The international hockey season saw a relative return to normal 2022, with both the Olympics and World Championships taking place amidst a pandemic, political turmoil, and a number of major swings in the balance of global hockey power.
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Category Archives: Euro Hockey Challenge
IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 30 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
Czech Hockey Games
Ostravar Arรฉna, Ostrava ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 30 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:00 – ๐ฆ๐น PEN – Hackl, hooking
13:27 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Innala (Aaltonen, Lehtonen)
15:22 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Pesonen (Sallinen)
18:42 – ๐ฆ๐น PEN – Kragl, holding
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (SO) – 28 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (SO)
Czech Hockey Games
Ostravar Arรฉna, Ostrava ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 28 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:28 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Pesonen, high sticking double minor
13:56 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Budรญk, holding
15:20 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Hartikainen (Manninen)
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 22 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Euro Hockey Challenge
Data Group Areena, Kuopio ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 22 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
13:04 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Pelli (Pesonen, Sallinen)
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-2 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 21 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-2 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Euro Hockey Challenge
Mehtimรคen jรครคhalli, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Thursday, 21 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
09:56 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Aaltonen, slashing
11:56 – ๐ณ๐ด GOAL – Jakobsson (K. Olimb, Johannesen)
12:50 – ๐ณ๐ด PEN – Lilleberg, hooking
14:57 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Rajala (Filppula, Innala)
18:15 – ๐ณ๐ด PEN – K. Olimb, slashing
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ – 14 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Rรธdovre Centrum Arena, Rรธdovre ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Thursday, 14 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
17:46 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Tuohimaa, delay of game
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ (SO) – 13 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ (SO)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Spar Nord Arena, Odense ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:22 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ GOAL – O. Larsen (Bau, Poulsen)
05:19 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ PEN – M. Larsen, holding
06:26 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Erholtz (Palmu, Manninen)
12:06 – ๐ฉ๐ฐ GOAL – Setkov (From)
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IHLC 2021 In Review – Men’s
With the international hockey calendar returning (relatively) to normal in 2021, the IHLC saw a flurry of activity throughout the year, bookended with stops on the Euro Hockey Tour, and a relocated World Championship in between. Continue reading
๐จ๐ญ Swiss Defender Severin Blindenbacher Announces Retirement At 38
Swiss defender Severin Blindenbacher, a mainstay on the Eisgenossen blueline for over a decade, today announced his retirement from the ZSC Lions at age 38.
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๐ธ๐ช Dick Axelsson Retires From Djurgรฅrdens, Tre Kronor
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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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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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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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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๐จ๐ฟ Czechia Announces Cancellation Of Euro Hockey Challenge, Carlson Hockey Games Postponement
Away from the multitude of IIHF cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today two independently-organized tournaments between European federations were officially cancelled, as the Czech Ice Hockey Association today confirmed that both April’s Euro Hockey Challenge and May’s Czech Hockey Games in Brno would be cancelled.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship this year stayed within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, with only Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland holding the title over the course of 28 games throughout 2019.
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๐ท๐บ ๐จ๐ฟ Russia Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Czechia Wins Euro Hockey Challenge
With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge, as the season ends to ring in the start of the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Koลกice, Slovakia, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2018-19 season.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 26 Apr 2019
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 26 April 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:59 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Koivisto, holding
16:13 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Svedberg, checking to the head minor + 10 min. misconduct
16:41 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Rajala (Pesonen, Lehtonen)
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