After confusion arose from the IIHF announcing during their annual Congress last week that Russia would not participate at the 2026 Milan Olympics, only to backtrack and say the final decision laid with the IOC, the IOC confirmed today that this is in fact the case, and Russian teams would be banned from the Games.
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๐จ๐ฆ Claire Thompson Joins Triple Gold Club
Canadian defender Claire Thompson tonight joined Triple Gold Club, just the sixth woman to do so since the advent of the Walter Cup, after capturing the Cup as part of Minnesota’s back-to-back title, becoming the first Canadian female player to join the club, adding to her World Championship and Olympic Gold medal.
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๐บ๐ธ Minnesota Frost Repeat As Walter Cup Champions
In a grueling series that saw every game go to overtime, the Minnesota Frost emerged victorious in Game 4 of the Walter Cup Finals, defeating the Ottawa Charge to capture their second consecutive title.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 1-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ (OT) – 25 May 2025
๐บ๐ธ United States 1-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over Switzerland to win the Gold medal.
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๐จ๐ญ King Of The Worlds: Andres Ambรผhl Formally Retires At 41
Swiss forward Andres Ambรผhl, the six-time Swiss champion and all-time leader in IIHF World Championship tournaments and games played, today played his 151st and final World Championship game following Switzerland’s Gold Medal overtime loss, formalizing his retirement from the sport at the age of 41 after a two decade-plus professional career.
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๐ท๐บ IIHF Confirms 2026 Russian Decision Falls To IOC, Future Tournament Hosts
The IIHF today, at their end-of-tournament press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, confirmed a number of items outlined at this week’s IIHF Congress, including the traditional awarding of tournament hosts for future events, and confirmation that the IIHF has submitted plans to the International Olympic Committee to proceed with excluding Russian men’s and women’s hockey teams from the 2026 Olympics, set to begin in nine months in Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 7-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ – 24 May 2025
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 7-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
World Championship Semifinal
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Switzerland is heading to the Gold medal game for the second year in a row.
Propelled by three first-period goals, the Swiss thumped underdog Denmark 7-0 in Saturdayโs late semi-final in Stockholm.
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IHLC Results – ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 22 May 2025
๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Championship Quarterfinal
Jyske Bank BOXEN, Herning ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Denmark wrote hockey history with a sensational victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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๐ท๐บ Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Captures First Gagarin Cup
One year after being swept in the Gagarin Cup finals, today Lokomotiv Yaroslavl reversed their fortunes with a Game Five overtime win over Traktor Chelyabinsk, winning the club’s first ever Gagarin Cup title.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 20 May 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Canada’s relentless puck pursuit and finish around the goal proved too much for Jacob Markstrรถm and Tre Kronor tonight.
The Canadians won the game, 5-3, and with it finished in first place to play Denmark in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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๐ซ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ฟ France, Kazakhstan Relegated For 2026 IIHF World Championship
On the final day of group round action at the 2025 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2025 were confirmed, with France and Kazakhstan, set to head back down to Division IA next season, missing out on the 2026 Worlds in Switzerland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐ซ๐ท – 17 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐ซ๐ท
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Sweden kept rolling along this afternoon at a loud and sold out Avicii Arena, skating to a dominant 4-0 win over France and maintaining a perfect record, now 6-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ – 16 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Friday, 16 May 2025
Sweden fired puck after puck at Slovenian goalie Lukรกลก Horรกk, but try as he might he couldnโt prevent Tre Kronor from skating away with a convincing 4-0 win tonight at Avicii Arena.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป – 14 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
What was expected to be one of the loudest games of the entire tournament was certainly wildly entertaining.
While the Latvian fans can claim a win in the stands, on the ice, it was the home team that bagged the victory, as Sweden beat Latvia 6-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 12 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Monday, 12 May 2025
Playing near flawless hockey, Tre Kronor skated to an impressive 2-1 victory over Finland tonight at Avicii Arena in what was a very much one-sided game.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 10 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Austria was so close to getting their own “Miracle on Ice,” but Sweden scored twice within 12 seconds with less than three minutes remaining and added an empty-netter to win the game 4-2.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 09 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Friday, 09 May 2025
Sweden opened its IIHF World Championship with an impressive 5-0 win over Slovakia tonight at a jam-packed, yellow-sweater wearing, sold-out crowd at Avicii Arena. The victors scored three goals in the first period and never looked back.
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IHLC Preview – 2025 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark starting this Friday 09 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 04 May 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 04 May 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:28 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Ruohomaa (Saarijรคrvi, Erholtz)
08:38 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sรถrensen (Heed, Edvinsson)
13:11 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Steen, hooking
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๐จ๐ฟ Czechia Captures 2024-25 Euro Hockey Tour Title
As a result of Finland‘s loss to Switzerland on day two of the Czech Hockey Games, hosts Czechia officially clinched their fourth Euro Hockey Tour title, by staying five points ahead of the Finns, with just one day of competition left in Brno.
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