Canadian forward Bailey Bram, who saw her 13-year career take her from the NCAA to CWHL, Swedish league and top levels of international hockey, today announced her retirement from hockey at the age of 29.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 United States 🇺🇸 – 02 Jan 2020
🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Werk Arena, Třinec 🇨🇿
Thursday, 02 January 2020
The defending champs are still rolling. Joonas Oden scored in the third period to give Finland a 1-0 win over the U.S. and a berth in the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship semi-finals.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw seven different champions hold the belt over the course of 21 games in 2019, including the end of the 2019 World Juniors and the start of the subsequent 2020 tournament.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship this year stayed within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, with only Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland holding the title over the course of 28 games throughout 2019.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT) – 30 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava 🇨🇿
Monday, 30 December 2019
Cole Caufield scored his first goal of the tournament at 3:14 of overtime to give the Americans a 4-3 win over the Czechs.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Women’s
A dramatic year for women’s international hockey, both on and off the ice, saw the International Hockey Lineal Championship change hands four times in a number of unlikely scenarios throughout 2019.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-1 Russia 🇷🇺 – 29 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 3-1 Russia 🇷🇺
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava 🇨🇿
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Team USA scored two goals six seconds apart late in the second period to break a 0-0 deadlock and skated to a 3-1 win over Russia tonight in Ostrava.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 6-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 28 Dec 2019
🇷🇺 Russia 6-0 Canada 🇨🇦
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava 🇨🇿
Saturday, 28 December 2019
It was one of those nights when everything went well for one team – Russia – and nothing went well for the other – Canada. The result was a well-earned 6-0 pasting by the former over the latter.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-4 United States 🇺🇸 – 26 Dec 2019
🇨🇦 Canada 6-4 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava 🇨🇿
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Alexis Lafrenière intercepted a midair pass in the U.S. end, controlled it, and deked Spencer Knight with 3:11 left to play to break a 4-4 tie and give Canada a 6-4 win over arch-rivals U.S. in the opening game of the 2020 World Juniors.
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IHLC Preview – 2020 World Junior Championship
The finish of the holiday season, year 2019 and junior international hockey calendar is set to begin on Boxing Day in Czechia, with the top ten hockey nations on Earth meeting to compete at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 7-1 Germany 🇩🇪 – 23 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 7-1 Germany 🇩🇪
Exhibition Game
Gascontrol Aréna, Havířov 🇨🇿
Monday, 23 December 2019
The U.S. National Junior Team won 7-1 over Germany in its second and final pre-tournament game in preparation of the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Cole Caufield led USA with four goals, including the eventual game-winner.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-4 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 22 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 6-4 Sweden 🇸🇪
Exhibition Game
Zimní stadion Český Těšín, Český Těšín 🇨🇿
Sunday, 22 December 2019
The U.S. National Junior Team won a back-and-forth tilt 6-4 over Sweden, as Nick Robertson tallied two goals to lead Team USA. In total, five different U.S. skaters scored goals, while Spencer Knight and Dustin Wolf split netminder duties.
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🇨🇦 Courtney Birchard Retires From Team Canada, Turns Focus To Coaching
Defender Courtney Birchard, who spent a decade anchoring the blueline of Team Canada, today announced her retirement from pro hockey, officially making the transition into coaching a full-time endeavour.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 20 Dec 2019
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Exhibition Game
Hala Polárka, Frýdek-Místek 🇨🇿
Friday, 20 December 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:45 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kukla, delay of game
13:26 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Fagemo (Broberg)
17:12 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Söderström, slashing
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Canada 🇨🇦 – 17 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Rivalry Series, Game 2
Avenir Centre, Moncton 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Goals from Alex Carpenter and Abby Roque and 27 saves from Aerin Frankel in her U.S. Women’s National Team debut helped Team USA to a 2-1 victory over Team Canada in the second game of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series here tonight at the Avenir Centre.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 15 Dec 2019
🇷🇺 Russia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Channel One Cup
Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Sunday, 15 December 2019
The senior national team completed the 2019 Channel One Cup campaign on a high note, defeating Finland 2-0 at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-1 Canada 🇨🇦 – 14 Dec 2019
🇺🇸 United States 4-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Rivalry Series, Game 1
XL Center, Hartford 🇺🇸
Saturday, 14 December 2019
Led by a 31-save performance from Alex Cavallini (née Rigsby) and multi-point efforts from Alex Carpenter, Amanda Kessel and Kelly Pannek, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Canada, 4-1, tonight in game one of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO) – 14 Dec 2019
🇷🇺 Russia 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO)
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow 🇷🇺
Saturday, 14 December 2019
The Russians seemed to be cruising to victory when 2-0 up in the first period, but after the Czechs scored three successive goals, the host nation required an equalizer in the third frame to force overtime. SKA Saint Petersburg forward Vladimir E. Tkachyov scored the winning penalty after the teams took the match to a tense shootout.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 12 Dec 2019
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Channel One Cup
Logspeed CZ Aréna, Plzeň 🇨🇿
Thursday, 12 December 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:24 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Eronen, interference
05:54 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Zaťovič (Gulaš)
09:44 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sekáč (Tomášek)
12:04 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Björninen (Karjalainen)
12:27 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Sekáč, tripping
17:10 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sedlák (Moravčík)
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🇷🇺 WADA Hands Russia Four Year Ban On International Sports
This morning in Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unanimously agreed upon a four year ban for Russia not only from the 2020 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, but also for its member sport federations (of which the International Ice Hockey Federation is a part) to ban Russia from participating in or hosting any events between now and 2023.
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