The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2026, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Zürich, with six players from four different nationalities highlighting the class.
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Category Archives: Euro Hockey Tour
🇫🇮 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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🇫🇮 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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🇨🇿 Petr Koukal Confirms Retirement, Shift To Coaching
Czech centre Petr Koukal today announced the end of his playing career at age 42 as part of a transition to coaching, ending a 20+ year career capped by three Czech Extraliga titles and a World Championship Gold medal.
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🇨🇭 King Of The Worlds: Andres Ambühl Formally Retires At 41
Swiss forward Andres Ambühl, 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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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 04 May 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno 🇨🇿
Sunday, 04 May 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:28 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Ruohomaa (Saarijärvi, Erholtz)
08:38 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Sörensen (Heed, Edvinsson)
13:11 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Steen, hooking
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🇨🇿 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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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 03 May 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno 🇨🇿
Saturday, 03 May 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Hájek, boarding
01:53 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – L. Carlsson (Zibanejad, Andersson)
05:04 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kučeřík, delay of game
16:16 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Larsson, tripping
16:16 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Beránek, roughing
16:16 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hartmann, roughing
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 01 May 2025
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno 🇨🇿
Thursday, 01 May 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:02 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Lauko (M. Kovařčík)
10:26 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Erholtz, tripping
12:20 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Puistola, holding
12:31 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Beránek (Černoch, Špaček)
12:38 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Chlapík
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🇷🇺 It’s Officially Official – Ilya Kovalchuk Retires From Hockey At Age 41
After initially claiming his career was over in early March, soon correcting that to clarify he was simply a free agent, Russian winger Ilya Kovalchuk today made it official that, at the age of 41, he would be stepping away from hockey for good, following an illustrious career highlighted by one Olympic and two World Championship titles.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 09 Feb 2025
🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Sunday, 09 February 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:43 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Erholtz (Björninen, Mäntykivi)
09:17 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Viitasalo, hooking
11:04 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Mäntykivi, embellishment
11:04 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hartmann, holding
14:35 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Pulli (Kossila, Nättinen)
15:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sörensen, hooking
17:13 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Dahlbeck, high sticking double minor
18:10 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kapanen, roughing
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 IHLC To Be Contended At Four Nations Face-Off
By virtue of a 20-save shutout from Oskari Salminen and a three point game from Julius Nättinen in Stockholm earlier today, the IHLC will officially be brought to the inaugural Four Nations Face-Off next week, as Finland’s win over Czechia guarantees that Finland or Sweden will bring the title across the Atlantic to Montréal.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Feb 2025
🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Saturday, 08 February 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
none
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 06 Feb 2025
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Thursday, 06 February 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:32 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Chlapík (Zohorna)
03:57 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Hartmann (Lindberg, Berglund)
11:53 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Galvas, tripping
14:59 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Berglund, tripping
15:46 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lenc, interference
18:06 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Everberg, high sticking
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2025, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Stockholm, with five different nationalities and a pair of Swedish goaltenders highlighting the class.
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IHLC 2024 In Review – Men’s
The 2024 international men’s hockey calendar saw four different nations capture the title throughout the year, with a European champion ensuring a more active back half of the year than Canada’s 2023 Gold medal victory originally allowed for.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 15 Dec 2024
🇨🇿 Czechia 5-3 Sweden 🇸🇪
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
BCF Arena, Fribourg 🇨🇭
Sunday, 15 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:50 – 🇸🇪 PEN – de la Rose, tripping
08:51 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Chlapík (Zadina, Sedlák)
14:14 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Ollas Mattsson, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 14 Dec 2024
🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
BCF Arena, Fribourg 🇨🇭
Saturday, 14 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:07 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Zadina (Kundrátek, Krejčík)
19:39 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Stránský (Tomášek, Zábranský)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 12 Dec 2024
🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
Enteria arena, Pardubice 🇨🇿
Thursday, 12 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:47 – 🇨🇿 PEN SHOT – Kovařčík stopped
16:10 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Kubalík (Smejkal, Zábranský)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-4 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 10 Nov 2024
🇫🇮 Finland 5-4 Sweden 🇸🇪
Karjala Tournament
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 10 November 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:14 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Sellgren (Friberg, Lang)
05:02 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Andreasson, tripping
15:15 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Steen (Pettersson, Peterson)
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 