The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-4 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT) – 29 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-4ย United States ๐บ๐ธย (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 29 December 2018
The U.S. rallied from a 4-0 third-period deficit, but Adam Boqvist scored the overtime winner for a 5-4 victory to extend Sweden’s preliminary-round winning streak alive at 47 games.
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๐ท๐บ Yevgeni Zimin: 1947-2018
Soviet star player Yevgeni Zimin, a multiple-Gold medal winner at both the World Championships and Olympic Games, passed away today of a heart attack at the age of 71.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 27 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-2ย Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 27 December 2018
The Swedes stayed perfect with their second straight victory, defeating Slovakia 5-2 on Friday afternoon in Victoria. Swedenโs record-setting round-robin win streak now stands at 46 games, dating back to the 2007 World Juniors.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 26 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
In the latest installment of hockeyโs great Nordic rivalry, Swedenโs potent power play ensured that the 2019 World Juniors didn’t start off on a special note for Finland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 23 Dec 2018
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-2ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Exhibition Game
Rogers Arena,ย Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 23 December 2018
Morgan Frost and Barrett Hayton scored goals, but special-teams doomed Canadaโs National Junior Team in a 5-2 loss to Finland in its final pre-tournament game Sunday ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-1 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 21 Dec 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 6-1ย Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Exhibition Game
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre,ย Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Friday, 21 December 2018
Cody Glass had a goal and two assists for the second game in a row, and Canadaโs National Junior Team rode a big first period to a 6-1 win over Slovakia on Friday night ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 19 Dec 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 5-3ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Exhibition Game
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre,ย Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Maxime Comtois scored two goals and set up two others, sending Canadaโs National Junior Team to a 5-3 win over Switzerland in its pre-tournament opener Wednesday ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 5-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 16 Dec 2018
๐ท๐บ Russiaย 5-0ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Channel One Cup
Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg ๐ท๐บ
Sunday, 16 December 2018
In Saint Petersburg, the senior Russian national team took on Finland in the concluding match of the 2018 Channel One Cup match, with the Hockey Classic game taking place at the large Gazprom Arena.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 7-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 15 Dec 2018
๐ท๐บ Russiaย 7-2ย Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Channel One Cup
CSKA Arena, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 15 December 2018
In Moscow, the senior Russian national team took on the Czech Republic in the second match of the 2018 Channel One Cup.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO) – 13 Dec 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechiaย 4-3ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎย (SO)
Channel One Cup
Tampereen jรครคhalli, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Thursday, 13 December 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:29 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Palve, hooking
18:53 – ๐ซ๐ฎย GOAL – Hakulinenย (Virtanen, Rajala)
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๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ท๐บ IHLC Classics: Kultajuhlien Kรคynnistรคjรค
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.” Today, in honour of Finnish Itsenรคisyyspรคivรค (Independence Day), we feature their second World Junior Championship Gold in three years, both won in overtime thrillers, this time by Kasperi Kapanen.
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 4-3 Russia ๐ท๐บย (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Tuesday, 05 January 2016
In a tense and thrilling climax to the 2016 World Juniors, Kasperi Kapanen’s overtime winner at 1:33 gave host Finland a 4-3 gold medal victory over Russia.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-2 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 11 Nov 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-2ย Russia ๐ท๐บ
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 11 November 2018
In the concluding match of the 2018 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team lost to the Czech Republic 2-5, however the result didn’t prevent our players from winning the competition.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 10 Nov 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-2ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
SaskTel Centre,ย Saskatoon ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 10 November 2018
Hilary Knight scored twice and 10 other U.S. skaters registered points as the U.S. Women’s National Team topped Canada, 5-2, here tonight in Saskatoon to win the 2018 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 10 Nov 2018
๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 10 November 2018
In the second 2018 Karjala Cup match, the senior Russian national team eased past the challenge of Sweden, claiming a confident 4-1 victory to make it two wins in as many games.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 09 Nov 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
SaskTel Centre,ย Saskatoon ๐จ๐ฆ
Friday, 09 November 2018
Nine different U.S. skaters registered points as the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 5-1, here tonight in its final preliminary round game of the 2018 Four Nations Cup at SaskTel Centre.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 08 Nov 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 3-2ย Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Karjala Tournament
Tipsport Arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 08 November 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:34 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Arnesson, cross checking
08:30 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Lilja (Larsson)
10:31 – ๐จ๐ฟย GOAL – Doudera (Kubalรญk)
10:54 – ๐จ๐ฟย PEN – Krejฤรญk, tripping
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 07 Nov 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 2-1ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
SaskTel Centre,ย Saskatoon ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
Sydney Brodt scored the game-winner with 1:38 remaining in the third period to lift the U.S. Women’s National Team over Canada, 2-1, here tonight in its second preliminary round game of the 2018 Four Nations Cup at SaskTel Centre.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 06 Nov 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
SaskTel Centre,ย Saskatoon ๐จ๐ฆ
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored five unanswered goals in the second period and 11 players registered points to power the U.S. past Finland, 5-1, here today in the opening game of the 2018 Four Nations Cup at SaskTel Centre.
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๐จ๐ญ Morris Trachsler Announces Retirement From National League A
Swiss defensive forward Morris Trachsler, a staple in both the Swiss National League A and on the Swiss national team since 2003, announced his retirement after spending last season with EHC Kloten, leaving the game at the age of 34.
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