Longtime NHL coach Ken Hitchcock, who spent over three decades coaching many of the world’s top players on both the professional and international stage, announced his retirement from coaching the Dallas Stars on Friday, ending his career as the third winningest coach in NHL history (823 wins).
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Category Archives: Olympic Games
๐ธ๐ช Sedin Twins Announce Dual Retirement After 18 NHL Seasons
Swedish twin forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin, proverbially joined at the hip for nearly two decades both with the Vancouver Canucks andย Tre Kronor, formally ended their career tonight with the Canucks in Edmonton, closing out a historic 18-season NHL career spent side by side.
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๐จ๐ฆ Patrick Sharp Announces Retirement From Blackhawks
Canadian winger Patrick Sharp announced his sudden retirement from the NHL just prior to his Chicago Blackhawks’ final game of the 2017-18 season, capping his illustrious sixteen season career with three teams, three Stanley Cups, and an Olympic Gold Medal.
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๐ฉ๐ช Christian Ehrhoff Retires After Twenty Season Career
Christian Ehrhoff, fresh off a shocking German silver medal win at the PyeongChang Olympics, has decided to retire from hockey at the age of 35, following Kรถlner Haie’s elimination from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga playoffs, capping a 20 season career split between the NHL and Germany.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Clarkson & Isobel Cups Awarded, Fortino & Larocque Join Triple Gold Club
The biggest day of the year in women’s club hockey has come and gone, with the Clarkson and Isobel Cups being awarded and two Canadian defenders joining the unofficial women’s Triple Gold Club.
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๐ท๐บ Pavel Datsyuk Joins Triple Gold Club
The only male skater eligible to join at this year’s Games, Pavel Datsyuk punched his ticket to the Triple Gold Club by virtue of his Olympic Gold with the Olympic Athletes From Russia, becoming the 29th male and seventh Russian to join the club, adding to his two Stanley Cups and IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russia 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช (OT) – 25 Feb 2018
๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russiaย 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ชย (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 25 February 2018
Kirill Kaprizov’s overtime goal gave the OAR team a thrilling 4-3 Gold medal win over underdog Germany. It’s the first Russian Olympic Gold since 1992.
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IHLC Results – ๐ฉ๐ช Germany 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 23 Feb 2018
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 23 February 2018
Germany has defeated Canada for the first time in Olympic hockey history after suffering 15 straight losses dating back to 1932 (including East and West).
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๐บ๐ธ Set Of Six U.S. Women’s Players Join Triple Gold Club
By virtue of the United States’ first Olympic Gold medal in 20 years, six new skaters from Team USA have joined the women’s version of the Triple Gold Club, all adding Olympic Gold to their World Championship Gold and Clarkson Cup titles.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO) – 22 Feb 2018
๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆย (SO)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 22 February 2018
After 80 minutes of end-to-end action, the women’s Olympic Gold medal was decided by a shootout. And even that went to overtime before the U.S. won, 3-2.
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IHLC Results – ๐ฉ๐ช Germany 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 21 Feb 2018
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ชย (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneungย ๐ฐ๐ท
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Sweden rallies from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits but loses in overtime. The loss is the greatest upset in Olympic hockey since 2002 when Belarus beat Sweden, also 4-3.
Patirck Reimer drove hard to the goal, skated around three Swedes in the process, and banged his own rebound past goalie Viktor Fasth just 90 seconds into a 10-minute four-on-four overtime to give Germany an improbable 4-3 victory over Sweden.
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IIHF Confirms 2022 Olympic Women’s Tournament Expanding To Ten Teams
Following a similar mandate made for the IIHF Women’s World Championships last year, the IIHF today confirmed that the 2022 Olympic women’s tournament in Beijing, China, will expand to ten teams, in order to accommodate both the host country and a new contender in an ever-increasing talent pool in international women’s hockey.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 19 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 5-0ย Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Monday, 19 February 2018
As expected, Canada exactly matched what the Americans did earlier today, defeating their semi-finals opponent 5-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 18 Feb 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 3-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Patrik Zackrisson’s goal midway through the third broke a 1-1 tie and gave Tre Kronor a key victory over Finland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 16 Feb 2018
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-1ย Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Olympic Preliminary Round
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 16 February 2018
Norway struck first through Patrick Thoresen, but Eeli Tolvanen sparked a revival as Finland collected its second win in Gangneung.
Eeli Tolvanen scored twice to help Finland overcome an early deficit and ease to a 5-1 victory against its Nordic neighbour.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 15 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 2-1ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Geneviรจve Lacasse stoned the top scorers of the U.S. this afternoon to lead Canada to an inspired 2-1 win and claim top spot in Group A.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 15 Feb 2018
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-2ย Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Olympic Preliminary Round
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Eeli Tolvanen, an 18-year-old Olympic rookie, made a splashy debut with a goal and three assists as Finland beat Germany 5-2 to kick off Group C on Thursday.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 13 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 4-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Remembering last yearโs loss at the Womenโs Worlds, Canada came out firing on all cylinders and took advantage of some weak defence by the Finns, winning 4-1.
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IHLC Preview – 2018 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
A drastically looking different Olympic tournament, without NHL superstars present for the first time in twenty years, will make the Olympic tournament in PyeongChang a historic one, not just for which players will not be there, but to determine who is most likely to capture Gold in light of these NHL players missing.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 11 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0ย Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Team Canada began its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold with a speedy 5-0 win over the Olympic Athletes From Russia.
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