Category Archives: World Championship

🇺🇸 Derek Stepan Announces Retirement From Hockey At 33

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American centre Derek Stepan, a seasoned NHL veteran with a recurring presence on Team USA, today announced his retirement from hockey due to recurring injuries at age 33.
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🇨🇿 2024 World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2024 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, the first tournament set to play at its intended host cities and arenas since 2019, following concerns over COVID-19, political unrest in Belarus, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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🇨🇿 David Krejčí Confirms Retirement From NHL

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Czech centreman David Krejčí, a longtime mainstay of both the Boston Bruins and Narodnitym, today announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 37, after sixteen pro seasons in Boston, along with another two in the Czech league.
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🇫🇮 Sami Lepistö Announces Retirement At Age 38

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Finnish defender Sami Lepistö, a journeyman player across multiple leagues around the world, but always a mainstay on the backend of the Leijonat, today announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 38.
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🇨🇦 Patrice Bergeron Confirms Retirement At Age 38

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Canadian centre Patrice Bergeron, arguably one of the greatest two-way forwards the game has ever seen, today formally announced his retirement from hockey, after spending 19 illustrious seasons with the Boston Bruins and Canadian national team, leaving the game a member of the Triple Gold Club, with a Stanley Cup and five collective Gold medals to his name.
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🇸🇪 Patric Hörnqvist Retires From Hockey At Age 36

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Swedish forward Patric Hörnqvist, a two time Stanley Cup and one-time World Champion whose career was unfortunately cut short due to concussion issues, today announced his retirement from the Florida Panthers, where he was sidelined on their historic run to the Stanley Cup Final.
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🇸🇪 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Lundqvist, Ouellette Highlight Hockey Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2023 on 13 November, with a trio of goaltenders, and a pair of Canadian forwards and builders, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪 – 28 May 2023

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Nokia Arena, Tampere 🇫🇮
Sunday, 28 May 2023

Patient and calm, Canada scored the only three goals of the third period to break a 2-2 tie and claim their second Gold medal in three years, defeating Germany, 5-2, in the final game of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 27 May 2023

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻
World Championship Semifinal
Nokia Arena, Tampere 🇫🇮
Saturday, 27 May 2023

Adam Fantilli scored perhaps the nicest goal of the tournament midway through the third period to break a 2-2 tie and send Canada on its way to a 4-2 victory over Latvia.
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🇩🇪 2023 IIHF Congress Names Germany As 2027 World Championship Hosts

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The 2023 IIHF Congress today in Tampere, Finland announced the hosts of the 2027 World Championship, with the German cities of Düsseldorf and Mannheim awarded hosting duties for 14-30 May 2027, winning a vote over Kazakhstan.
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IHLC Results – 🇱🇻 Latvia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 23 May 2023

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🇱🇻 Latvia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Rūdolfs Balcers one-timed a pass from Uvis Balinskis to score a power-play goal in overtime, giving Latvia a 4-3 victory over Switzerland.
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🇸🇮 🇭🇺 Slovenia, Hungary Relegated From 2023 World Championship

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A day before the group round came to a close at the 2023 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were confirmed, with Hungary and Slovenia gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down after both gained promotion in 2022, with Slovenia finishing winless while Hungary was eliminated in a sudden-death shootout to Austria.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 21 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Sunday, 21 May 2023

Andres Ambühl, the 39-year-old wonder of the Swiss team, scored two goals less than five minutes apart in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and send his team to a 4-2 win over Czechia in Group B action tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 20 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Saturday, 20 May 2023

In a battle between Group B’s only two remaining unbeaten teams, Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 before a mostly pro-Swiss crowd of 8,234 at Arena Rīga.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 18 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Thursday, 18 May 2023

Switzerland remains Group B’s only perfect team with 12 points after four games following a 4-2 victory over Slovakia.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 16 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Switzerland continued its winning ways with an impressive and dominating 5-0 win over Kazakhstan tonight in Rīga. The win gives the Swiss nine points on three regulation wins, good enough for top spot in Group B.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-0 Norway 🇳🇴 – 14 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-0 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Sunday, 14 May 2023

For the first time since 1939, Switzerland has opened the IIHF World Championship with back-to-back shutouts following a 3-0 win over Norway.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia 🇸🇮 – 13 May 2023

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia 🇸🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Saturday, 13 May 2023

In their first game of the 2023 IIHF World Championship, the Swiss were solid in a 7-0 win over Slovenia. Denis Malgin and Gaëtan Haas led the offence with three points each, while veteran Leonardo Genoni made 14 saves for the shutout.
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