With three months to go until the formal end of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour and the start of the 2021 World Championship in Rīga, Russia today clinched the Euro Hockey Tour championship in record fashion, dumping Czechia to improve to a perfect 9-0 in tournament play thus far.
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Category Archives: World Championship
🇫🇮 Mikko Koivu Announces Surprise Retirement At Age 37
After just seven games in Columbus, Finnish forward Mikko Koivu today announced his retirement from hockey after fifteen NHL seasons, noting his level of play was not up to his standard, just a month shy of his 38th birthday.
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🇱🇻 2021 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2021 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Rīga, Latvia, marking the return of the World Championship after its historic cancellation last year, returning to Latvia for the first time in 15 years.
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🇱🇻 IIHF Confirms Rīga As Sole 2021 World Championship Host
The IIHF today confirmed that no co-host will be named to replace Minsk, Belarus as co-host of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, with the entire tournament now set to be held in Rīga, Latvia.
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🇸🇪 Gert Blomé: 1934-2021
Swedish defender Gert Blomé, who backstopped Tre Kronor to a surprising World Championship in 1962 and served throughout the 1960s, yesterday passed away in Gothenburg at the age of 86.
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🇧🇾 🇱🇻 IIHF Removes Minsk As 2021 World Championship Host
After months of pressure from political parties, hockey federations and tournament sponsors over holding half of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, the IIHF today announced they will remove Minsk as a co-host of the tournament, over safety concerns due to both COVID-19 and political unrest in the nation.
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🇨🇦 Triple Gold Club Member Jay Bouwmeester Forced To Retire At 37
After a cardiac incident nearly cost him his life during a game in 2020, Canadian defender Jay Bouwmeester today formally announced his retirement from hockey at age 37, eleven months to the day of his near-fatal game.
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IHLC 2020 In Review – Men’s
Thanks to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw nine games of competition this year on the men’s side, staying completely within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, due to May’s World Championships being cancelled in Switzerland.
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🇺🇸 Art Berglund: 1940-2020
Art Berglund, the American hockey administrator who helped build the U.S. international men and junior squads, today passed away at the age of 80.
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🇸🇪 Back Injury Forces Alexander Steen Into Retirement
Due to a major degenerative lumbar issue stemming from a back injury sustained in the 2019-20 NHL season, Swedish-Canadian forward Alexander Steen today announced his retirement from pro hockey, leaving the St. Louis Blues at age 36. Continue reading
