IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 07 Feb 2019


🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Beijer Hockey Games
Arena 2000, Yaroslavl 🇷🇺
Thursday, 07 February 2019

In Yaroslavl, the senior Russian national team defeated Finland for the third time in the 2018/2019 Euro Hockey Tour, clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory on penalty shots.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2019, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with two native Slovaks and the top women’s player in history highlighting the class, as the IIHF will induct Miroslav Šatan, Žigmund Pálffy, Hayley Wickenheiser, Jörgen Jönsson and Mike Modano to the Hall. Continue reading

🇨🇦 Post-Concussion Symptoms Force Rick Nash To Retire


Canadian star forward Rick Nash, the highly touted #1 pick of the 2002 NHL Draft whose career was hampered by concussion injuries, was today forced to retire from pro hockey at the age of 34, after a 15 year NHL career with Columbus, Boston and the New York Rangers.
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2019 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed


The Euro Hockey Challenge will return with a new, shorter format in 2019, with national teams preparing for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia this May.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 05 Jan 2019


🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🇨🇦
Saturday, 05 January 2019

Kaapo Kakko scored the winner with 1:26 left as Finland edged the U.S. 3-2 in the 2019 World Junior Gold medal game on Saturday night.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 6-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 04 Jan 2019


🇫🇮 Finland 6-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🇨🇦
Friday, 04 January 2019

It’s time to make some new history. The Finns hammered Switzerland 6-1 in Friday’s second semi-final in Vancouver, setting up the first World Junior Gold medal game ever between the U.S. and Finland.
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🇩🇰 Denmark Relegated To World Junior Championship Division IA


In a surprising twist at the World Junior Championship, Kazakhstan swept Denmark in their relegation series to stay in the Top Division for 2020, sending Denmark back to Division IA for the first time since 2014.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 02 Jan 2019


🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 02 January 2019

It was the first upset of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, and it was a biggie. Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-0 on Wednesday in Victoria to advance to the semi-finals.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Junior


The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw a fair amount of movement in its 13 junior tilts in 2018, with four nations sharing title reigns across three tournaments, including the elimination round of the 2018 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-1 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 31 Dec 2018


🇸🇪 Sweden 4-1 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Monday, 31 December 2018

With a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan on Monday, Sweden locked up first place in Group B and booked a quarter-final date with Switzerland.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s


The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Women’s


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 – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 United States 🇺🇸 (OT) – 29 Dec 2018


🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 United States 🇺🇸 (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
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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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 27 Dec 2018


🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Thursday, 27 December 2018

The Swedes stayed perfect with their second straight victory, defeating Slovakia 5-2 on Friday afternoon in Victoria. Sweden’s record-setting round-robin win streak now stands at 46 games, dating back to the 2007 World Juniors.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 26 Dec 2018


🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 26 December 2018

In the latest installment of hockey’s great Nordic rivalry, Sweden’s 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 – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 23 Dec 2018


🇫🇮 Finland 5-2 Canada 🇨🇦
Exhibition Game
Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🇨🇦
Sunday, 23 December 2018

Morgan Frost and Barrett Hayton scored goals, but special-teams doomed Canada’s 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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 21 Dec 2018


🇨🇦 Canada 6-1
 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Exhibition Game
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Friday, 21 December 2018

Cody Glass had a goal and two assists for the second game in a row, and Canada’s 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 – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 19 Dec 2018


🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Exhibition Game
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Maxime Comtois scored two goals and set up two others, sending Canada’s 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 – 🇷🇺 Russia 5-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 16 Dec 2018


🇷🇺 Russia 5-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Channel One Cup
Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
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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