IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 04 Nov 2015

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🇺🇸 United States 6-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 04 November 2015

The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 6-2, here today at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
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🇨🇦 Hefford, Apps & Ward All Retire From Canadian Women’s National Team

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A trio of star players for the Canadian women’s team announced today they are all retiring, with forwards Jayna Hefford and Gillian Apps, along with defender Catherine Ward, hanging up their skates for the 2015-16 season.
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🇺🇸 Molly Schaus Retires From Blades, USWNT

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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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2015 Four Nations Cup Details Released

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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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🇨🇦 Caroline Ouellette Retires From Canadian National Team

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After making the Canadian roster for the 2015 World Championships only by virtue of an injury to Haley Irwin, decorated Olympian and World Champion Caroline Ouellette played her final game for Canada in their 7-5 Gold Medal loss to the United States, after confirming prior to the tournament that these World Championships would be her last time putting on the red and white.
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🇨🇳 Report Claims NHL To Commit To Potential 2022 Beijing Olympics

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A report by TSN has sparked rumours that the NHL is considering sending NHL players to China for the 2022 Olympics if they are awarded to Beijing this July, after years of speculation that the NHL would not send players to the 2018 Games in PyeongChang, Korea.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Women’s

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2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees

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The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2015, to be inducted this May at the IIHF World Championships in Czechia. All four players set to be inducted into the players category bring a swath of major international accomplishments, for the Czechs (Dominik Hašek and Robert Reichel), Canada (Scott Niedermayer) and Sweden (Maria Rooth), including all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship at one point or another.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 08 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO)
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Saturday, 08 November 2014

Brianne Jenner scored the only goal of the shootout as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 to win the 2014 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Friday, 07 November 2014

If it weren’t for Meeri Räisänen, Canada might have ran up the score against Finland in the Four Nations Cup round-robin finale at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, 07 November.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 05 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 05 November 2014

Haley Irwin and Rebecca Johnston scored 46 seconds apart in the third period as Canada erased a late one-goal deficit to defeat the United States and send 4,500 fans home happy Wednesday night.

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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 04 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 04 November 2014

Jillian Saulnier and Jamie Lee Rattray each scored their first goals with Canada’s National Women’s Team as the host side shut out Sweden, 2-0, Tuesday night at the 2014 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Preview – 2014 Four Nations Cup

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For the first time since February’s Sochi Olympics, the top four nations in women’s hockey will meet in Kamloops, British Columbia, to compete in the nineteenth annual Four Nations Cup, pitting Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland against each other.
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2014 Four Nations Cup Schedule Announced

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As reported by Hockey Canada, the schedule for the 2014 Four Nations Cup at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia has been announced. Canada will be looking to defend not only its Gold from the 2013 tournament in Lake Placid, New York, but also the IHLC that they captured from the United States at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 09 Nov 2013

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🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Saturday, 09 November 2013

Jenelle Kohanchuk saw an opportunity, so she made the best of it at just the right time.

Kohanchuk scored twice as Canada’s women’s hockey team defeated Finland 6-3 on Saturday for the Gold medal at Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 08 Nov 2013

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Friday, 08 November 2013

Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations women’s hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 06 Nov 2013

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 United States 🇺🇸
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 06 November 2013

Natalie Spooner broke a tie on a 5-on-3 power play with 3:30 left and Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Wednesday night in the Four Nations Cup women’s hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 05 Nov 2013

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Tuesday, 05 November 2013

Canada’s women’s hockey team didn’t play its best game in its Four Nations Cup opener, but it was enough to beat Finland 3-1.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 10 Nov 2012

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🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Canada 🇨🇦
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Valtti Areena, Tikkurila 🇫🇮
Saturday, 10 November 2012

The United States rode a special teams explosion to a second straight Gold medal at the Four Nations Cup.
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