Due to the myriad of changes to this year’s Euro Hockey Tour, the Euro Hockey Challenge has been impacted as well, with only two legs in this year’s competition, rather than the usual three. The participants of the Euro Hockey Tour (Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czechia) will face off against four rising European squads (Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia and Norway) in a series of two-game challenges, giving the lower ranked squads the chance to compete against the top teams in Europe.
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🇫🇮 Jarkko Ruutu Retires From Jokerit
Yet another mainstay of the Leijonat has decided to hang up his skates. Following earlier retirements of Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne, it is now power forward Jarkko Ruutu, a 12-year NHL, six year SM-liiga and Finnish national team veteran, retiring from the sport. Ruutu laced up for HIFK and Jokerit in the SM-liiga, as well as for Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Ottawa and Anaheim in the NHL.
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🇨🇿 Injuries Force Tomáš Vokoun Into Retirement
Unable to return to the ice following surgery to remove a blood clot from his pelvis nearly a year ago, goalie veteran Tomáš Vokoun has decided to call it a career, after 16 seasons in the NHL playing for Montréal, Nashville, Florida, Washington and Pittsburgh.
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🇪🇺 2016 World Cup “Euro All-Stars”: What If?
Amid reports of a European “All-Star” team making up a seventh team at the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey, which would be comprised of players from nations not already fielding full teams (Sweden, Finland, Russia and Czechia), much speculation has already begun about what that potential team would look like. Matt Larkin of The Hockey News took the speculation a step further, setting a full projected roster for 2016, which brings up a very unique and interesting looking squad.
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🇸🇪 Lingering Back Injury Forces Daniel Alfredsson Into Retirement
Ending months of speculation on whether he would return for a final season with the Detroit Red Wings, 18-year NHL veteran and longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has opted to retire, with a nagging back injury ending his career at the age of 41, resigning with Ottawa for the day to retire as a Senator.
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🇨🇦 Jean Béliveau: 1931-2014
The hockey world has lost another giant, as reports today confirmed that Montréal Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau has died at the age of 83.
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🇨🇦 Pat Quinn: 1943-2014
Former NHL player and coach Pat Quinn, who led Canada to their first Olympic Gold Medal in 50 years, along with leading them to a perfect World Cup in 2004, has died in Vancouver at the age of 71.
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🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov: 1930-2014
Former Soviet head coach Viktor Tikhonov, who coached the dominant Red Army team from 1977 to 1994, winning eight World Championships, three Olympic Gold Medals and the 1981 Canada Cup, has died in Moscow following a long illness at the age of 84.
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🇫🇮 The Finnish Flash Retires: Teemu Selänne Not Returning To Jokerit
After a brilliant 21-year NHL career, an impressive start with his hometown Jokerit, and one of the greatest international careers in hockey history, Teemu Selänne has confirmed that he will not be making a “victory lap” with Jokerit, after retiring from the Anaheim Ducks at the end of last season.
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World Cup Update: Euro, Rookie All-Star Teams To Compete?
As first reported by Sportsnet, representatives from the NHL and IIHF met in Toronto in advance of the Hockey Hall Of Fame Class of 2014 induction ceremony to discuss the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey logistics, mainly the status of the two final spots to round out a field of eight teams to play in Toronto.
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HHOF Inducts Four International Legends
Tomorrow, the Hockey Hall Of Fame will enshrine four new members into its players category as the Class of 2014 – not just players who shined in their National Hockey League careers, but also for the tremendous careers they achieved internationally. Dominik Hašek, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake and Mike Modano share numerous Olympic, World Championship and World Cup championships between them, in addition to all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship in their illustrious careers.
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🇯🇵 Japan Qualifies For 2015 Women’s World Championship
Japan has nabbed the eighth and final qualification spot for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, defeating the Czechs 2-1 in the third and final game of their qualification playoff series in Yokohama, Japan.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 09 Nov 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 3-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 09 November 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:43 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Lundqvist, holding
14:26 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, too many players
17:58 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Klasen (Fransson)
19:17 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Axelsson, slashing
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 08 Nov 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO)
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Saturday, 08 November 2014
Brianne Jenner scored the only goal of the shootout as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 to win the 2014 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO) – 08 Nov 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 08 November 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
none
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Friday, 07 November 2014
If it weren’t for Meeri Räisänen, Canada might have ran up the score against Finland in the Four Nations Cup round-robin finale at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, 07 November.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO) – 06 Nov 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Tegera Arena, Leksand 🇸🇪
Thursday, 06 November 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:28 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Medvedev, holding
01:35 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Hersley (Danielsson, Klasen)
02:07 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Janmark, interference
07:10 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kugryshev, holding
11:07 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Janmark, tripping
12:21 – 🇸🇪 SH GOAL – Engqvist (Brithén)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 05 Nov 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Haley Irwin and Rebecca Johnston scored 46 seconds apart in the third period as Canada erased a late one-goal deficit to defeat the United States and send 4,500 fans home happy Wednesday night.
IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 04 Nov 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 04 November 2014
Jillian Saulnier and Jamie Lee Rattray each scored their first goals with Canada’s National Women’s Team as the host side shut out Sweden, 2-0, Tuesday night at the 2014 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Preview – 2014 Karjala Tournament
Thanks to Russia’s dethroning of Finland in the finals of the 2014 IIHF World Championships this past May, the IHLC is guaranteed to join the Euro Hockey Tour circuit, with the first stop being the Karjala Tournament in Helsinki, Finland.
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 