๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 6-1ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Rogers Arena, Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Friday, 04 January 2019
Itโs time to make some new history. The Finns hammered Switzerland 6-1 in Fridayโs 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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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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๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-0ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
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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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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๐ธ๐ชย Swedenย 4-1ย Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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