Swedish defender Henrik Tallinder, whose career spanned over 20 years in the NHL, Swedish, Swiss and Finnish leagues, today announced his retirement from TPS of the Finnish Liiga, four years removed from his last game in both the NHL and with Tre Kronor.
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Category Archives: World Junior Championship
๐บ๐ธ Brian Gionta Formally Announces Retirement From Hockey
After nearly a full year without playing professional hockey, only with appearances captaining Team USA at the 2018 Olympics and a short stint in Boston shortly thereafter, Brian Gionta today announced in Buffalo that he would be retiring from hockey and joining the Sabres in a non-playing role, ending a nearly 20-year pro career at age 39.
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๐จ๐ฟ Ondลej Pavelec Announces Surprise Retirement At Age 31
After a career plagued by injuries, recent releases from Winnipeg and the New York Rangers, and failing to be signed by an NHL club, Ondลej Pavelec today announced his retirement from hockey, a surprising development due to only being 31 years old. Continue reading
๐ธ๐ช Henrik Zetterberg Forced To Retire At Age 37 Due To Degenerative Injury
Hampered by a degenerative back injury that failed to improve prior to training camp, the Detroit Red Wings today announced that their captain, Swedish power forward Henrik Zetterberg, would be forced to end his 16-season career, spent all in Detroit, at the age of 37.
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2019 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia has been released, with host nations and defending champions Canada opening the tournament on Boxing Day against Denmark, and facing Russia in their New Year’s tilt to end the group round.
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๐จ๐ฆ Jarome Iginla Ends Illustrious Career After 20 Seasons
Canadian power forward Jarome Iginla, who racked up a great number of personal awards and was revered as a powerful leader on the ice, today formally retired as a Calgary Flame, spending 16 of his 20 pro seasons in Calgary. Continue reading
๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: O’Sullivan Sinks Canada
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 American Independence Day, we feature the long-awaited first American Gold Medal in World Junior Championship history, won on the back of a two-goal Patrick O’Sullivan performance at the 2004 final in Helsinki.
๐บ๐ธย United States 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Helsingin jรครคhalli, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Monday, 05 January 2004
Canadaโs National Junior team received a silver medal on Monday after losing 4-3 to Team USA in the gold medal game of the 2004 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ IHLC Classics: Eberle’s Heroic Hat Trick
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 Canada’s 151st birthday, we feature one of the most thrilling games in World Junior Championship history, the 2009 Semifinal that put Canada on the path to their fifth straight World Junior Gold Medal in Ottawa.
๐จ๐ฆย Canadaย 6-5 Russia ๐ท๐บย (SO)
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 03 January 2009
Canadaโs drive for five is alive.
Jordan Eberle scored twice in regulation time, including the equalizer with five seconds left in the third period, and then had another goal in the shootout to pace Canada to a 6-5 triumph over Russia in Saturdayโs semifinal at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Tomi Kallio Announces TPS Retirement At Age 41
Finnish winger Tomi Kallio, a veteran of the NHL, SHL and Liiga, as well as the Leijonat, today announced his retirement from TPS of the Liiga at the age of 41, bringing his career to an end where it started over 20 years earlier.
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๐ธ๐ฐ Mariรกn Hossa Confirms Hockey Career Is Over
Mariรกn Hossa, sidelined for the entire 2017-18 NHL season due to a skin disorder, confirmed today to a Slovakian newspaper that his hockey career was over, and he will formally retire once his current contract expires in 2020.
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๐จ๐ฆ Ken Hitchcock Retires After 30+ Year Coaching Career
Longtime NHL coach Ken Hitchcock, who spent over three decades coaching many of the world’s top players on both the professional and international stage, announced his retirement from coaching the Dallas Stars on Friday, ending his career as the third winningest coach in NHL history (823 wins).
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๐จ๐ฟ Florida Panthers Confirm Radim Vrbata’s Retirement
The Florida Panthers confirmed that Czech forward Radim Vrbata would sit out the Panthers’ season finale in Boston, putting his 17 season career to an end, with stops in Colorado, Carolina, Chicago, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Florida, along with stints with Liberec and Mladรกย Boleslav of his native Czech league.
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๐ธ๐ช Sedin Twins Announce Dual Retirement After 18 NHL Seasons
Swedish twin forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin, proverbially joined at the hip for nearly two decades both with the Vancouver Canucks andย Tre Kronor, formally ended their career tonight with the Canucks in Edmonton, closing out a historic 18-season NHL career spent side by side.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 05 Jan 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 3-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 05 January 2018
Tyler Steenbergen scored the biggest goal of his life, and Canada won the Gold medal by defeating Sweden 3-1.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 04 Jan 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 4-2ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 04 January 2018
Sweden scored shorthanded twice in 38 seconds in a 4-2 semi-final win over the defending champion U.S. to advance to Friday’s World Junior Gold medal game. Sweden will face the winner of the Canada–Czech Republic semi-final in the final.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 4-2 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 02 Jan 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 4-2ย Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Kieffer Bellows scored a Production Line-type goal to break a 2-2 tie midway through the third, putting the U.S. in the semis. Russia goes home in 5th place.
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IHLC 2017 In Review – Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship stayed with Team USA for the majority of 2017, with the 2017 World Junior champions holding the IHLC for eight of a possible twelve games in 2017, including carrying the title into the medal round of the current 2018 tournament.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-4 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 31 Dec 2017
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-4 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 31 December 2017
Adam Fox broke a 4-4 tie with a goal at 18:23 of the third period to give the United States a dramatic 5-4 win over Finland. The U.S. led at one point, 3-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 30 Dec 2017
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Aleksi Heponiemi got the third-period winner as Finland temporarily passed the U.S. for second place in Group A with a hard-working 5-2 win over Slovakia.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 28 Dec 2017
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakiaย 3-2ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 28 December 2017
Slovakia’s Samuel Buฤek put on a one-man show to score the winning goal at 17:52 of the third to give his nation an unexpected 3-2 win over the U.S.
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