John Muckler, the Canadian coach and executive whose career was highlighted with five Stanley Cups and two Canada Cups, passed away at age 86 due to complications from COVID-19.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ โ 04 Jan 2021
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 04 January 2021
As it has every game this tournament, Canada roared out to an early lead and never looked back. Tonight, Russia was the victim, and the 5-0 score was richly dserved by the more determined and aggressive Canadians.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ โ 02 Jan 2021
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 02 January 2021
Canada scored two goals in the first period en route to a disciplined 3-0 win over the Czech Republic to advance to the semi-finals on Monday. The loss eliminates the Czechs, who last won a medal at the U20 in 2005 (Bronze).
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IHLC 2020 In Review โ Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw two champions hold the title thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with defending champions Canada holding the title for all but five days in 2020. Continue reading
IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 31 Dec 2020
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 31 December 2020
From the opening faceoff Canada attacked the Finns wave after wave, pursuing every puck with purpose and taking away the Finnsโ time to think. The result was a thoroughly dominating 4-1 win.
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IHLC 2020 In Review – Men’s
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw nine games of competition this year on the men’s side, staying completely within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, due to May’s World Championships being cancelled in Switzerland.
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๐บ๐ธ Back Injury Forces Ryan Callahan Into Retirement At Age 35
Due to a lingering back injury that sidelined him the entire 2019-20 NHL season, American forward Ryan Callahan today announced his retirement from hockey at the age of 35.
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IHLC 2020 In Review – Women’s
After one of the most dramatic years in international women’s hockey history, with both a thrilling World Championship final and an off-ice reckoning over women’s equality in the game, 2020 was set to be a watershed year in women’s hockey.
Then COVID-19 shut down the planet.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 10-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ โ 29 Dec 2020
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 10-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Canada’s Quinton Byfield led the way with two goals and four assists in a 10-0 victory over Switzerland at the 2021 World Juniors on Tuesday. The host nation has won three straight games, while the Swiss suffered their third straight loss.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ โ 27 Dec 2020
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 27 December 2020
There were no 16 goals tonight for Canada, no tired or under-manned opponent, only a determined and persistent Slovakian team clearly bent on containing Canadaโs speed come what may.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 16-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช โ 26 Dec 2020
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 16-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Defending champions Canada stormed out of the gates, scoring early and often in a 16-2 victory over Germany in its first game of the 2021 World Juniors.
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IHLC Preview – 2021 World Junior Championship
The first IIHF “bubble” tournament is set to begin in Edmonton, Canada, with the 2020 calendar year coming to a close with the start of the 2021 World Junior Championship, being held in a contained Rogers Place with the top nations in the hockey world looking to earn glory in the midst of a pandemic.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ โ 23 Dec 2020
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ
Exhibition Game
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Jamie Drysdale broke open a scoreless game at 3:52 of the third period as Canada defeated Russia 1-0 on Wesneday night in their only pre-competition match ahead of the 2021 IIHF World Juniors.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ท๐บ Russia 5-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 20 Dec 2020
๐ท๐บ Russia 5-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Sunday, 20 December 2020
In Moscow, the senior Russian national team produced a clinical performance against Finland in the concluding match of the Channel One Cup, earning a 5-1 victory to consequently win the second stage of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour with a perfect record.
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๐บ๐ธ Art Berglund: 1940-2020
Art Berglund, the American hockey administrator who helped build the U.S. international men and junior squads, today passed away at the age of 80.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ โ 19 Dec 2020
๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 19 December 2020
In a gritty battle, Russia produced a resolute defensive performance to defeat the Czech Republic in Moscow, earning a 4-1 victory to make it two wins in two matches at the 2020 Channel One Cup.
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๐ท๐บ CAS Shortens Russian International Sports Ban To Two Years
At a ruling today at the Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russia’s proposed four year sporting ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was reduced to two years, meaning that Russia will be banned from participating in any international sporting competition, including the 2021 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, until 17 December 2022.
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๐ธ๐ช Back Injury Forces Alexander Steen Into Retirement
Due to a major degenerative lumbar issue stemming from a back injury sustained in the 2019-20 NHL season, Swedish-Canadian forward Alexander Steen today announced his retirement from pro hockey, leaving the St. Louis Blues at age 36. Continue reading
IHLC Results โ ๐ท๐บ Russia 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (SO) โ 17 Dec 2020
๐ท๐บ Russia 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (SO)
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Thursday, 17 December 2020
In a pulsating encounter, Russia outlasted Sweden at the Channel One Cup, claiming a thrilling 4-3 victory in a lengthy penalty shootout in Moscow.
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IIHF Announces More Tournaments Cancelled Due To Pandemic
After a few months of relative peace on the international hockey front, and even the return of international competition as recently as two weeks ago, the IIHF today announced that a number of international tournaments will be cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 