Canadian defender Lauriane Rougeau, a key cog of Team Canada’s blueline for the past decade and a half, today confirmed her retirement from the game after just one season in the PWHL, at the age of 34, announcing a move to hockey operations with her former club in Toronto.
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Category Archives: World Championship
๐ธ๐ช Oscar Mรถller Confirms Retirement Following Long-Term Injury
Swedish winger Oscar Mรถller, whose long tenure with both the league’s top tier and national team was cut short due to injury, confirmed his retirement today at age 35, following Skellefteรฅ capturing their fourth Le Mat Trophy to end last season, minus Mรถller on the active roster.
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๐จ๐ฆ Tyler Ennis Confirms Retirement From Hockey At 34
After injuries hampered his NHL prospects, sending him to two seasons in Europe, Canadian journeyman winger Tyler Ennis today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 34, following a 15 year pro career with seven different teams, along with a pair of Gold medals won with Team Canada.
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๐บ๐ธ Johnny Gaudreau: 1993-2024
Johnny Gaudreau, the American winger who dazzled NHL fans with his skill and talent despite his small stature, today was tragically announced dead at the age of 31 following a cycling accident involving a drunk driver in his home state of New Jersey, alongside his younger brother Matthew, aged 29.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช 2025 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2025 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark, with both hosts looking to repeat the luck of 2024’s hosts Czechia by capturing World Championship Gold on home ice.
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๐จ๐ฆ Eric Staal Signs One Day Contract, Retires From Pro Hockey
After going a year without playing professionally, today Eric Staal signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes to formalize his retirement, officially stepping away from the game just a few months shy of his 40th birthday.
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๐บ๐ธ Joe Pavelski Formally Announces Retirement From Hockey
After announcing at the end of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs that he would step away from the game, today American forward Joe Pavelski officially announced his retirement from pro hockey just five days after turning 40, capping a remarkable 18-year career with over 1,000 points in over 1,300 career games.
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๐ท๐บ Pavel Datsyuk Officially Announces Retirement Following Hall Induction
Just a day after being announced as an inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame this November, Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk, who has been prevented by injury from playing since 2021, officially announced his retirement from the game at age 45.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2024
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2024 on 11 November, with Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick and Shea Weber representing the male players, while Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell become the first pair of women to be inducted in the same year since 2010, all to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐จ๐ฟ Roman ฤervenka Named 2024 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Czech forward Roman ฤervenka, who as captain led Czechia to their first World Championship title in fourteen years on home ice last month, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season.
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๐ธ๐ช ๐ซ๐ฎ IHLC Classics: Tre Kronor Captures Scoreless Gold
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), we look back at Sweden’s triumph at the 1998 World Championships in Zรผrich, winning their seventh world title, ironically enough, in a scoreless tie with Finland.
๐ธ๐ชย Sweden 0-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Final, Game 2
Hallenstadion, Zรผrich ๐จ๐ญ
Sunday, 17 May 1998
Sweden tied Olympic Bronze medalist Finland 0-0 yesterday in the second game of a two-leg final at the World Hockey Championship to win the title and gain revenge over its arch-rival.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 26 May 2024
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 26 May 2024
Dreams do come true. David Pastrลรกk scored the third-period winner at 9:13 as the Czechs blanked Switzerland 2-0 in the 2024 Gold medal game in Prague. Amid a wild atmosphere, Czechia becomes just the fifth nation ever to win the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on home ice.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO) – 25 May 2024
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO)
World Championship Semifinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 25 May 2024
Switzerland remains on course for a first ever IIHF World Championship Gold medal after a nerve-jangling victory over Canada in Saturday’s World Championship semi-final in Prague.
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๐ซ๐ท 2024 IIHF Congress Names France As 2028 World Championship Hosts
The 2024 IIHF Congress today in Prague, Czechia formally announced the hosts of the 2028 World Championship, with the French cities of Paris and Lyon awarded hosting duties for 12-28 May 2028, winning as the sole candidate after withdrawn bids from Norway and Kazakhstan.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 23 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Championship Quarterfinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 23 May 2024
There was never much doubt. Canada got goals from five different players to defeat Slovakia 6-3 in Thursday’s early Prague quarter-final at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (OT) – 21 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
In a nail-biter that stayed scoreless until a wild third period, Dylan Cozens tallied twice, including the overtime winner, as Canada beat Czechia 4-3 to top Group A.
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๐ฌ๐ง ๐ต๐ฑ Great Britain, Poland Sent Back Down From 2024 World Championship
A day before the group round came to a close at the 2024 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2024 were confirmed, with Great Britain and Poland, who both gained promotion to Czechia just last year, will head back down to Division IA next season.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 19 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 19 May 2024
The drama intensifies. With a hard-fought 3-2 win over Switzerland, Canada put itself in the driver’s seat in the race for first place in Group A. The Canadians, whose three goals all came on the power play, currently lead the group with 17 points.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 18 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 18 May 2024
Brandon Hagel scored the third-period winner as Canada rallied to beat Finland 5-3 in one of the most-anticipated preliminary-round matchups of the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 16 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 16 May 2024
The Norwegians came close to making history on Thursday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
But itโs not the kind of history any team wants to make, with the Norwegians being held shotless against Canada through two periods. Norway did get six shots in the third, along with a goal, but still lost the game 4-1.
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