Florida Panthers Avoid Collapse, Capture Stanley Cup

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Capping their thirtieth season in the National Hockey League, the Florida Panthers today avoided an epic, historic collapse in Game Seven the Stanley Cup Final, capturing their first Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers, who forced the decisive game after coming back from a 3-0 series deficit, with a narrow 2-1 victory on home ice.
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🇨🇦 Natalie Spooner Named 2024 IIHF Female Player Of The Year

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Canadian forward Natalie Spooner, who only one week ago was crowned as the PWHL’s inaugural MVP, was today awarded the IIHF’s Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season, capping off a spectacular campaign that saw Spooner capture her third World Championship title.
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 2025 Four Nations Face-Off Schedule Released

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The schedule for the NHL’s mid-season 2025 tournament, the Four Nations Face-Off, was announced today prior to the start of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, with Boston, United States and Montréal, Canada set to host their respective host nations, along with Sweden and Finland, next February, a tune-up to the NHL’s Olympic return at the 2026 Olympics.
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🇸🇪 🇫🇮 IHLC Classics: Tre Kronor Captures Scoreless Gold

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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 Zürich, winning their seventh world title, ironically enough, in a scoreless tie with Finland.


🇸🇪 Sweden 0-0 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Final, Game 2
Hallenstadion, Zürich 🇨🇭
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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🇨🇦 Mélodie Daoust Announces Retirement, Shift To Coaching

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Canadian winger Mélodie Daoust, who debuted with Team Canada at age 22, announced today she is leaving pro hockey just a decade later, leaving the game for a coaching position at age 32, capping a career highlighted by two Olympic Gold medals, a World Championship Gold and Bronze medal, along with two tournament MVP titles and a CIS championship. Continue reading →

🇺🇸 Minnesota Captures Inaugural Walter Cup, Five Join Triple Gold Club

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In the dramatic finale of the 2024 PWHL playoffs, a shutout performance from Nicole Hensley led PWHL Minnesota to capture the inaugural Walter Cup, defeating PWHL Boston 3-0 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 26 May 2024

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🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Championship Gold Medal Game
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 26 May 2024

Dreams do come true. David Pastrňák 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 – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO) – 25 May 2024

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO)
World Championship Semifinal
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
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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🇫🇷 2024 IIHF Congress Names France As 2028 World Championship Hosts

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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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 23 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Championship Quarterfinal
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT) – 21 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
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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🇬🇧 🇵🇱 Great Britain, Poland Sent Back Down From 2024 World Championship

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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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 19 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 18 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-1 Norway 🇳🇴 – 16 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 4-1 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 16 May 2024

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

But it’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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 7-6 Austria 🇦🇹 (OT) – 14 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 7-6 Austria 🇦🇹 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Tuesday, 14 May 2024

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

Moments earlier, Tourigny – the Canadian head coach – watched Austria’s Marco Rossi lift a backhander over Canada’s goaltender Jordan Binnington that tied the game 6-6. Rossi’s goal was Austria’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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 12 May 2024

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Sunday, 12 May 2024

The Danes gave Canada all it could handle on Sunday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. But Canada’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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