Today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that hosting rights for the 2025 World Juniors have been awarded to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario, with the tournament set to begin on 26 December 2024.
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🇸🇪 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Lundqvist, Ouellette Highlight Hockey Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2023 on 13 November, with a trio of goaltenders, and a pair of Canadian forwards and builders, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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🇨🇦 Connor Bedard Named Inaugural IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard, whose historic performance at the 2023 World Junior Championship sealed his fate as the presumptive #1 overall pick at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, was today awarded the IIHF’s inaugural Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2022-23 season.
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Vegas Golden Knights Capture First Stanley Cup
Only six years after becoming the NHL’s 31st franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights have captured the Stanley Cup in five games against the stalwart Florida Panthers, winning their first championship on home ice in a 9-3 blowout victory.
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🇺🇸 Hilary Knight Named Inaugural IIHF Female Player Of The Year
American star forward Hilary Knight, who just a few months ago scored twice in 27 seconds with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to give Team USA their tenth World Championship title, was today awarded the IIHF’s inaugural Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2022-23 season.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪 – 28 May 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Nokia Arena, Tampere 🇫🇮
Sunday, 28 May 2023
Patient and calm, Canada scored the only three goals of the third period to break a 2-2 tie and claim their second Gold medal in three years, defeating Germany, 5-2, in the final game of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 27 May 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻
World Championship Semifinal
Nokia Arena, Tampere 🇫🇮
Saturday, 27 May 2023
Adam Fantilli scored perhaps the nicest goal of the tournament midway through the third period to break a 2-2 tie and send Canada on its way to a 4-2 victory over Latvia.
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🇩🇪 2023 IIHF Congress Names Germany As 2027 World Championship Hosts
The 2023 IIHF Congress today in Tampere, Finland announced the hosts of the 2027 World Championship, with the German cities of Düsseldorf and Mannheim awarded hosting duties for 14-30 May 2027, winning a vote over Kazakhstan.
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IHLC Results – 🇱🇻 Latvia 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 25 May 2023
🇱🇻 Latvia 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Championship Quarterfinal
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Team Latvia is going to Finland to play for a medal!
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IHLC Results – 🇱🇻 Latvia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 23 May 2023
🇱🇻 Latvia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Rūdolfs Balcers one-timed a pass from Uvis Balinskis to score a power-play goal in overtime, giving Latvia a 4-3 victory over Switzerland.
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🇸🇮 🇭🇺 Slovenia, Hungary Relegated From 2023 World Championship
A day before the group round came to a close at the 2023 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were confirmed, with Hungary and Slovenia gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down after both gained promotion in 2022, with Slovenia finishing winless while Hungary was eliminated in a sudden-death shootout to Austria.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 21 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Sunday, 21 May 2023
Andres Ambühl, the 39-year-old wonder of the Swiss team, scored two goals less than five minutes apart in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and send his team to a 4-2 win over Czechia in Group B action tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 20 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Saturday, 20 May 2023
In a battle between Group B’s only two remaining unbeaten teams, Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 before a mostly pro-Swiss crowd of 8,234 at Arena Rīga.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 18 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Switzerland remains Group B’s only perfect team with 12 points after four games following a 4-2 victory over Slovakia.
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🇷🇺 🇨🇿 Jaškin Big Winner At 2023 KHL Awards
The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their fifteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with eleven IHLC winners from Russia and Czechia taking home trophies.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 16 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 5-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Switzerland continued its winning ways with an impressive and dominating 5-0 win over Kazakhstan tonight in Rīga. The win gives the Swiss nine points on three regulation wins, good enough for top spot in Group B.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-0 Norway 🇳🇴 – 14 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-0 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Sunday, 14 May 2023
For the first time since 1939, Switzerland has opened the IIHF World Championship with back-to-back shutouts following a 3-0 win over Norway.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia 🇸🇮 – 13 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 7-0 Slovenia 🇸🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
Arēna Rīga, Rīga 🇱🇻
Saturday, 13 May 2023
In their first game of the 2023 IIHF World Championship, the Swiss were solid in a 7-0 win over Slovenia. Denis Malgin and Gaëtan Haas led the offence with three points each, while veteran Leonardo Genoni made 14 saves for the shutout.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere, Finland and Rīga, Latvia starting this Friday, 12 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2023 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 07 May 2023
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno 🇨🇿
Sunday, 07 May 2023
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:29 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Kempný (Smejkal, Chlapík)
05:24 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Beránek, checking from behind major + 20 min. misconduct
06:29 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – Haas (Loeffel)
17:31 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Künzle, tripping
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