The schedule for the 2024 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, the first tournament set to play at its intended host cities and arenas since 2019, following concerns over COVID-19, political unrest in Belarus, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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🇨🇿 David Krejčí Confirms Retirement From NHL
Czech centreman David Krejčí, a longtime mainstay of both the Boston Bruins and Narodnitym, today announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 37, after sixteen pro seasons in Boston, along with another two in the Czech league.
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🇫🇮 Sami Lepistö Announces Retirement At Age 38
Finnish defender Sami Lepistö, a journeyman player across multiple leagues around the world, but always a mainstay on the backend of the Leijonat, today announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 38.
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🇨🇦 Patrice Bergeron Confirms Retirement At Age 38
Canadian centre Patrice Bergeron, arguably one of the greatest two-way forwards the game has ever seen, today formally announced his retirement from hockey, after spending 19 illustrious seasons with the Boston Bruins and Canadian national team, leaving the game a member of the Triple Gold Club, with a Stanley Cup and five collective Gold medals to his name.
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🇸🇪 Patric Hörnqvist Retires From Hockey At Age 36
Swedish forward Patric Hörnqvist, a two time Stanley Cup and one-time World Champion whose career was unfortunately cut short due to concussion issues, today announced his retirement from the Florida Panthers, where he was sidelined on their historic run to the Stanley Cup Final.
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McDavid Makes History At 2023 NHL Awards
The National Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2022-23 season with the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals, with nine IHLC holders representing four countries taking home trophies handed out over the past two weeks.
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🇨🇦 IIHF Names Ottawa As 2025 World Junior Championship Host
Today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that hosting rights for the 2025 World Juniors have been awarded to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario, with the tournament set to begin on 26 December 2024.
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🇸🇪 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Lundqvist, Ouellette Highlight Hockey Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2023 on 13 November, with a trio of goaltenders, and a pair of Canadian forwards and builders, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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🇨🇦 Connor Bedard Named Inaugural IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard, whose historic performance at the 2023 World Junior Championship sealed his fate as the presumptive #1 overall pick at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, was today awarded the IIHF’s inaugural Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2022-23 season.
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Vegas Golden Knights Capture First Stanley Cup
Only six years after becoming the NHL’s 31st franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights have captured the Stanley Cup in five games against the stalwart Florida Panthers, winning their first championship on home ice in a 9-3 blowout victory.
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🇺🇸 Hilary Knight Named Inaugural IIHF Female Player Of The Year
American star forward Hilary Knight, who just a few months ago scored twice in 27 seconds with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to give Team USA their tenth World Championship title, was today awarded the IIHF’s inaugural Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2022-23 season.
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🇩🇪 2023 IIHF Congress Names Germany As 2027 World Championship Hosts
The 2023 IIHF Congress today in Tampere, Finland announced the hosts of the 2027 World Championship, with the German cities of Düsseldorf and Mannheim awarded hosting duties for 14-30 May 2027, winning a vote over Kazakhstan.
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🇸🇮 🇭🇺 Slovenia, Hungary Relegated From 2023 World Championship
A day before the group round came to a close at the 2023 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were confirmed, with Hungary and Slovenia gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down after both gained promotion in 2022, with Slovenia finishing winless while Hungary was eliminated in a sudden-death shootout to Austria.
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🇷🇺 🇨🇿 Jaškin Big Winner At 2023 KHL Awards
The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their fifteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with eleven IHLC winners from Russia and Czechia taking home trophies.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere, Finland and Rīga, Latvia starting this Friday, 12 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2023 IIHF World Championship.
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🇵🇱 🇬🇧 Poland, Great Britain Promoted To 2024 World Championship
The Division IA World Championship tournament in Nottingham, England saw the top two spots for promotion to the 2024 World Championship in Ostrava and Prague, Czechia locked up on the final day of competition, with hosts Great Britain and Poland both clinching their returns to the Top Division.
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🇸🇪 Sweden Victory Clinches 2022-23 Euro Hockey Tour Title
By virtue of their 3-0 victory over Switzerland to kick off the 2023 Czech Hockey Games in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tre Kronor officially clinched their sixth Euro Hockey Tour title, and second straight, by moving eight points ahead of Finland and Czechia in the tournament table with just two games to go.
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🇷🇺 CSKA Moscow Captures Second Consecutive Gagarin Cup
Following a near collapse at the hands of Ak Bars Kazan after a 3-1 series lead, CSKA Moscow captured their second straight Gagarin Cup in Moscow, upending the Leopards 3-2 in the finals.
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🇫🇮 Petri Kontiola To Retire Following Ilves Season
Finnish centre Petri Kontiola, a mainstay in the Leijonat system for two decades, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following Ilves’ bronze medal victory over HIFK in the Liiga playoffs.
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🇺🇸 Megan Bozek Announces Retirement At Age 32
American defender Megan Bozek, a mainstay in both the premier North American women’s pro leagues and the Team USA roster for over a decade, today formally announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 32.
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