympic Gold medals.
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🇷🇺 In Memoriam – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2011-12
Today marks the anniversary of the tragic air disaster of Yak-Service Flight 9633 on 07 September 2011, that crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, and killed the entire roster and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, and all but one of the flight crew members, when a pilot error caused the aircraft to fail its takeoff, running off the runway and crashing into a tower mast.
Then-IIHF president René Fasel declared the crash as “the darkest day in the history of our sport,” as fans from across the world, and in particular Russia and the eight other nations represented by team players and staff, mourned for the shocking and tragic loss. On this sad anniversary, TheIHLC.com commemorates this deep loss, and remember those who perished in the accident.
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🇨🇦 Ken Dryden: 1947-2025
Ken Dryden, the towering Canadian goaltender perhaps known just as much for his off-ice accomplishments as his staggering on-ice accomplishments, today passed away from cancer at the age of 78.
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🇺🇸 Amanda Pelkey Confirms Retirement From Hockey At 32
American forward Amanda Pelkey confirmed her retirement from pro hockey at the age of 32, following spending the inaugural two seasons of the PWHL in Boston, capping a career highlighted by two World Championship and one Olympic Gold medals for Team USA.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 7-4 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 31 Aug 2025
🇨🇿 Czechia 7-4 Sweden 🇸🇪
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Saturday, 30 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:40 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Žemlička (Klíma, Dravecký)
03:40 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Davidsson
06:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Orrsten, tripping
06:19 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Poletín, roughing
06:19 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sterner, roughing
06:30 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Curran (Benák, Jiříček)
12:27 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hallquisth, elbowing
18:56 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Stockselius (Ihs-Wozniak)
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 29 Aug 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Friday, 29 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:39 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Orpana, tripping
12:00 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Olsson, holding
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 28 Aug 2025
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🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Thursday, 28 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:39 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Nörringer, tripping
07:09 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Körbler, tripping
10:11 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Olsson, holding
14:24 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Ustinkov (Mottard, Wey)
18:26 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Giger, slashing
18:29 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Blessing, cross checking
19:13 – 🇸🇪 PP2 GOAL – Ihs-Wozniak (Sjöström, Sterner)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 27 Aug 2025
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:38 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Johnson, cross checking
03:38 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Lopnen, roughing
06:05 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Kopiloff (Orpana, Amhamdi)
10:14 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Antenen (Haas)
19:48 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Giger, slashing
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🇨🇭 2026 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zürich and Fribourg, Switzerland, with the host Eisgenossen looking to finally conquer the tournament after consecutive Silver medal finishes, only three months after the conclusion of the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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🇫🇮 Juhamatti Aaltonen Announces Retirement At 40
Finnish forward Juhamatti Aaltonen, whose two-decade career spanned nearly a dozen teams over six European countries, along with numerous appearances for his native Leijonat, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 40, following the 2024-25 season with Jokerit Helsinki.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 02 Aug 2025
🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis 🇺🇸
Saturday, 02 August 2025
The final day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena. Finland defeated Sweden, 3-1.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 8-4 Canada 🇨🇦 – 01 Aug 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 8-4 Canada 🇨🇦
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis 🇺🇸
Friday, 01 August 2025
The penultimate day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena, as Sweden defeated Canada, 8-4.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 United States 🇺🇸 – 30 Jul 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
The fourth day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena, as Sweden defeated the U.S. 6-3.
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🇨🇿 Josef Černý: 1939-2025
Josef Černý, the Czech winger whose dominant play led him to amass double digits in Czech league, World Championship and Olympic titles in his playing career from 1956-79, today passed away at the age of 85.
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🇸🇰 Jaroslav Halák Confirms Retirement From Hockey At 40
Journeyman Slovak goaltender Jaroslav Halák, who backstopped seven different NHL teams and the Slovakian national squad for twenty pro seasons, today confirmed his retirement from hockey, two years after his last professional game.
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🇺🇸 🇨🇿 IHLC Classics: Team USA Conquers Gold In Olympic Valley
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of American Independence Day, and in light of Team USA’s first World Championship title in decades, we look back at the last time the Americans were crowned World Champions, at the 1960 Olympics – the aftermath of the original “Miracle On Ice.”
🇺🇸 United States 9-4 Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿
Olympic Medal Round
Blyth Memorial Ice Arena, Olympic Valley 🇺🇸
Sunday, 28 February 1960
The Americans had no time to celebrate (their previous day’s victory over the Soviet Union) because they were scheduled to be on the ice at eight the next morning to face the Czechs for the Gold medal.
Organizers expected the Canada–Soviet Union game to be for the Gold, so the USA-Czech game was scheduled for early Sunday.
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🇨🇦 🇸🇪 IHLC Classics: Halischuk’s Heroics Lead To Four-Peat
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Canada Day, we look back at Canada’s unprecedented fourth straight World Juniors medal, captured by the overtime heroics of Matt Halischuk.
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice 🇨🇿
Saturday, 05 January 2008
Color Canada Gold for a fourth straight year at the IIHF World Junior Championship.
Matt Halischuk jammed the puck into the net at 3:36 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 triumph over Sweden on Saturday in the Gold medal game.
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🇫🇮 Pentti Matikainen: 1950-2025
Pentti Matikainen, the long-time coach of numerous clubs across Finland’s Liiga, as well as a multi-event medalist in leading the Finnish national team, passed away from cancer at the age of 74 in Helsinki.
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