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with the French cities of Paris and Lyon awarded hosting duties for 12-28 May 2028, winning as the sole candidate after withdrawn bids from Norway and Kazakhstan.
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Category Archives: World Championship
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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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐ฆ๐น (OT) – 14 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐ฆ๐น (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
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 Austriaโs Marco Rossi lift a backhander over Canadaโs goaltender Jordan Binnington that tied the game 6-6. Rossiโs goal was Austriaโs 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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ – 12 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 12 May 2024
The Danes gave Canada all it could handle on Sunday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. But Canadaโs 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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๐จ๐ฆ Ron Ellis: 1945-2024
Ron Ellis, the Canadian winger who served as a key to the core of both the late 1960’s Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as the 1972 Summit Series squad for Team Canada, today passed away at the age of 79.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง – 11 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 11 May 2024
Connor Bedardโs 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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๐ซ๐ฎ 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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๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐บ Slovenia, Hungary Promoted To 2025 World Championship
๐จ๐ฟ Jakub Vorรกฤek Confirms Retirement, Shift To Coaching
Czech winger Jakub Vorรกฤek, 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 Rytรญลi Kladno in a coaching position. Continue reading
๐จ๐ฆ 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
๐ซ๐ฎ 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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๐ง๐พ 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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๐จ๐ฆ 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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