With the medal rounds set at the 2016 World Championship in Russia, the two relegated squads are now determined as well, with newly promoted Kazakhstan and Hungary both falling back to Division IA in 2017 after failing to clinch their spots for the 2017 Top Division in France and Germany.
Continue reading
Category Archives: IHLC News
IHLC Preview – 2016 World Championship
The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 6 in Russia, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting in Russia to compete at the 80th IIHF World Championship.
Continue reading
🇸🇪 🇫🇮 Sweden Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Finland Wins Euro Hockey Challenge
With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge as the season winds down leading up to the World Championships in Russia, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2015-16 season.
Continue reading
🇫🇮 Antti Miettinen Announces Retirement From HPK
Finnish forward Antti Miettinen, whose career spanned the NHL and top leagues in Finland, Russia, Germany and Switzerland, today announced his retirement from the club he began his career with, HPK.
Continue reading
🇮🇹 🇸🇮 Slovenia Promoted To 2017 Worlds, Italy Likely As Well
After Slovenia edged out Austria 2-1 and Italy defeated an upstart Korean squad by the same score on the last day of competition, the qualifiers for the 2017 World Championships in Cologne and Paris became more clear, although Slovenia is the only one with a guarantee of playing for now.
Continue reading
IHLC Winners Lead Metallurg To Game Seven Gagarin Cup Victory
A pair of goals from Yevgeni Timkin sealed a Game Seven victory for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, capping a wild, back and forth series against CSKA Moscow that went right to the wire, but ultimately captured Metallurg their second Gagarin Cup in three seasons with a 3-1 final.
Continue reading
🇩🇪 🇯🇵 Germany Promoted, Japan Relegated For Women’s Worlds
After losing consecutive tilts to Switzerland in the relegation round, Japan has been demoted to Division I Group A in 2017, while Germany, sweeping this year’s Group A in Aalborg, Denmark, will be promoted to the 2017 Women’s World Championship next April in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.
Continue reading
First Five Nations Qualify For 2018 Olympic Women’s Tournament
As a result of Switzerland’s stumble out of Group B and into the relegation round at the ongoing World Championships, Russia and Sweden locked up the final two spots available to qualify automatically for the women’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea. They join Canada, the United States, Finland and hosts Korea, with the final two spots to be gained in a qualification tournament ending in February 2017.
Continue reading
IHLC Preview – 2016 Women’s World Championship
The U.S. women’s national team looks to continue its torrid winning streak since Sochi, looking to capture another clean sheet at the 2016 World Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, after cleaning house at both the 2015 Worlds and 2016 Four Nations Cup.
Continue reading
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Clarkson And Isobel Cups Awarded In Rival Leagues
It was a big weekend for women’s hockey, as both the Clarkson Cup in the CWHL and the inaugural Isobel Cup in the NWHL were awarded, to the Calgary Inferno and Boston Pride, respectively.
Continue reading
Preliminary Rosters Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
The six federations and two conglomerate squads participating at September’s World Cup Of Hockey today announced their preliminary 16 man rosters, with the final seven spots each to be filled by 1 June.
Continue reading
🇸🇰 Ľubomír Višňovský Retires Following Slovan Elimination
Slovak mainstay defenceman Ľubomír Višňovský announced his retirement from HC Slovan following a 4-0 sweep at the hands of CSKA Moscow, wrapping up a 20+ year career in both Slovakia and the NHL.
Continue reading
🇨🇦 Scott Hannan Retires After 16 Year Career
Gritty defenceman Scott Hannan today announced his retirement from the San Jose Sharks, after a 16 year NHL career with Colorado, Washington, Calgary and Nashville.
Continue reading
2017 Women’s Worlds Awarded To Plymouth, Michigan
Today the USA Hockey Arena, an arena in Plymouth, Michigan that was recently purchased by USA Hockey to house their National Development Team, announced that the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships would be held at the arena, tentatively set for 1-8 April 2017.
Continue reading
🇯🇵 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 Japan, Poland & Italy Advance To Olympic Final Qualification
The second leg of Olympic Qualification is in the books, with Japan, Poland and Italy emerging victorious in the Pre-Qualification Round to advance to the Final Qualification round in September, with the winners moving on to Korea in 2018.
Continue reading
🇺🇸 Jack Riley: 1920-2016
The man who guided the United States hockey team to its first ever Olympic Gold in “The Forgotten Miracle,” Jack Riley, has died in Cape Cod, Massachusetts at the age of 95.
Continue reading
IHLC At Centre Of Three All-Star Games
Over the last two weekends, the top male and female hockey players on the planet gathered for the All Star Games of the CWHL, KHL and NHL, with International Hockey Lineal Champions abound showcasing their talents.
Continue reading
2016 KHL All Star Game Rosters Announced
After a fan vote to set the starting lineup, and a media vote to set the second lines, the Kontinental Hockey League today announced the rosters for the 2016 KHL All Star Game in Moscow, Russia on 23 January.
Continue reading
2016 NHL All Star Game Rosters Announced
After a major overhaul to the All Star Game format, the National Hockey League today announced the 11-man rosters for all four divisions to parttake in the 2016 NHL All-Star Game, made up of a 3-on-3 tournament in Nashville on 31 January.
Continue reading
IHLC Winners On Display At 2016 Winter Classic
Former winners of the International Hockey Lineal Championship played a large role in the NHL’s marquee Winter Classic event, as the Montréal Canadiens scored early and often to elevate them to a 5-1 thumping over their hated rivals, the Boston Bruins.
Continue reading
