Finnish centre Petri Kontiola, a mainstay in the Leijonat system for two decades, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following Ilves’ bronze medal victory over HIFK in the Liiga playoffs.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-0 Norway 🇳🇴 – 20 Apr 2023
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-0 Norway 🇳🇴
Euro Hockey Challenge
Östersund Arena, Östersund 🇸🇪
Thursday, 20 April 2023
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:17 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Johannesson (Sörensen, de la Rose)
19:45 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Lindholm, interference
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🇺🇸 Megan Bozek Announces Retirement At Age 32
American defender Megan Bozek, a mainstay in both the premier North American women’s pro leagues and the Team USA roster for over a decade, today formally announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 32.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Norway 🇳🇴 (OT) – 19 Apr 2023
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Norway 🇳🇴 (OT)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Östersund Arena, Östersund 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:35 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Johannesson (Sylvegård)
14:30 – 🇳🇴 PEN – Steen, hooking
14:33 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Everberg, tripping
15:47 – 🇳🇴 GOAL – Olimb (Krogdahl, Øby-Olsen)
16:20 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Brännström (Lang)
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-3 Canada 🇨🇦 – 16 Apr 2023
🇺🇸 United States 6-3 Canada 🇨🇦
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Sunday, 16 April 2023
Hilary Knight scored three goals including two near the end of the third period on power plays to break a 3-3 tie and send the United States on their way to a 6-3 win and a Gold Medal at Canada’s expense. Canada had three leads in the game, but each time the resilient Americans came back.
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🇺🇸 IIHF Names Utica As 2024 Women’s World Championship Host
On the final day of the 2023 Women’s World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed the next host of the tournament, with the 2024 Women’s World Championships to be hosted in Utica, New York, running from 04-14 April 2023.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 15 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Women’s World Championship Semifinal
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Saturday, 15 April 2023
Sarah Fillier scored three goals – two in the second period to break a scoreless tie through more than half a game – to lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Switzerland this afternoon at CAA Centre. The win takes Canada to the expected and thrilling Gold medal game against the United States.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 13 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
Women’s World Championship Quarterfinal
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Sweden took Canada to overtime in the quarter-finals of the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, playing a tenacious 60 minutes of regular time and scoring in the final seconds to tie the game. Canada would end up with the win however, with Sarah Nurse scoring in extra time.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-0 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 13 Apr 2023
🇸🇪 Sweden 3-0 Denmark 🇩🇰
Euro Hockey Challenge
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg 🇩🇰
Thursday, 13 April 2023
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:08 – 🇩🇰 PEN – Wejse, slashing
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 12 Apr 2023
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Denmark 🇩🇰
Euro Hockey Challenge
Frøs Arena, Vojens 🇩🇰
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:59 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Sylvegård (Nyström)
06:25 – 🇩🇰 PEN – Green, tripping
16:37 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Lang, interference
18:34 – 🇩🇰 PP GOAL – N. Andersen (O. Larsen)
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🇨🇿 Ondřej Němec Retires From Pro Hockey At 38
Czech journeyman defender Ondřej Němec, a mainstay of both the Czech Extraliga and national teams, today confirmed his retirement from the sport, finishing his final pro season captaining VHK Vsetín of the Czech second division.
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🇭🇺 🇫🇷 Hungary, France Relegated From 2023 Women’s Worlds
In the final day of competition at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the final two Group B matchups dictated which teams would be relegated to Division IA in 2024, with Hungary and France drawing the unfortunate distinction.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 10 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 United States 🇺🇸 (SO)
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Monday, 10 April 2023
In likely the craziest finish in the storied Canada-United States rivalry, Jamie Lee Rattray scored in the 9th round of the penalty-shot shootout to give Canada a 4-3 win over the United States before a rowdy crowd of 4,322 at CAA Centre.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-0 Japan 🇯🇵 – 08 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 5-0 Japan 🇯🇵
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Saturday, 08 April 2023
Canada came out firing on all cylinders and overwhelmed Japan to the tune of 5-0 tonight at CAA Centre in Brampton.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 07 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Friday, 07 April 2023
Canada defeated Czechia 5-1 tonight in a rough-and-tumble game before a raucous crowd of 4,036 at CAA Centre. It was a solid win challenged by an impressive effort from coach Carla MacLeod’s Czechs.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 05 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 4-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 05 April 2023
Two-time defending Gold medallists Canada started their drive for a three-peat with an impressive 4-0 win over Switzerland at CAA Centre tonight. The win keeps Canada perfect against the Swiss all time, now 11-0 with a whopping goals differential of 81-2, nine of those wins by shutout.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 Women’s World Championship
For the first time since 2017, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will return to North America in front of fans, with the Toronto suburb of Brampton, Ontario, Canada hosting the 22nd edition of the tournament from 05-16 April, with all games held at the CAA Centre.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 01 Apr 2023
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Exhibition Game
Gale Centre, Niagara Falls 🇨🇦
Saturday, 01 April 2023
Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark and Marie-Philip Poulin each scored, and Canada outshot Finland 23-19 to post a 3-1 win on Saturday in exhibition women’s hockey action at the Gale Centre.
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🇷🇺 Vasili Koshechkin Retires Following Metallurg Elimination
Following Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s elimination from the Gagarin Cup playoffs at the hands of Avangard Omsk, Russian goaltender Vasili Koshechkin, an Olympic, World and Gagarin Cup champion, announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 40.
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🇨🇦 Toronto Six Capture 2023 Isobel Cup In OT Thriller
Following years of instability for the Premier Hockey Federation, largely due to COVID-19 restrictions and delays, the 2022-23 successful season, which introduced a seventh expansion team in Montréal, came to a thrilling conclusion tonight in Tempe, Arizona, with the Toronto Six capturing the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Whitecaps.
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