Finnish forward Venla Hovi, only a day removed from Finland’s shocking silver medal finish on home ice at the 2019 Women’s World Championship, announced her retirement on Twitter at age 31, capping a year of both Worlds silver and a Clarkson Cup.
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๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฐ Hungary, Denmark Promoted To 2020 Women’s World Championship
Just days after France and Sweden were relegated to Division IA at the 2020 Women’s World Championship, their spots were claimed by long-time returnees Denmark and first-timers Hungary for the Top Division in 2020.
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๐ธ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท Sweden, France Relegated From Women’s World Championship
In one unsurprising development, and in another very surprising development, France and Sweden have been relegated to Division IA of the 2020 Women’s World Championship, with France going back down after their first trip to the Top Division, while Sweden is relegated for the first time in their history.
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IHLC Preview – 2019 Women’s World Championship
For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will expand to a 10-team field when the best women’s players in the world face off in Espoo, Finland, for the 2019 edition of the championship, the 19th edition of the tournament.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canadian Womens Hockey League Announces Shutdown
In a shocking development only a week after their championship was awarded to a record audience, the Canadian Womens Hockey League today, claiming an unsustainable business model, would be ceasing operations as of 1 May, ending a 12-year tenure as one of the top two North American women’s leagues, putting a cloud of uncertainty over next week’s World Women’s Championship, as a number of the players now enter the tournament without a club team to return to in 2019-20.
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2020 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ostrava and Tลinec, Czechia has been released, with the host nation opening the tournament against rivals Russia, while defending champion Finland opens their defence against border rival Sweden.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Calgary Inferno Wins 2019 Clarkson Cup, Alex Rigsby Joins Triple Gold Club
The top-tier Canadian women’s hockey league today awarded their champion, a week after the American Isobel Cup was awarded to the Minnesota Whitecaps, with the Calgary Inferno defeating the Canadiennes de Montrรฉal 5-2 in Toronto to win their second Clarkson Cup in four seasons. Continue reading
๐ธ๐ฐ Ladislav Nagy Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Following in the steps of fellow countryman and teammate Branko Radivojeviฤ, Slovak forward Ladislav Nagy today announced his retirement from hockey at age 39, as he too was part of the HK Dukla Trenฤรญn team that wasย eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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๐ธ๐ฐ Branko Radivojeviฤ Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Slovak forward Branko Radivojeviฤ, a key part of the Slovakian national team since the 2000 World Junior Championship, announced his retirement from hockey at age 38, after his club team, HK Dukla Trenฤรญn, was eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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๐ธ๐ช Jenni Asserholt Retires From HV71, Damkronorna
Swedish star winger Jenni Asserholt, who served as captain for both the club team HV71 and the national Damkronorna, who retired from the latter in 2016, formally announced her retirement from pro hockey outright, at the age of 30.
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๐บ๐ธ Minnesota Whitecaps Capture Isobel Cup In Inaugural NWHL Season
The first of two women’s hockey championships in a one week span has been crowned, with the expansion Minnesota Whitecaps defeating the Buffalo Beauts on home ice in a 2-1 overtime victory to capture the 2019 Isobel Cup.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2019,ย to be inducted at May’sย World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with two native Slovaks and the top women’s player in history highlighting the class, as the IIHF will inductย Miroslav ล atan,ย ลฝigmund Pรกlffy, Hayley Wickenheiser,ย Jรถrgen Jรถnsson and Mike Modano to the Hall. Continue reading
๐จ๐ฆ Post-Concussion Symptoms Force Rick Nash To Retire
Canadian star forward Rick Nash, the highly touted #1 pick of the 2002 NHL Draft whose career was hampered by concussion injuries, was today forced to retire from pro hockey at the age of 34, after a 15 year NHL career with Columbus, Boston and the New York Rangers.
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2019 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return with a new, shorter format in 2019, with national teams preparing for the 2019 World Championship inย Bratislava and Koลกice, Slovakia this May.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark Relegated To World Junior Championship Division IA
In a surprising twist at the World Junior Championship, Kazakhstan swept Denmark in their relegation series to stay in the Top Division for 2020, sending Denmark back to Division IA for the first time since 2014.
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IHLC 2018 In Review โ Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw a fair amount of movement in its 13 junior tilts in 2018, with four nations sharing title reigns across three tournaments, including the elimination round of the 2018 World Junior Championship.
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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 2018 In Review – Women’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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๐ท๐บ Yevgeni Zimin: 1947-2018
Soviet star player Yevgeni Zimin, a multiple-Gold medal winner at both the World Championships and Olympic Games, passed away today of a heart attack at the age of 71.
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๐จ๐ญ Morris Trachsler Announces Retirement From National League A
Swiss defensive forward Morris Trachsler, a staple in both the Swiss National League A and on the Swiss national team since 2003, announced his retirement after spending last season with EHC Kloten, leaving the game at the age of 34.
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