The International Hockey Lineal Championship stayed with Team USA for the majority of 2017, with the 2017 World Junior champions holding the IHLC for eight of a possible twelve games in 2017, including carrying the title into the medal round of the current 2018 tournament.
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2018 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2018 World Championship in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against Belarus, while hosts Denmark open the tournament against Germany on opening day.
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2018 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return in the lead-up to the 2018 World Championships this season, with yet another scheduling reformat thanks to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with national teams fine-tuning their rosters before heading to Copenhagen and Herning.
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2018 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, New York is highlighted by the first ever outdoor game in IIHF competition, a tilt between defending champs Team USA and their cross-border rivals, Canada, on 29 December, at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park.
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Major Announcements Made At 2017 IIHF Congress
The IIHF Annual Congress today was held on the off day at the 2017 World Championships in Cologne, Germany, with a number of major announcements voted on to impact the future of international hockey in the coming years.
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🇸🇮 🇮🇹 Slovenia, Italy Relegated From World Championship
Still with a day until the end of the 2017 World Championship group round, the two relegated teams for 2018 have already been determined, with both Slovenia and Italy, who only gained promotion in 2016, set to return to Division IA next season.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-0 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 08 May 2017
🇨🇦 Canada 6-0 Belarus 🇧🇾
World Championship Preliminary Round
AccorHotels Arena, Paris 🇫🇷
Monday, 08 May 2017
Nathan MacKinnon kept his hot hand going, scoring two more goals and adding a great assist. Mitch Marner added two signature helpers of his own.
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IHLC Preview – 2017 World Championship
The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 05 May in both Cologne and Paris, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting to compete at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 10 Feb 2017
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Belarus 🇧🇾
Slovakia Cup Semifinal
Nitra Aréna, Nitra 🇸🇰
Friday, 10 February 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Riat (Zangger)
06:24 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Guerra, high sticking
13:14 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Levsha, high sticking
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2017 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
After two seasons of a consistent format, the Euro Hockey Challenge has undergone yet another change for the 2017 iteration, leading up to the IIHF World Championships the following month in Cologne and Paris.
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IHLC 2016 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship doubled up on champions in 2016, with six different nations taking hold of the IHLC over a span of 23 games, leaving an unlikely country the incumbent champion heading into 2017.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 17 Dec 2016
🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Belarus 🇧🇾
Swiss Challenge Gold Medal Game
Tissot Arena, Biel 🇨🇭
Saturday, 17 December 2016
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:56 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Parfeyevets, tripping
04:57 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Sciaroni (Froidevaux)
10:29 – 🇧🇾 GOAL – Denisov
11:25 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Hollenstein (Praplan)
13:52 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Graborenko, interference
18:55 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Geering (Baltisberger)
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IHLC Results – 🇧🇾 Belarus 7-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 16 Dec 2016
🇧🇾 Belarus 7-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Swiss Challenge Semifinal
Tissot Arena, Biel 🇨🇭
Friday, 16 December 2016
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:47 – 🇸🇰 GOAL – Kudrna (Gernát)
08:37 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Dravecký, boarding
13:37 – 🇧🇾 GOAL – Denisov (Volkov)
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🇳🇴 🇸🇮 🇩🇪 Norway, Slovenia, Germany Nab Final 2018 Olympic Spots
After nearly a year of Olympic qualifiers that began in Bulgaria last October, three rounds of play and 28 teams competing for just three spots in PyeongChang, the final slots were today locked up by Norway, Slovenia and Germany for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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2017 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2017 World Championship in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany, with defending champions Canada opening the tournament against Czechia, while hosts Germany open the tournament against the United States on opening day, and France hosts Norway on day two.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 09 May 2016
🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Belarus 🇧🇾
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Monday, 09 May 2016
Canada keeps rolling with an impressive 8-0 win over Belarus. They are undefeated against Belarus in World Championship history.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Championship
The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 6 in Russia, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting in Russia to compete at the 80th IIHF World Championship.
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2016 KHL All Star Game Rosters Announced
After a fan vote to set the starting lineup, and a media vote to set the second lines, the Kontinental Hockey League today announced the rosters for the 2016 KHL All Star Game in Moscow, Russia on 23 January.
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IHLC 2015 In Review – Men’s
2015 was a wild year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, with the Euro Hockey Tour and World Championship providing much drama as the title changed through the hands of three world powers by the close of the 2015 Worlds in Czechia.
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2016 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
After a major overhaul to the Euro Hockey Challenge in the 2014-15 season, this year’s EHC will retain the current format, in the lead-up to the 2016 World Championships in Russia.
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