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with the French cities of Paris and Lyon awarded hosting duties for 12-28 May 2028, winning as the sole candidate after withdrawn bids from Norway and Kazakhstan.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 – 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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๐ท๐บ Gusev, Nikishin, Nabokov Highlight 2024 KHL Closing Ceremony
The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their sixteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with six IHLC winners, all from Russia, taking home trophies.
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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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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Hungary ๐ญ๐บ – 07 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Hungary ๐ญ๐บ
Exhibition Game
MVM Dome, Budapest ๐ญ๐บ
Tuesday, 07 May 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:13 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Parayko (Greig, Mangiapane)
08:43 – ๐ญ๐บ PEN – Nilsson, tripping
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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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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 05 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
Exhibition Game
Steffl Arena, Vienna ๐ฆ๐น
Sunday, 05 May 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:28 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Greig (Celebrini)
05:56 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Power (Bunting, Bedard)
14:55 – ๐ฆ๐น GOAL – Huber (Zwerger, Baumgartner)
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๐ธ๐ช Sweden Captures Third Consecutive Euro Hockey Tour Title
By virtue of their 2-0 victory over hosts Czechia in the middle tilt of the 2024 Betano Hockey Games (formerly Czech Hockey Games), Sweden officially clinched their seventh Euro Hockey Tour title, and third straight, by moving seven points ahead of Finland and Czechia in the tournament table with just one game to go tomorrow.
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๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐บ Slovenia, Hungary Promoted To 2025 World Championship
๐ณ๐ด ๐ญ๐บ Norway, Hungary Promoted To 2025 Womenโs World Championship
At the conclusion of the Women’s World Championship Division IA tournament in Klagenfurt, Austria today, it was Norway and Hungary that finally scooped up the last promotion spots to the Top Division in 2025, to be hosted in ฤeskรฉ Budฤjovice, Czechia.
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๐ท๐บ Metallurg Magnitogorsk Sweeps To 2024 Gagarin Cup Victory
After a near-elimination in the conference finals, Metallurg Magnitogorsk today completed a four-game sweep of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2024 Gagarin Cup finals, capturing their third title and first in eight years.
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 