The 2024 calendar year saw a reduction in international competition due to the rise of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, but there was still plenty of drama between the United States and Canada all throughout North America over the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT) – 29 Dec 2024
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 29 December 2024
The plot thickens. On the strength of Tuomas Uronen’s overtime winner, Finland beat the U.S. 4-3 on Sunday at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. It was the first American loss at this tournament after two regulation-time wins.
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IHLC Results โ ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป โ 28 Dec 2024
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 28 December 2024
The United States won their 10th straight World Junior Championship game (stretching over three tournaments) this afternoon in Ottawa, defeating a beleaguered Latvian team by a 5-1 count.
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IHLC Results โ ๐บ๐ธ United States 10-4 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช โ 26 Dec 2024
๐บ๐ธ United States 10-4 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 26 December 2024
On Thursday, the defending champion U.S. hammered Germany 10-4 to kick off the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. Living up to its advance billing, the top American line dazzled as James Hagens and Gabe Perreault led the way with two goals and two assists apiece. Blueliner Cole Hutson racked up five assists.
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IHLC Preview – 2025 World Junior Championship
With the holidays approaching, this means that immediately after Christmas ends, the IIHF World Junior Championship will begin, this time being hosted in Canada’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario, with the world’s top under-20 teams convening for the title of global supremacy.
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IHLC Results โ ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 23 Dec 2024
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๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Exhibition Game
Ed Lumley Arena, Cornwall ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 23 December 2024
Gabe Perreault and James Hagens each registered three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 5-2 victory over Finland here today before a capacity crowd at the Cornwall Civic Complex in pre-tournament action ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
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IHLC Results โ ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ โ 21 Dec 2024
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Exhibition Game
Slush Puppie Place, Kingston ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 21 December 2024
Ryan Leonard had two goals and an assist, while Cole Hutson added three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 6-2 victory over Slovakia here tonight at Slush Puppie Place in pre-tournament action ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark Promoted To World Junior Top Division In 2026
For the first time since 2019, Denmark will be returning to the World Junior Championship Top Division, after being pushed to the brink by Austria before upsetting them in a do-or-die final showdown in Bled, Slovenia, winning 5-4 in regulation to capture the Division IA tournament and book their ticket to Minnesota in 2026.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 15 Dec 2024
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
BCF Arena, Fribourg ๐จ๐ญ
Sunday, 15 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:50 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – de la Rose, tripping
08:51 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Chlapรญk (Zadina, Sedlรกk)
14:14 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Ollas Mattsson, hooking
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 14 Dec 2024
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
BCF Arena, Fribourg ๐จ๐ญ
Saturday, 14 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:07 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Zadina (Kundrรกtek, Krejฤรญk)
19:39 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Strรกnskรฝ (Tomรกลกek, Zรกbranskรฝ)
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 12 Dec 2024
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Swiss Ice Hockey Games
Enteria arena, Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 12 December 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:47 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN SHOT – Kovaลฤรญk stopped
16:10 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Kubalรญk (Smejkal, Zรกbranskรฝ)
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๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ท๐บ IHLC Classics: Hagman’s Helsinki Heroics
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 Finnish Independence Day (itsenรคisyyspรคivรค), we look back at theย Leijonat’s thrilling home ice Gold Medal victory at the 1998 World Junior Championships, with Niklas Hagman’s overtime snipe securing the title in Helsinki.
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Russia ๐ท๐บ (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 03 January 1998
Finland achieved its first World Junior Championship Gold in 1987, but at that time the rankings were decided by playing in series.
The playoffs only entered the World Junior Championship program for the 1995-96 Games, and what would be more comfortable than to settle World Cup Gold at home in extra time of the final?
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช ๐บ๐ธ Final Roster Spots Announced For Four Nations Face-Off
The remaining spots for each Four Nations Face-Off roster today were finalized, and the 92 players set to represent Finland, Sweden, Canada and the United States are now set for the tournament in Montrรฉal and Boston that takes place this coming February.
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๐ฑ๐ป Kaspars Daugaviลลก Announces Surprise Retirement From Hockey
Latvian forward Kaspars Daugaviลลก, who captained his country to their historic first ever World Championship medal in 2023, today announced his sudden retirement from the sport at age 36, ending a 20+ year pro career spanning teams across seven countries, citing family issues as the reason for the sudden, mid-season announcement.
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๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2024
The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2024 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 10 Nov 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 3
Idaho Central Arena, Boise ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 10 November 2024
Jocelyne Larocque scored less than four minutes into the game, Sarah Nurse added a goal midway through the first period and Canada cruised to a 4-1 win over the United States in Boise, Idaho on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-game Rivalry Series.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-4 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 10 Nov 2024
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-4 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Karjala Tournament
Helsingin jรครคhalli, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 10 November 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:14 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sellgren (Friberg, Lang)
05:02 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Andreasson, tripping
15:15 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Steen (Pettersson, Peterson)
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 09 Nov 2024
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Karjala Tournament
Helsingin jรครคhalli, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 09 November 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:52 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Pesonen
10:56 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Larmi, delay of game
19:36 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Rajala
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-4 United States ๐บ๐ธ (SO) – 08 Nov 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-4 United States ๐บ๐ธ (SO)
Rivalry Series, Game 2
Maverik Center, West Valley City ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 08 November 2024
Marie-Phillip Poulin scored the go-ahead goal and 17-year-old Chloe Primerano scored her first career goal to clinch a 2-0 shootout win for Team Canada to even the Rivalry Series with the U.S. at a win apiece on Friday night.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 07 Nov 2024
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Karjala Tournament
KV Arena, Karlovy Vary ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 07 November 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:02 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Gazda
10:02 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Pyrochta (Kovaลฤรญk)
15:16 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Weissbach, slashing
16:55 – ๐จ๐ฟ PP GOAL – Kousal (Kaut, Kodรฝtek)
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