After a fan vote to decide the first six participants, the National Hockey League today announced the participants for the 2015 NHL All Star Game in Columbus, Ohio on 25 January, with rosters to be determined in a fantasy draft on 23 January.
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🇨🇦 J.P. Parisé: 1941-2015
Former NHL star J.P. Parisé, who rose to notoriety as a member of Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series, has died after a year-long battle with lung cancer at the age of 73.
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🇨🇿 Vlastimil Bubník: 1931-2015
Former Czech national team winger Vlastimil Bubník, a four-time Olympian and amongst the all-time Olympic hockey points leaders, has passed away at the age of 83 in Brno.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 – 05 Jan 2015
🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Monday, 05 January 2015
Canada twice had the Russians on the ropes, and twice the Russians got back into the game, falling just short in a dramatic and tense Gold medal showdown.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 04 Jan 2015
🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Sunday, 04 January 2015
Canada has booked a date with Russia for the Gold medal tomorrow night after defeating a determined Slovak team 5-1 at the Air Canada Centre tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 02 Jan 2015
🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Friday, 02 January 2015
Canada has booked the final spot in the semi-finals with a dominant 8-0 win over Denmark before a raucous crowd of 18,448 at the Air Canada Centre tonight.
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IHLC Features Prominently At 2015 Winter Classic
Former winners of the International Hockey Lineal Championship played a large role in the NHL’s marquee Winter Classic event, with Canadian IHLC holder Troy Brouwer scoring the winning goal with just 13 seconds remaining to propel the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
In the preliminary round’s most hotly anticipated matchup, Canada defeated the U.S. 5-3 to capture first place in Group A on New Year’s Eve in Montréal.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Men’s
2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Women’s
2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 29 Dec 2014
🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Monday, 29 December 2014
With a surprisingly tough 3-0 win over Slovakia, the United States set itself up for a New Year’s Eve showdown with host Canada for first place in Group A.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-0 Germany 🇩🇪 – 28 Dec 2014
🇺🇸 United States 6-0 Germany 🇩🇪
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Sunday, 28 December 2014
North America hasn’t been nice to Germany at this tournament. After opening with a 4-0 loss to host Canada, the Germans fell 6-0 to the U.S. on Sunday night.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 26 Dec 2014
🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Friday, 26 December 2014
Chase De Leo scored the shootout winner as the United States beat Finland 2-1 to kick off the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montréal on Friday.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 10-5 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 23 Dec 2014
🇺🇸 United States 10-5 Sweden 🇸🇪
Exhibition Game
Rogers K-Rock Centre, Kingston 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Alex Tuch scored three times, while Tyler Motte and Auston Matthews each scored twice to help propel the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-5 victory over Sweden tonight in the final pre-tournament game for both teams in advance of the upcoming 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 21 Dec 2014
🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 21 December 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:42 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Antipin, tripping
12:10 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Polášek, hooking
14:16 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kutuzov (Zubov, Parshin)
19:30 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Grigorenko (Parshin, Zubov)
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪 – 21 Dec 2014
🇺🇸 United States 5-2 Germany 🇩🇪
Exhibition Game
Rogers K-Rock Centre, Kingston 🇨🇦
Sunday, 21 December 2014
The U.S. used goals from five different players on the way to a 5-2 victory over Germany here tonight in a pre-tournament game in preparation for the upcoming 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 20 Dec 2014
🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
Channel One Cup
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Saturday, 20 December 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:50 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sjögren, hooking
04:57 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Belov (Kovalchuk, Chudinov)
06:51 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Burström, hooking
11:20 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Medvedev, holding
17:28 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Shipachyov, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-4 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 18 Dec 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-4 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 18 December 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
08:31 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kolář, interference
13:04 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Jan Kovář (Radil, Zaťovič)
13:56 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Birner (Horák)
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2015, to be inducted this May at the IIHF World Championships in Czechia. All four players set to be inducted into the players category bring a swath of major international accomplishments, for the Czechs (Dominik Hašek and Robert Reichel), Canada (Scott Niedermayer) and Sweden (Maria Rooth), including all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship at one point or another.
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IHLC Preview – 2014 Channel One Cup
After sweeping the Karjala Tournament, going undefeated against Russia, Finland and the Czechs and winning the International Hockey Lineal Championship in the process, Sweden looks to win the second leg of the Euro Hockey Tour at the Channel One Cup in Sochi, a year removed from the Czechs winning the trophy.
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