The schedule for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey leaked today, confirming the already reported Group structure from earlier this year, along with the full tally of games in Toronto next fall to crown the newest World Cup of Hockey global champion.
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🇷🇺 Russia Fined For World Championship Walkout
After storming off the ice shortly after their World Championship Gold Medal loss to Canada, skipping the flag raising and the Canadian national anthem, the Russian national team was today fined 80,000 Swiss francs by the IIHF for the infraction.
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🇸🇪 Rundqvist Retires From Damkronorna
Danijela Rundqvist, a mainstay on the Swedish women’s national hockey team for over a decade, has decided to hang up her skates following a solid career with the Damkronorna, retiring with a handful of international medals in-hand.
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🇨🇦 Daniel Brière Retires After 17 Year NHL Career
Daniel Brière, known among hockey fans for for his speed, versatility and legendary clutch playoff performances, today announced his retirement from professional hockey after 17 NHL seasons, along with stops in the German and Swiss pro leagues, and a flawless record suiting up for Team Canada.
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🇺🇸 Molly Schaus Retires From Blades, USWNT
Molly Schaus, a mainstay both in the Massachusetts women’s hockey scene and in net for Team USA, today announced her retirement from professional hockey, following an illustrious career at the peak of the American women’s team’s rise to prominence.
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🇨🇳 Beijing Announced As Host Of 2022 Winter Olympics
After a two-city race between Asian powers to host the XXIV Olympiad, it was today announced in Kuala Lumpur that Beijing, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, after defeating Almaty, Kazakhstan by a vote of 44-40.
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🇨🇿 Martin Ručinský Retires After 27 Pro Seasons
After nearly thirty years in professional hockey, journeying through clubs across North America and Europe, Czech mainstay winger Martin Ručinský has announced his retirement at the age of 44, ending his career with three World Championships and one Olympic title.
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2016 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2016 World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, with defending champs Canada opening the tournament against their cross-border rivals the United States, while Russia aims to avenge its Silver medal finish by opening against their historical rivals Czechia.
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🇫🇮 Wrist Injury Forces Sami Salo To Retire At Age 40
After a nagging wrist injury forced him to sit out the entire 2014-15 NHL season, Sami Salo today officially announced his NHL retirement, after a 15 year NHL career with Ottawa, Vancouver and Tampa Bay, along with stints with Turku, Jokerit and Frölunda in Scandinavia.
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🇸🇰 Mutiny In Slovak Hockey Association Over Nemeček Reelection
Following what many saw as a controversial reelection of Igor Nemeček as the head of the Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZHL), a number of prominent Slovakian players have pledged to boycott the national team under Nemeček’s leadership.
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Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released, Format Same As 2014-15
After a new format for the Euro Hockey Tour was unveiled last season, eliminating the Oddset and Czech Hockey Games and replacing the second half of the tournament with a round-robin format between Sweden, Finland, Russia and Czechia, the tournament details have been confirmed to follow the same format for 2015-16.
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2015 Four Nations Cup Details Released
As per the Swedish Hockey Federation, details around the 2015 Four Nations Cup have finally been revealed, including news that Sweden, the host nation for the 2015 World Championships, will also host the annual tournament in November, in and around the city of Sundsvall.
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🇨🇦 Martin St-Louis Retires From NHL At Age 40
After a sixteen year career that many anticipated would never materialize, Martin St-Louis, the diminutive but highly skillful forward who was undrafted but ended up with 1,032 points in 1,134 career NHL games with Calgary, Tampa Bay and New York, has retired from the Rangers at age 40.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Class
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2015 in November, another diverse group who are legends in their own right not just professionally, but internationally as well. Nicklas Lidström, Chris Pronger, Sergei Fyodorov, Phil Housley and Angela Ruggiero have combined for over a dozen Olympic, World Championship and World Cup championships between them, in addition to all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship on many occasions.
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Price, IHLC Winners Clean Up At 2015 NHL Awards
The National Hockey League handed out its hardware to the best players in the world in Las Vegas Wednesday night, with twelve IHLC holders (including current holders Brent Burns and Aaron Ekblad) representing four countries taking home trophies. Canadian goalie Carey Price took home the top haul of the night, winning four trophies, including league MVP.
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Blackhawks Led To Stanley Cup By IHLC Champions
In an era where hockey dynasties were considered extinct thanks to the salary cap, the Chicago Blackhawks defied the odds, winning their third Stanley Cup in six seasons from the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.
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🇫🇮 Kimmo Timonen Retires As Champion From Blackhawks
As first announced in March, and with his Chicago Blackhawks ending their season with a Stanley Cup victory, Finnish defenceman Kimmo Timonen has retired from his professional career after sixteen NHL seasons with Nashville, Philadelphia and Chicago, and eight Liiga seasons with KalPa, TPS and HIFK, in addition to 20+ years representing the Leijonat internationally.
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🇨🇿 Růžička Resigns From Czech National Team Amidst Scandal
Embroiled in a scandal over allegedly bribing parents of players to join his pro squad that he both co-owns and coaches, Vladimír Růžička, the star Czech forward turned coach, has stepped down both from his club, HC Slavia Praha, as well as from the Czech national side.
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🇨🇿 Pavel Patera Retires After 24 Year Career
Czech forward Pavel Patera, who after an illustrious 24 year career all across European leagues, and highlighted by key stints with the Czech national team, has retired at the age of 43 after a final season captaining HC Olomouc.
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Groups Confirmed For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
According to a report by Sovsport.ru in an interview with Soviet hockey legend and current Russian Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretyak, the groups for the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey in Toronto have been confirmed.
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