IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 07 Feb 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 5
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 07 February 2024

Ashton Bell and Renata Fast scored in a 2:38 span of the third period and Canada stayed alive in the Rivalry Series, rallying to beat the United States 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 5.
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NHL Announces Participation In 2026 & 2030 Olympics, Debut Of Four Nations Face-Off


At a press conference during the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto, Canada, both NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and IIHF President Luc Tardif announced a number of international hockey developments, including the return of NHL players to the Winter Olympics and a new tournament to debut in February 2025.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2024 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2024, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Prague, with five different nationalities highlighting the class, including a trio of native Czechoslovak legends heading the class.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 05 Jan 2024


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Scandinavium, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 05 January 2024

The United States made the most of their chances and skated to an almost flawless 6-2 victory over Sweden to capture their sixth all-time Gold medal. They won their first in 2004 and most recent one in 2021, and have won those six in a 21-year span.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ€“ 04 Jan 2024


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Scandinavium, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Thursday, 04 January 2024

Cutter Gauthier’s late power-play goal gave the United States a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Finland to earn the team a spot in the Gold medal game tomorrow night against hosts Sweden.
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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway Relegated From World Junior Championship


For the first time in history, the World Junior Championship relegation round came down to a single game, with Germany defeating Norway 5-4 in overtime to send Norway back down to Division IA in 2025, after just one year in the Top Division.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป โ€“ 02 Jan 2024


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Frรถlundaborg, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Tuesday, 02 January 2024

The American offence went into high gear in Tuesday’s 7-2 quarter-final romp over Latvia. The all-18-year-old line of Will Smith, Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault dominated, combining for six points. Blueliner Seamus Casey chipped in three assists.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Junior


The story of the world junior calendar year of 2023 came down really to two countries, with Canada dominating the top of the calendar, while it was American dominance nearly a full calendar year later setting the stage for a thrilling finish to the 2024 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 10-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ โ€“ 31 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 10-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Frรถlundaborg, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sunday, 31 December 2023

In the New Year’s Eve showdown for first place in Group B, the U.S. left no doubt, hammering Slovakia 10-2 at Frรถlundaborg. Captain Rutger McGroarty set the tone with a hat trick and goalie Trey Augustine shone when tested with 38 stops.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Men’s


The 2023 international men’s hockey calendar was one full of surprises, with the emergence of competing Cinderella stories at the 2023 World Championship that captivating the hockey world, before a familiar face emerged as world champions once again.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Women’s


The 2023 calendar year saw another fourteen heavyweight matchups between the United States and Canada on the international hockey stage, with both nations fighting for Gold medals, world supremacy, and the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (SO) โ€“ 29 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (SO)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Frรถlundaborg, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 29 December 2023

Isaac Howard got the shootout winner as the U.S. beat Czechia 4-3 in Group B action on Friday.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 11-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€“ 28 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 11-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Frรถlundaborg, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Thursday, 28 December 2023

Jimmy Snuggerud scored a hat trick in the first period as the U.S. trounced Switzerland 11-3 on Thursday at Frรถlundaborg. It was a showcase of the skill and speed that the USA Hockey National Team Development Program preaches in Plymouth, Michigan.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-1 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด โ€“ 26 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 4-1 Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Frรถlundaborg, Gothenburg ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Tuesday, 26 December 2023

Newly promoted Norway surprisingly kept it scoreless with the stacked Americans until Jimmy Snuggerud scored at the midway mark. That sparked the U.S. to a 4-1 win on Day One of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg.
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IHLC Preview – 2024 World Junior Championship


With the season upon us, this means the inevitable return of the IIHF World Junior Championship, which will return to Europe for the first time since January 2020, with Gothenburg, Sweden hosting the world’s top under-20 teams starting on 26 December.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-5 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) โ€“ 23 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-5 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT)
Exhibition Game
Kungsbacka Ishall, Kungsbacka ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 22 December 2023

Ryan Leonard netted a pair of goals and Lane Hutson notched the overtime-winner to lift the U.S. National Junior Team past Canada, 6-5, in pre-tournament action at Kungsbacka Ishall ahead of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€“ 22 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Exhibition Game
Catena Arena, ร„ngelholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 22 December 2023

Canada continued to ramp up ahead of the World Junior tournament, defeating Switzerland 6-3 on Friday morning for its second-straight pre-tournament victory.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (SO) – 16 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 4
Progressive Auto Sales Arena, Sarnia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 16 December 2023

Marie-Philip Poulin scored in a shootout as Canada finally got into the win column in the women’s hockey Rivalry Series with a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ontario.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) – 14 Dec 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2
Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 3
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Thursday, 14 December 2023

Captain Hilary Knight scored the overtime winner as the United States womenโ€™s national hockey team improved to 3-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 3-2 win over Canada on Thursday.
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