The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2026 on 09 November, with first-ballot nominees Patrice Bergeron and Carey Price joining Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley and Brian Burke all set to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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Category Archives: World Championship
🇨🇦 Jonathan Toews Formally Announces Retirement From Hockey
Canadian centre Jonathan Toews, one of the top forwards of his generation, a three-time Stanley Cup, two-time Olympic and one-time World Champion, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following a single season return to his hometown Winnipeg Jets after his career was put on hold due to health issues.
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🇨🇦 Kyle Calder: 1979-2026
Kyle Calder, the Canadian journeyman forward who saw his thirteen season pro career take him to the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Kazakhstan, along with capturing World Championship Gold and World Junior Championship Silver, sadly passed away today at the age of 47 after a brief illness.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 31 May 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Konsta Helenius scored the golden goal at 10:42 of the first overtime period to give Finland a 1-0 victory over Switzerland and World Championship Gold.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-0 Norway 🇳🇴 – 30 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-0 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Semifinal
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Saturday’s first semi-final brought more joy for Switzerland. Six different players scored as the host nation trounced Norway 6-0 to advance to the Gold medal game at the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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2026 IIHF Congress Provides Updates On Russia, Belarus, Future Tournaments
The 2026 IIHF Congress concluded today in Zürich, Switzerland, with a number of major announcements made, the main one being the surprising reversal on the status of Russia and Belarus’ team participation following the original extension of their competition ban, which has been in place since 2022.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 28 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Championship Quarterfinal
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Thursday, 28 May 2026
It was a hard fought battle but the Swiss came out on top. The hosts secured their semifinal berth with a 3-1 win over Sweden.
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🇷🇺 Sergei Shirokov Retires From Hockey At KHL Awards
Russian winger Sergei Shirokov, a mainstay of both the KHL and Russian national team, announced his retirement at the 2026 KHL Awards ceremony in Moscow during his acceptance speech for the Gimayev Prize, leaving the game after nearly two decades in pro hockey, capped with a Gagarin Cup, two World Championships and an Olympic Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 26 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Switzerland landed a last-gasp Jäger bomb to see off Finland and clinch first place in Group A at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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🇬🇧 🇮🇹 Great Britain, Italy Relegated From 2026 IIHF World Championship
Division IA relegation at the 2026 World Championships came a full day before the end of group round competition, with Great Britain and Italy being relegated after a single year back up at the Top Division, meaning they will miss the 2027 Worlds in Germany.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Hungary 🇭🇺 – 23 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Hungary 🇭🇺
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 23 May 2026
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Zürich, do as Roman Josi does.
Switzerland’s captain scored a hat-trick as the host nation rolled to another comfortable victory. Along the way, Josi moves to 53 (16+37) points from his 70 World Championship games, moving in front of Alexei Kasatonov to become the third most productive defender of all time.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-1 Great Britain 🇬🇧 – 21 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-1 Great Britain 🇬🇧
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Switzerland eased to a fifth successive victory, dominating winless Great Britain to stay out in front in Group A at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Austria 🇦🇹 – 20 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Austria 🇦🇹
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Austria came into the game riding a historic high. Never before had they won all three of their first three games at an IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
That streak ended today when Switzerland rolled to a convincing 9-0 win.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Germany 🇩🇪 – 18 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Germany 🇩🇪
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Monday, 18 May 2026
Three was tonight’s magic number for Switzerland. Three goals in 3:33 blew this game open in the second period, and took the host nation to three wins from three games.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 16 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 16 May 2026
Switzerland secured a second win in two days at the 2026 IIHF World Championship. But while the tournament host took the points in Zürich, Latvian goalie Kristers Gudļevskis collected many of the plaudits.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 15 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 United States 🇺🇸
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Friday, 15 May 2026
The hosts of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a great start in Zürich. Switzerland beat the US 3-1.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Zürich and Fribourg, Switzerland, starting this Friday 15 May, kicking off the premiere event of the annual global hockey calendar, the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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🇰🇿 🇺🇦 Kazakhstan, Ukraine Promoted To 2027 World Championship
The Division IA World Championship tournament in Sosnowiec, Poland saw the top two spots for promotion to the 2027 World Championship in Germany settled in a thrilling tournament, with Kazakhstan clinching the first spot, while Ukraine snagged the final spot on the last day of competition, clinching their returns to the Top Division for the first time since 2025 and 2007, respectively.
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🇸🇮 Anže Kopitar Retires Following Kings Playoff Elimination
Slovenian forward Anže Kopitar, both the most decorated Slovene and Los Angeles King in hockey history, played his final game after confirming that this season would be his last, retiring at age 38 with two Stanley Cups, and an assortment of individual trophies, including a Messier, three Lady Byng and two Selke awards.
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🇨🇿 Jakub Klepiš Retires At 41 After Playoff Elimination
Czech journeyman forward Jakub Klepiš, a veteran of nearly a quarter century across multiple clubs in Czechia, Russia, Sweden and the United States, confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 41, following Sparta Prague’s elimination from the 2026 Czech Extraliga playoffs.
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