The Euro Hockey Challenge will return with a new, shorter format in 2019, with national teams preparing for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia this May.
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Category Archives: Euro Hockey Tour
IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 5-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 16 Dec 2018
🇷🇺 Russia 5-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Channel One Cup
Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Sunday, 16 December 2018
In Saint Petersburg, the senior Russian national team took on Finland in the concluding match of the 2018 Channel One Cup match, with the Hockey Classic game taking place at the large Gazprom Arena.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 7-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 15 Dec 2018
🇷🇺 Russia 7-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow 🇷🇺
Saturday, 15 December 2018
In Moscow, the senior Russian national team took on the Czech Republic in the second match of the 2018 Channel One Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 13 Dec 2018
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Channel One Cup
Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere 🇫🇮
Thursday, 13 December 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:29 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Palve, hooking
18:53 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Hakulinen (Virtanen, Rajala)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Russia 🇷🇺 – 11 Nov 2018
🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Russia 🇷🇺
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 11 November 2018
In the concluding match of the 2018 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team lost to the Czech Republic 2-5, however the result didn’t prevent our players from winning the competition.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 10 Nov 2018
🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 10 November 2018
In the second 2018 Karjala Cup match, the senior Russian national team eased past the challenge of Sweden, claiming a confident 4-1 victory to make it two wins in as many games.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2018
🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament
Tipsport Arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 08 November 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:34 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Arnesson, cross checking
08:30 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Lilja (Larsson)
10:31 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Doudera (Kubalík)
10:54 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Krejčík, tripping
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2018-19 Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released
After an odd year for the Euro Hockey Tour with the 2018 Olympics smack dab in the middle of the schedule, the 2018-19 Euro Hockey Tour schedule has returned to a similar format, with the core four teams of Czechia, Russia, Finland and Sweden starting up this season’s tournament in November.
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🇫🇮 Finland Wins 2018 Euro Hockey Tour & Challenge
For just the second time in history, the same nation has captured both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge titles, with Finland today edging out Sweden to lock up the 2017-18 Tour, becoming the second team after Czechia in 2012 to achieve the double.
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🇰🇷 South Korea Becomes First New Men’s IHLC Contender In 15 Years
In an international hockey world that seldom sees new nations emerge to contend for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, Slovakia’s IHLC win over Latvia today confirmed their next opponent will be South Korea (Korea Republic), making the Koreans the first new team in 15 years to contend for the IHLC.
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IHLC 2017 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship increased the number of champions yet again from a previous year, with eight different countries holding the title over 28 games in the lead-up to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 17 Dec 2017
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Channel One Cup
VTB Ice Palace, Moscow 🇷🇺
Sunday, 17 December 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:50 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Mertl, holding
12:18 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Mozík (Vondrka, Kovář)
14:37 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Stålberg, holding
15:55 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Řepík (Mozík, Vondrka)
18:22 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lev, holding
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Canada 🇨🇦 – 15 Dec 2017
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Channel One Cup
VTB Ice Palace, Moscow 🇷🇺
Friday, 15 December 2017
Matt Ellison opened the scoring on a second-period power play, but Canada’s National Men’s Team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Czech Republic on Friday at the 2017 Channel One Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 13 Dec 2017
🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Channel One Cup
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:10 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Koukal, tripping
04:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Koskiranta, tripping
05:45 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Manninen
18:42 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kundrátek, holding
19:09 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Kemppainen (Junttila)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Canada 🇨🇦 – 12 Nov 2017
🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Canada 🇨🇦
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 12 November 2017
Gilbert Brulé and Maxim Noreau scored to give Canada’s National Men’s Team a pair of one-goal leads, but it dropped a 4-3 decision to Finland to close out the 2017 Karjala Cup on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 11 Nov 2017
🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 11 November 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:20 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Tolvanen (Kontiola)
05:01 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Högström, holding
05:42 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Hartikainen, tripping
14:54 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Everberg, interference
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 10 Nov 2017
🇸🇪 Sweden 2-0 Canada 🇨🇦
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Friday, 10 November 2017
Ben Scrivens finished with 19 saves, but Canada’s National Men’s Team ran into a red-hot Swedish goaltender in a 2-0 loss Friday in its second of three games at the 2017 Karjala Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2017
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-3 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament
Behrn Arena, Örebro 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 08 November 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:34 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Cehlin, kneeing
12:55 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Nakládal (Nestrašil, Radil)
14:45 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Everberg (Ahnelöv, Lander)
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🇸🇪 Mikael Tellqvist Announces Retirement From Djurgårdens
Swedish goalie Mikael Tellqvist, a mainstay in goal for Tre Kronor for nearly two decades, today announced his retirement from Djurgårdens IF, capping a 20 year career with stints in Sweden, Canada, Finland, Russia, Latvia and the United States.
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