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

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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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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 8-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ 31 Jul 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 8-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Seven different Finnish players recorded multi-point games to lead Finland past Canada, 8-3, in Wednesdayโ€™s opening contest here at USA Hockey Arena.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Linda Vรคlimรคki Announces Retirement From Ilves


Just weeks after Riikka Sallinen retired from the Finnish national team, another key forward from this year’s Silver medal squad announced their retirement, with Linda Vรคlimรคki announcing on Twitter she is retiring from the game at age 29.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€“ 23 Jul 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-5 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Exhibition Game
Vierumรคki Ice Arena, Vierumรคki ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Tuesday, 23 July 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:31 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Kuฤeล™รญk, tripping
07:42 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Salonen, slashing
08:48 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Lundell, slashing
12:14 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Erholtz, interference
13:07 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PP GOAL – Teplรฝ
13:27 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Klejna, kneeing
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 8-1 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€“ 22 Jul 2019


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 8-1 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Exhibition Game
Vierumรคki Ice Arena, Vierumรคki ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Monday, 22 July 2019

BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:48 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Weibel, tripping
14:46 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Wetter, tripping
17:30 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Erholtz, slashing
18:48 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ SH GOAL – Salonen (Kokkonen)
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Niklas Bรคckstrรถm Retires From Tappara At Age 41


Finnish netminder Niklas Bรคckstrรถm, a key to the Leijonat goaltending corps since 1998, today announced his retirement from Tappara of the Liiga, joining the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets as a European scout.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ IHLC Classics: Carlson, Team USA Sinks Canada’s Quest For Six

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 American Independence Day, we feature just the second World Junior Championship crown for Team USA, won off the stick of John Carlson, who stunned a hometown crowd and denied Canada’s attempt at their sixth consecutive title.


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-5ย Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 05 January 2010

John Carlson scored twice including the game-winning goal in overtime, as the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Canada, 6-5, to win gold at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช IHLC Classics: Canada Repeats Golden Comeback Over Sweden

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 Canada Day, and in light of Roberto Luongo’s recent retirement, we feature Canada’s World Championship Gold medal victory from 2004, which saw Canada repeat as champions in a second straight comeback win over Sweden.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Sazka Arena,ย Pragueย ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Sunday, 09 May 2004

Canadaโ€™s colours are red and white and gold, World Hockey Championship gold that is.

Canada rallied from a two-goal deficit twice against Sweden to beat them 5-3 in the gold medal game of the world tournament Sunday.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Roberto Luongo Retires After 19 NHL Seasons


Canadian goaltender Roberto Luongo, the third winningest goalie in NHL history, only trailing Hall of Famers Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy, today announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 40.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2019


The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2019 on 15 November, with the most decorated women’s player in history, the first Iron Curtain star to defect to the west, and a pair of multiple Stanley Cup champions, who between them hold a number of International Hockey Lineal Championships, all to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Milanโ€“Cortina d’Ampezzo Announced As Host Of 2026 Winter Olympics


Today, during the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Italian bid of Milanโ€“Cortina d’Ampezzo was awarded the hosting rights to the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning the hosting rights over Stockholmโ€“ร…re, Sweden.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Riikka Sallinen Retires For Second Time At 46


Finnish forward Riikka Sallinen (previously Vรคlilรค, nรฉe Nieminen), an integral member of the Naisleijonat since 1989 who retired in 2003, but returned in 2013, today announced her re-retirement from professional hockey at the age of 46.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jay Bouwmeester Joins Triple Gold Club


The only player eligible to join in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, defender Jay Bouwmeester tonight joined Triple Gold Club by virtue of winning Lord Stanley’s Mug with the St. Louis Blues, becoming the 30th male and twelfth Canadian to join the club, adding to his two World Championship and Olympic Gold medals.
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