As reported by SME, former Slovakian national team forward Miroslav Hlinka, a member of the stalwart team that shocked the world with a Gold Medal performance at the 2002 World Championships, has died of suicide at the age of 42.
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🇫🇮 “Captain K” Hanging It Up: Saku Koivu Retires
After an 18-year NHL career, and an illustrious span as the captain of Finland since 1998, Saku Koivu announced his retirement from the Anaheim Ducks.
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2015 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, worldwomen2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in March and April.
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🇺🇸 Bob Suter: 1957-2014
Former U.S. national team defenceman Bob Suter, who helped helm the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic team to the stunning “Miracle On Ice” victory at the 1980 Olympics over the Soviet Union, has died of a heart attack at age 57.
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🇨🇦 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship Awarded To Kamloops
Hockey Canada today announced that Kamloops, British Columbia would host the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in April 2016, after the IIHF had awarded Canada with the tournament previously. All games will take place at the Interior Savings Centre (host of the 2014 Four Nations Cup) and the McArthur Island Sports And Event Centre, with specific dates and schedule to follow at a later date.
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Welcome to the IHLC!
Welcome to the official home of the International Hockey Lineal Championship, tracking the best in international hockey in a boxing-style, “king of the hill” lineal format, where every game has the potential to be a “title” match! You can learn more about the IHLC concept, how the rules of the championship work, or peruse the 100+ years of history of the IHLC, including game results and where teams rank amongst the world’s top squads.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström Awarded Olympic Silver in Sweden
As was first reported earlier in the month, the International Olympic Committee and IIHF righted a big wrong committed at the Gold Medal Game in Sochi this past February, awarding a silver medal to Swedish forward Nicklas Bäckström, who was barred from the game just prior to puck drop over testing positive for pseudoephedrine in an allergy medication, which was later discovered to be prescribed to him, and not ingested maliciously.
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2015 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, iihfworlds2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in May.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström To Receive 2014 Olympic Silver Medal
One of the most intriguing story lines of the 2014 Gold Medal Game between Canada and Sweden, in which Canada won 3-0 to win its second straight Olympic Gold and retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship, was not the players in the game, but the one player who was not in the game: Nicklas Bäckström.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 09 Aug 2014
🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Saturday, 09 August 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:13 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Milano, roughing
10:13 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Mašín, roughing
10:51 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Motte (Collins, Butcher)
11:09 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Downing, roughing
18:56 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Carlo, interference
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2015 Women’s World Championship Groups Announced
Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Malmö have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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2015 World Championship Groups Announced
Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Prague and Ostrava have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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2014 Four Nations Cup Schedule Announced
As reported by Hockey Canada, the schedule for the 2014 Four Nations Cup at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia has been announced. Canada will be looking to defend not only its Gold from the 2013 tournament in Lake Placid, New York, but also the IHLC that they captured from the United States at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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2014-15 Euro Hockey Tour – Format Change
As reported by EuroHockey.com, there will be changes this year to the annual Euro Hockey Tour between the four European hockey powerhouses – Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czechia. Continue reading
IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 9-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Aug 2014
🇺🇸 United States 9-1 Finland 🇫🇮
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Thursday, 07 August 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:07 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Hayden, holding
05:04 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Tuch (Eichel, Milano)
17:22 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Motte (Eichel, Tuch)
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇺🇸 United States (Men’s)
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES (USA) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1920-)
67 wins, 32 reigns, 74 games with IHLC – ranked 7th
IHLC last held 15 May 2026
One of the original contenders for the IHLC, the United States has provided some of the most shocking upsets and wildest games in IHLC history, including the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, the 1960 Olympic “Forgotten Miracle,” and of course, the legendary 1980 “Miracle On Ice.” Team USA has been a rare consistent IHLC force in the 100+ years of the title, regularly putting forth competitive teams, and holding nearly thirty IHLC titles to show for it since their first win in 1933, being a consistent threat at all levels of international hockey, backed by some of the top names in the NHL.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Women’s)
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN (KAZ) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1995-)
While the Kazakh women’s team has emerged as one of the top women’s teams in Asia, they have competed just once for the IHLC in 2005, being crushed 13-0 by Canada. Now playing in Division I, they will surely be pushing hard to compete again on the championship stage.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇩🇪 Germany (Women’s)
🇩🇪 GERMANY (GER) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1991-)
played as WEST GERMANY (FRG), 1988-90
First competing as West Germany at the inaugural World Championship in 1990, the German women’s team has so far been unable to capture the IHLC in nine attempts – however, they are continuing to improve, competing for the IHLC as recently as 2009, and finishing as good as fifth in both their latest World Championship (2013) and Olympic Games (2006).
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇨🇳 China (Men’s)
🇨🇳 CHINA (CHN) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1972-)
An emerging hockey nation just by virtue of its sheer size, the Chinese men’s team will look to replicate the success of the women’s side before the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. With the world watching, China had a respectable appearance at their first Olympics, showing that there is great potential for homegrown talent to flourish in China. Continue reading
IHLC Team Profiles – 🇮🇹 Italy (Women’s)
🇮🇹 ITALY (ITA) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
Italy only emerged in the IHLC landscape as hosts of the 2006 Olympics in Turin, narrowly missing a chance to play for the IHLC after the title left their group before the Games began. But their opportunity came up two decades later, when hosting the 2026 Games in Milan, getting their first crack at the title as they continue to climb up the women’s hockey ranks.
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