IHLC Team Profiles – 🇺🇸 United States (Women’s)

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🇺🇸 UNITED STATES (USA) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1987-)
175 wins, 43 reigns, 175 games with IHLC – ranked 2nd
current IHLC title holders (since 13 April 2025)

One of the “big two” of women’s international hockey, the U.S. team was just another punching bag for the dominant Canadian squad, until they stunned Canada (and the world) by winning the first women’s Olympic Gold in 1998. Since then, their tilts with Canada have become the stuff of legend, and in recent years the U.S. has become a regular champion at the Women’s World Championship and Olympics. Since becoming the second ever IHLC winner in 1993, the U.S. trails only Canada in the number of IHLC wins, reigns and days as champion.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇳🇴 Norway (Men’s)

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🇳🇴 NORWAY (NOR) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1937-)
8 wins, 4 reigns, 11 games with IHLC – ranked 12th
IHLC last held 13 April 2013

Norway, playing international hockey since 1937, first competed for the IHLC at the 1950 World Championship in London, and failed to capture the title until nearly fifty years later, winning the IHLC from Germany in 1996. After a second reign in 1997, the Isbjørnene failed to compete on the top international level throughout the 2000s, only recently reemerging as a contender on the backs of NHL stars lacing up for Norge. Norway has won two more IHLC titles since 2010, competed for the IHLC as recently as the 2018 Olympics, and surely will continue to compete in coming years.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇺🇦 Ukraine (Junior)

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🇺🇦 UKRAINE (UKR) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1992-)

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian junior squad saw some initial success in Division I, qualifying for the Top Division in 1995 and 1996, returning in 2000 and 2004. However, since 2005 Ukraine has been stuck in Division I, even dropping to Division II in 2012, looking to claw their way back to the Top Division.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇭🇺 Hungary (Women’s)

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🇭🇺 HUNGARY (HUN) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1999-)

First competing nationally in 1999, the Magyars have rocketed up the women’s world rankings in the past two decades, climbing from Division III all the way to the Top Division in 2019, competing for their first IHLC by becoming surprising quarterfinalists at the 2022 Women’s World Championships.

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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia

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🇷🇸 YUGOSLAVIA (YUG) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1939-92)

Yugoslavia, by virtue of hosting the 1984 Olympics, played for its only International Hockey Lineal Championship against the Soviet Union, losing 9-1. The Yugoslav squad played in one World Championship and at five Olympics before the team dissolved due to the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, continuing on as Serbia & Montenegro until 2006, and the lineage of the Yugoslavia team today continues with the Serbian national team, looking to claw their way back into the top Division for the first time since 1939. Yugoslavia hosted two major tournaments, the 1966 World Championship (in what is now Ljubljana, Slovenia) and the 1984 Olympic Games (in what is now Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina). Continue reading →

IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 25 May 2014

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🇷🇺 Russia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Minsk-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Sunday, 25 May 2014

Reversing the Sochi storyline, Russia’s superstars shone against Finland in Sunday’s final. Four power-play goals made the difference in a thrilling 5-2 win.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 24 May 2014

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🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Semifinal
Minsk-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Saturday, 24 May 2014

A 20-save shutout by Pekka Rinne propelled Finland to a 3-0 semi-final win over the Czechs. Next up is a Gold medal showdown with Russia on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 22 May 2014

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🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦
World Championship Quarterfinal
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Thursday, 22 May 2014

Suomi is smiling. Finland edged Canada 3-2 on Thursday to advance to a semi-final clash with the Czechs. Iiro Pakarinen tallied the winner with just 3:08 left.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Norway 🇳🇴 – 20 May 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Canada beat Norway 3-2 in Tuesday’s early game at Chizhovka Arena. That means that they’ll face either Finland or Latvia in the quarter-finals.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 18 May 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Sunday, 18 May 2014

In a tight showdown for first place in Group A, defenceman Ryan Ellis scored the overtime winner as Canada beat Sweden 3-2 on Sunday at Chizhovka Arena.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-1 Italy 🇮🇹 – 16 May 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 6-1 Italy 🇮🇹
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Friday, 16 May 2014

Canada has really gotten their offence rolling in the last two games. Cody Hodgson has been a key part of the attack.

Hodgson followed up his hat trick from yesterday’s 6-1 win over Denmark with another pair in today’s 6-1 dito over Italy. He now has a tournament-leading six goals.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-1 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 15 May 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 6-1 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Thursday, 15 May 2014

Cody Hodgson scored a hat trick to lead Canada to its third straight World Championship victory, a 6-1 decision over Denmark, on Thursday.
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IHLC Results – 🇩🇰 Denmark 4-1 Italy 🇮🇹 – 13 May 2014

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🇩🇰 Denmark 4-1 Italy 🇮🇹
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Things aren’t quite as rotten in the state of Denmark anymore. The Danes got their first points in three tries with a 4-1 victory over Italy on Tuesday.
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IHLC Results – 🇮🇹 Italy 2-1 France 🇫🇷 – 11 May 2014

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🇮🇹 Italy 2-1 France 🇫🇷
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Sunday, 11 May 2014

In what both teams had labelled as a key game in Group A play, Italy beat France 2-1 after Markus Gander scored with less than one minute remaining.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇷 France 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO) – 09 May 2014

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🇫🇷 France 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Chyzhouka-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Friday, 09 May 2014

In a stunning upset, France opened the 2014 Worlds with a 3-2 shootout win over Canada at Chizhovka Arena. Pierre-Édouard Bellemare got the lone shootout goal.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 23 Feb 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 23 February 2014

Toews repeats Vancouver; Crosby scores beauty; Weber-Keith sensational on the blue line. Canada had it all, and Sweden had no response to relentless pressure.

There was no last-minute blown lead, no golden goal, no host nation heroics, no high drama.

Tonight, Canada played a perfect game of hockey and skated to a thoroughly deserved 3-0 win over Sweden at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, closing the 2014 Olympics with an efficiency Sweden could not match.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸 – 21 Feb 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Semifinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Friday, 21 February 2014

Sidney Crosby was dangerous all night and the Weber-Doughty duo were remarkable, but Jamie Benn was the hero in leading Canada to the Gold medal game on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (OT) – 20 Feb 2014

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Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Thursday, 20 February 2014

Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the night on the power play at 8:10 of overtime to give Canada its fourth straight Olympic Gold.

The loss was stunning for the Americans who led 2-0 with less than four minutes to play in regulation time.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 19 Feb 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻
Olympic Quarterfinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Patient Canada got a power-play goal off a blistering one timer from Shea Weber at 13:06 of the third period to give Canada a 2-1 win over Latvia.
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