IHLC Preview – 2025 Women’s World Championship

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The IIHF Women’s World Championship is coming to Czechia for the first time in its history, as the reigning world champions Canada will look to conquer České Budějovice for their second straight Gold medal in the 24th edition of the tournament from 09-20 April, with all games held at Budvar Aréna.
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 IHLC To Miss Four Nations Face-Off Final

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Just as it was uncertain that the IHLC would even be contended at the Four Nations Face-Off to begin with, necessitating a Finland win with less than a week before the tournament began, the IHLC will now be leaving North America, by virtue of Sweden‘s 2-1 round robin final victory over the United States, meaning that the IHLC will not be paired with the Four Nations title.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 17 Feb 2025

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🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 United States 🇺🇸
Four Nations Face-Off Group Round
TD Garden, Boston 🇺🇸
Monday, 17 February 2025

Although Sweden knew prior to the game that it would not be able to advance to the championship of the Four Nations Face-Off, its players said they would still play with pride against the United States.

And that’s exactly what they did.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-1 Canada 🇨🇦 – 15 Feb 2025

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🇺🇸 United States 3-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Four Nations Face-Off Group Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Saturday, 15 February 2025

As the enemy in a hostile environment, in front of a pro-Canada sellout crowd, the United States showed the hockey world who is boss.

For now.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 13 Feb 2025

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🇺🇸 United States 6-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Face-Off Group Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Thursday, 13 February 2025

Brady and Matthew Tkachuk had never played a meaningful hockey game together on the same team before Thursday.

They turned their first into one for the ages.
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World Cup Of Hockey Set To Return In 2028

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On the eve of the inaugural (and potentially only) Four Nations Face-Off, the NHL and NHLPA today announced the return of the World Cup Of Hockey, set to debut in February 2028 as a mid-season, rather than preseason, tournament, and recurring every four years thereafter.
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IHLC Preview – 2025 Four Nations Face-Off

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For the first time in nearly a decade, the NHL will be presenting a true “best on best” international tournament, but in a smaller format than usual, with teams from Canada, Sweden, Finland and the United States facing off in the inaugural Four Nations Face-Off.
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🇸🇪 Loui Eriksson Confirms Retirement After Two Year Absence

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Two years after his most recent game in the Swedish Hockey League semifinals, Loui Eriksson today confirmed his retirement from pro hockey, leaving the sport at age 39 after twenty pro seasons across three countries.
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🇯🇵 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 Japan, Sweden, Germany Clinch Final Milan 2026 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Spots

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After three months of Olympic qualifiers, with 24 teams competing across two rounds of play, came to a conclusion today for the final three spots in Milan, with the spots being clinched locked up by Japan, Sweden and Germany for the 2026 Olympics.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 09 Feb 2025

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🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Sunday, 09 February 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:43 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Erholtz (Björninen, Mäntykivi)
09:17 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Viitasalo, hooking
11:04 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Mäntykivi, embellishment
11:04 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hartmann, holding
14:35 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Pulli (Kossila, Nättinen)
15:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sörensen, hooking
17:13 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Dahlbeck, high sticking double minor
18:10 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kapanen, roughing
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 08 Feb 2025

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 United States 🇺🇸
Rivalry Series, Game 5
Credit Union Place, Summerside 🇨🇦
Saturday, 08 February 2025

Jennifer Gardiner scored at 13:16 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and lifted Canada to a 3-1 victory over the United States in the fifth and deciding game of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series on Saturday at Credit Union Place.
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 IHLC To Be Contended At Four Nations Face-Off

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By virtue of a 20-save shutout from Oskari Salminen and a three point game from Julius Nättinen in Stockholm earlier today, the IHLC will officially be brought to the inaugural Four Nations Face-Off next week, as Finland’s win over Czechia guarantees that Finland or Sweden will bring the title across the Atlantic to Montréal.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 06 Feb 2025

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🇨🇿 Czechia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Thursday, 06 February 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:32 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Chlapík (Zohorna)
03:57 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Hartmann (Lindberg, Berglund)
11:53 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Galvas, tripping
14:59 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Berglund, tripping
15:46 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lenc, interference
18:06 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Everberg, high sticking
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🇷🇺 🇧🇾 IIHF Extends Russia, Belarus Ban Into 2025-26 Season

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Following an IIHF Council meeting, the International Ice Hockey Federation today confirmed that their ban on Russian and Belarusian teams, dating back to their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was extended through the 2025-26 hockey season.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 05 Jan 2025

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🇺🇸 United States 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Sunday, 05 January 2025

Teddy Stiga took a breakaway pass from Zeev Buium and beat Petteri Rimpinen between the pads at 8:04 of overtime to give the United States the Gold medal at the 2025 World Junior Championship. This is the first time the Americans have won back-to-back Gold.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 04 Jan 2025

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🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Saturday, 04 January 2025

Benjamin Rautiainen scored with 38 seconds left in overtime as Finland defeated Sweden 4-3 in the first semi-final of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees

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The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2025, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Stockholm, with five different nationalities and a pair of Swedish goaltenders highlighting the class.
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