IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 08 Nov 2019


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Exhibition Game
FedExRink, Cranberry Township ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 08 November 2019

Victoria Bach scored a pair of goals and Marie-Philip Poulin added a goal and an assist, leading Canadaโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Team to a 4-1 win over the United States on Friday in the first of two games between the long-time rivals.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€“ 08 Nov 2019


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Four Nations Cup
Helsingin jรครคhalli, Helsinki ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Friday, 08 November 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:47 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Dajฤar, holding
10:53 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Houdek, boarding minor + 10 min. misconduct
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ 07 Nov 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Thursday, 07 November 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:29 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Sharipzyanov (Burdasov, Kuzmenko)
19:34 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Kuusela, hooking
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ IHLC Classics: The Velvet Reunion

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.”ย Today, in honour of Czech Independence Day, we look back at Czechia’s third World Championship from the year 2000, won in a tense battle over neighbouring Slovakia in their first major elimination game since the split of Czechoslovakia.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟย Czechia 5-3 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Sunday, 14 May 2000

Proving that breakups of countries donโ€™t have to result in bloodshed, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993, an event sometimes called the Velvet Divorce.
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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Dennis Seidenberg Announces Retirement At Age 38


German defender Dennis Seidenberg, a permanent fixture on Germany’s blueline and a longtime NHLer, who made history as just the second German to win the Stanley Cup, announced his retirement from pro hockey at age 38.
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2020 Womenโ€™s World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, which hopes to bring as much drama and excitement as the last year’s tournament in Finland did.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish Hockey Federation Confirms Cancellation Of Four Nations Cup In Luleรฅ


After rejecting their latest deal to put an end to a standoff with the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, today the organization announced that the upcoming Four Nations Cup, scheduled for 5-9 November in Luleรฅ, has been cancelled.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Triple Gold Club Member Niklas Kronwall Retires At Age 38


Swedish defenceman Niklas Kronwall, the feared physical blueliner with an equally fearsome slapshot, today announced his retirement from hockey, after an illustrious 20 year career that includes a Stanley Cup, Olympic and World Championship Gold, and membership in the Triple Gold Club.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช IHLC Classics: Sweden Throws The Game To Slovakia?

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.”ย Today, in honour of Slovakia’s Constitution Day, we look back at a Slovak Olympic victory, one of the most controversial games in recent memory, which speculation of Sweden “throwing” the match still rampant to this day.

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia 3-0 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Olympic Preliminary Round
Torino Esposizioni,ย Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Tuesday, 21 February 2006

Behind the closed door of the locker room at Torino Esposizioni, Bengt-ร…ke Gustafsson, coach of the Swedish hockey team, gathered his players Tuesday and delivered his pregame address. He told them to try to beat Slovakia, defenceman Nicklas Lidstrรถm said.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Radoslav Suchรฝ Retires From Slovenskรก Extraliga At Age 43


Slovak defender Radoslav Suchรฝ, a defensive defenceman who made his presence felt both on the international and professional stages in the United States, Switzerland and his native Slovakia, announced his retirement from hockey at age 43.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Cam Ward Retires From Carolina Hurricanes At Age 35


Cam Ward, the Canadian goalkeeper who propelled to stardom following his stellar rookie campaign that saw him win the Stanley Cup, today signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, ending his hockey career at the age of 35.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 25 Aug 2019


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Sunday, 25 August 2019

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1st Period
06:00 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Kubรญฤek, roughing
06:00 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Gustafsson, roughing
14:07 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Andersson, tripping
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ€“ 24 Aug 2019


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Saturday, 24 August 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:03 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GOAL – Bambula (ฤŒajka)
09:30 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Lauko, interference
14:29 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – team, too many players
14:59 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PP GOAL – Haatanen (Tuomisto, Salonen)
15:54 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Maccelli, roughing
15:54 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Stล™ondala, roughing
15:54 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – ล tibingr, hooking
17:11 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ SH GOAL – Blรผmel (Dajฤar)
19:16 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Kakkonen, holding
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Yevgeni Kuznetsov Suspended By IIHF Until 2023, Stripped Of Bronze


Russian star forward Yevgeni Kuznetsov, a two-time World Champion and World Junior Champion with theย Big Red Machine, today was handed a four year ban from international competition by the International Ice Hockey Federation, after a video surfaced earlier this summer of Kuznetsov ingesting cocaine.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) โ€“ 23 Aug 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Friday, 23 August 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:53 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Caderoth, hooking
07:44 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – team, too many players
10:31 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย PEN – Kakkonen, slashing
11:04 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Johansson, slashing
15:36 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ GOAL – Hatakka (Maccelli, Aaltonen)
18:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช EA GOAL – Costmar (Andersson)
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish Women’s Team Vows Boycott For 2019-20 Season


Similar to a scenario that played out in 2017 with the U.S. women’s team, today all 43 members of the Swedish women’s national program announced they will boycott participation in any further international competition, including November’s Four Nations Cup in Luleรฅ.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ€“ 03 Aug 2019


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saturday, 03 August 2019

The game started with a four-goal first period as Finland and Sweden netted two goals apiece. Sweden’s Samuel Fagemo starting the scoring 7:44 into the frame when he converted a 2-on-0 break over the shoulder of Finnish netminder Justus Annunen.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ 02 Aug 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 02 August 2019

The U.S. nearly opened the scoring six minutes in when Trevor Janicke skated down the left wall and fired a shot on goal that rolled over the shoulder of Finnish goaltender Jasper Patrikainen and fell inside the backside of his jersey before crossing the goal line.
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2020 World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Lausanne and Zรผrich, Switzerland, returning to the nation for the first time since Bern and Kloten hosted in 2009.
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2019-20 Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released


The 2019-20 Euro Hockey Tour schedule has been revealed to follow a nearly identical cadence to the previous year, with Czechia, Russia, Finland and Sweden starting up this season’s tournament in November.
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