IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (OT) – 21 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 19 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 18 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด – 16 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Thursday, 16 May 2024

The Norwegians came close to making history on Thursday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.

But itโ€™s 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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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น (OT) – 14 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Andrรฉ Tourigny was seen shaking his head in disbelief. Or maybe it was shock. Likely, a combination of the two.

Moments earlier, Tourigny โ€“ the Canadian head coach โ€“ watched Austriaโ€™s Marco Rossi lift a backhander over Canadaโ€™s goaltender Jordan Binnington that tied the game 6-6. Rossiโ€™s goal was Austriaโ€™s fifth of the third period as the team overcame a 6-1 deficit to force overtime at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 12 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Sunday, 12 May 2024

The Danes gave Canada all it could handle on Sunday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. But Canadaโ€™s Connor Bedard was the difference, scoring a pair of goals and adding an assist to lead his team to a 5-1 win. Canada is now 2-0 and has six points to sit atop Group A, while Denmark falls to 1-1 but still right in the mix with three points.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง – 11 May 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Saturday, 11 May 2024

Connor Bedardโ€™s much-anticipated World Championship debut brought him two goals – including the game winner – as Canada shot down a battling Britain in Prague with a 4-2 verdict.
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IHLC Preview – 2024 World Championship


The top teams in international hockey will converge on Ostrava and Prague, Czechia starting this Friday, 10 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Jarkko Immonen Retires From Hockey At Age 42


Finnish centre Jarkko Immonen, whose pro career spanned over two decades across eight pro teams in four countries, today announced his retirement from the sport at age 42, following the conclusion of the 2023-24 Finnish Liiga season.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Slovenia, Hungary Promoted To 2025 World Championship


The Division IA World Championship tournament in Bolzano, Italy saw the top two spots for promotion to the 2025 World Championship in Sweden and Denmark locked up on the final day of competition, with Slovenia and Hungary both clinching their returns to the Top Division.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Jakub Vorรกฤek Confirms Retirement, Shift To Coaching


Czech winger Jakub Vorรกฤek, sidelined by injuries for the last two seasons after a decorated fourteen season career both in the NHL and with the national team, today announced his formal retirement from hockey at age 34, opting instead to join his hometown club Rytรญล™i Kladno in a coaching position. Continue reading

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jeff Carter Confirms Retirement Following End Of Penguins Season


Mainstay NHL centre Jeff Carter announced, following the official elimination of his Pittsburgh Penguins from NHL playoff contention, that he would be retiring from the game at the age of 39, wrapping up a nearly two-decade career highlighted with two Stanley Cups and an Olympic title. Continue reading

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Mikko Koskinen Confirms Retirement From Hockey


Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen, whose seventeen season pro career spanned five countries and multiple international tournaments, today confirmed his retirement from the game at age 35, following his club HC Lugano’s elimination from the Swiss NLA playoffs.
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Konstantin Koltsov: 1981-2024


Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian journeyman winger who recently moved into a coaching position in the KHL, today was announced dead of an apparent suicide in Miami, Florida at the age of 42.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Wayne Simmonds Announces Retirement From Hockey


The “Wayne Train” has made its final stop, as Canadian bruiser Wayne Simmonds, whose fifteen season pro career spanned six teams in two countries, along with three stints on Team Canada, drew to a close, with recurring injuries forcing the 35 year old to hang it up after remaining a free agent for the current NHL season, signing a one-day contract to retire as a Philadelphia Flyer.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2024 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2024, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Prague, with five different nationalities highlighting the class, including a trio of native Czechoslovak legends heading the class.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Men’s


The 2023 international men’s hockey calendar was one full of surprises, with the emergence of competing Cinderella stories at the 2023 World Championship that captivating the hockey world, before a familiar face emerged as world champions once again.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2023


The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2023 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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