๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ IHLC Classics: St-Pierre Shuts Out Team USA For 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 Canada Day, we revisit Canada’s 2004 Women’s World title twenty years later, where Kim St-Pierre shut out Team USA on home ice in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-0 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Women’s World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 06 April 2004

The Halifax Metro Centre was transformed into a sea of red and white Tuesday night, as 10,506 hockey fans filled the Halifax arena to watch Team Canada face-off against Team USA in the Gold medal game of the 2004 IIHF World Womenโ€™s Hockey Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Provisional Rosters Named For 2025 Four Nations Face-Off

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With eight months to go until the NHL debuts the Four Nations Face-Off tournament, the provisional rosters for each participating nation (Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States) were revealed today by the NHL and each nations’ respective international association, naming six active professionals to each roster.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Pavel Datsyuk Officially Announces Retirement Following Hall Induction

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Just a day after being announced as an inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame this November, Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk, who has been prevented by injury from playing since 2021, officially announced his retirement from the game at age 45.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2024

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2024 on 11 November, with Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick and Shea Weber representing the male players, while Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell become the first pair of women to be inducted in the same year since 2010, all to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Roman ฤŒervenka Named 2024 IIHF Male Player Of The Year

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Czech forward Roman ฤŒervenka, who as captain led Czechia to their first World Championship title in fourteen years on home ice last month, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 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 Montrรฉal, 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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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ 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 Zรผrich, winning their seventh world title, ironically enough, in a scoreless tie with Finland.


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย Sweden 0-0 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Final, Game 2
Hallenstadion, Zรผrich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Meฬlodie Daoust Announces Retirement, Shift To Coaching

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Canadian winger Mรฉlodie 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 →

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 26 May 2024

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 2-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Sunday, 26 May 2024

Dreams do come true. David Pastrลˆรกk 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (SO) – 25 May 2024

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (SO)
World Championship Semifinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 23 May 2024

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championship Quarterfinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (OT) – 21 May 2024

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 19 May 2024

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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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