2015 was a wild year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, with the Euro Hockey Tour and World Championship providing much drama as the title changed through the hands of three world powers by the close of the 2015 Worlds in Czechia.
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IHLC 2015 In Review – Women’s
2015 was the year of Team USA in women’s hockey (and for the International Hockey Lineal Championship in particular), with the Americans running the table throughout the calendar year to establish their dominance over the world.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-0 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 30 Dec 2015
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-0 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Felix Sandström made ninesaves en route to a shutout in his first game in the tournament as Sweden beat Denmark 5-0.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 1-0 United States 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 2015
🇸🇪 Sweden 1-0 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Monday, 28 December 2015
Team USA outshot Sweden, and controlled big portions of the game, but they didn’t have Alexander Nylander or Linus Söderström. Nylander scored the game winning goal off a breakaway in the second period, and Söderström made 46 saves en route to a shutout.
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🇫🇮 Leijonat To Retire Numbers Of Four Legends At 2016 World Juniors
With Helsinki hosting the 2016 World Junior Championships this winter, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association will retire the numbers of four national team legends during the tournament, with the numbers of Teemu Selänne, Saku Koivu, Jere Lehtinen and Ville Peltonen to be forever enshrined in the rafters of Hartwall Arena.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 8-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 26 Dec 2015
🇸🇪 Sweden 8-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 26 December 2015
Sweden opened with a 8-3 thrashing of the Swiss on Saturday, but its hopes of Gold were hurt when stars William Nylander and Adrian Kempe left after high hits.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 23 Dec 2015
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Exhibition Game
Kisakallio jäähalli, Kisakallio 🇫🇮
Wednesday, 23 December 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Suter (Kessler, Heldner)
09:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Suter (Kindschi, Kessler)
10:22 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Kindschi, tripping
12:54 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Koch, holding
13:13 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – Kessler (Suter)
18:57 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Privet, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 21 Dec 2015
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮
Exhibition Game
Hämeenlinnan jäähalli, Hämeenlinna 🇫🇮
Monday, 21 December 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:45 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Mikkola, tripping
10:11 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Meier, hooking
10:53 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Meyer, slashing
15:05 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Kessler
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IIHF Announces Hall Of Fame 2016 Class
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced their 2016 Hall Of Fame class, to be inducted during the 2016 World Championships in Russia. The class includes five players and two coaches from six different countries, including two posthumous inductions, that have held a myriad of World Championship, Olympic and World Cup medals, along with a number of International Hockey Lineal Championship titles.
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2016 World Cup Exhibition Schedule Released
The exhibition schedule in advance of the 2016 World Cup in Toronto has been unveiled, with 12 games on tilt the week before the tournament in 10 cities across six nations on two continents.
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🇺🇸 Concussions Force Keith Ballard Into Early Retirement
After a year away from the game following his fifth concussion while with the Minnesota Wild, American defenceman Keith Ballard today announced his retirement from pro hockey after a ten-year pro career.
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HHOF Inducts Five International Legends To Class Of 2015
The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2015 Class, inducting five world-class players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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Busy Weekend In First International Break
It was a busy first weekend break for international hockey this weekend, with a number of key tournaments in both men’s and women’s hockey taking place, including 2018 Olympic qualifiers and the women’s International Hockey Lineal Championship up for grabs.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT) – 08 Nov 2015
🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall 🇸🇪
Sunday, 08 November 2015
Hilary Knight scored in overtime as the U.S. Women’s National Team came from behind to claim its sixth Four Nations Cup Championship with a 3-2 victory over rival Canada here today.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 08 Nov 2015
🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup
Hämeenlinnan jäähalli, Hämeenlinna 🇫🇮
Sunday, 08 November 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
18:03 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kiviranta, cross checking minor + unsportsmanlike conduct 10 min. misconduct
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 7-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2015
🇺🇸 United States 7-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall 🇸🇪
Saturday, 07 November 2015
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Finland, 7-0, here today and will play Canada in tomorrow’s first-place game at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Russia 🇷🇺 – 07 Nov 2015
🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Russia 🇷🇺
Four Nations Cup
Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere 🇫🇮
Saturday, 07 November 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Siikonen, hooking
08:27 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Vorobyov, high sticking
09:27 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Korshkov, high sticking
14:31 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Korshkov, roughing
17:01 – 🇷🇺 PEN SHOT GOAL – Korshkov
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 06 Nov 2015
🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
Four Nations Cup
Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere 🇫🇮
Friday, 06 November 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:13 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Kovacs, hooking
07:18 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kraskovski, hooking
13:29 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Orlov, delay of game
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 05 Nov 2015
🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Canada 🇨🇦
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Ånäshallen, Kovland 🇸🇪
Thursday, 05 November 2015
Megan Bozek, Monique Lamoureux and Kendall Coyne scored and Jessie Vetter stopped all 31 shots she faced to help the U.S. Women’s National Team defeat Canada, 3-0, here today at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 04 Nov 2015
🇺🇸 United States 6-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 6-2, here today at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
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