2025 saw a continuation of closer parity in international women’s hockey, with the juggernauts of the United States and Canada continuing to set the tone in the lead-up to the 2026 Milan Olympics, competing for World Championship, Rivalry Series and International Hockey Lineal Championship glory.
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Tag Archives: Buffalo
IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-1 Canada 🇨🇦 – 08 Nov 2025
🇺🇸 United States 6-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Rivalry Series, Game 2
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Saturday, 08 November 2025
It took a mere two exhibition games in Hilary Knight’s lead up to what will be her fifth and final Winter Games for the face of U.S. women’s hockey to show she hasn’t lost her scoring touch.
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🇨🇦 Charges Officially Filed Against 2018 Canadian World Junior Stars
After nearly two years since the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, and the subsequent cover-up, broke in the news, the London Police Service formally charged five members of the 2018 World Junior squad with sexual assault.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw a fair amount of movement in its 13 junior tilts in 2018, with four nations sharing title reigns across three tournaments, including the elimination round of the 2018 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 05 Jan 2018
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Friday, 05 January 2018
Tyler Steenbergen scored the biggest goal of his life, and Canada won the Gold medal by defeating Sweden 3-1.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 04 Jan 2018
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Semifinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Thursday, 04 January 2018
Sweden scored shorthanded twice in 38 seconds in a 4-2 semi-final win over the defending champion U.S. to advance to Friday’s World Junior Gold medal game. Sweden will face the winner of the Canada–Czech Republic semi-final in the final.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-2 Russia 🇷🇺 – 02 Jan 2018
🇺🇸 United States 4-2 Russia 🇷🇺
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Kieffer Bellows scored a Production Line-type goal to break a 2-2 tie midway through the third, putting the U.S. in the semis. Russia goes home in 5th place.
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IHLC 2017 In Review – Junior
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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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-4 Finland 🇫🇮 – 31 Dec 2017
🇺🇸 United States 5-4 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Sunday, 31 December 2017
Adam Fox broke a 4-4 tie with a goal at 18:23 of the third period to give the United States a dramatic 5-4 win over Finland. The U.S. led at one point, 3-0.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 30 Dec 2017
🇫🇮 Finland 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Aleksi Heponiemi got the third-period winner as Finland temporarily passed the U.S. for second place in Group A with a hard-working 5-2 win over Slovakia.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 2017
🇸🇰 Slovakia 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Thursday, 28 December 2017
Slovakia’s Samuel Buček put on a one-man show to score the winning goal at 17:52 of the third to give his nation an unexpected 3-2 win over the U.S.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 9-0 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 26 Dec 2017
🇺🇸 United States 9-0 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Tuesday, 26 December 2017
The defending champion U.S. got five first-period goals and never looked back in a 9-0 demolition of Denmark to start the 2018 World Juniors on Tuesday.
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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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🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Clarkson And Isobel Cups Awarded In Rival Leagues
It was a big weekend for women’s hockey, as both the Clarkson Cup in the CWHL and the inaugural Isobel Cup in the NWHL were awarded, to the Calgary Inferno and Boston Pride, respectively.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 5-3 Canada 🇨🇦 – 05 Jan 2011
🇷🇺 Russia 5-3 Canada 🇨🇦
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 05 January 2011
Artemi Panarin keyed an historic third-period rally with two goals and teammate Yevgeni Kuznetsov added three assists in a five-goal third period that saw Russia erase a 3-0 deficit and take Gold medals off the necks of Canadians with a 5-3 victory.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (SO) – 03 Jan 2011
🇷🇺 Russia 4-3 Sweden 🇸🇪 (SO)
World Junior Championship Semifinal
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Monday, 03 January 2011
Denis Golubev scored the decisive goal of the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 win over Sweden and a berth in the gold medal game on Wednesday.
The game got to overtime thanks to a tying goal by Sergei Kalinin of Russia with just 87 seconds left in the third period, the team’s second improbable rally in less than 24 hours.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-5 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO) – 31 Dec 2010
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-5 Canada 🇨🇦 (SO)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Friday, 31 December 2010
Goals by Oscar Lindberg and Anton Lander in the shootout gave Sweden a 6-5 victory over Canada at HSBC Arena this afternoon and a bye to the semi-finals.
The result also forces Canada to the quarter-finals which will be played on 02 January in Buffalo. Sweden won’t play again until the semi-finals on 3 January.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 10-1 Norway 🇳🇴 – 29 Dec 2010
🇨🇦 Canada 10-1 Norway 🇳🇴
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Canada took advantage of countless turnovers by Norway in its own end to cruise to a 10-1 win in Group B action at HSBC Arena tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 7-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 2010
🇨🇦 Canada 7-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Canada defeated the Czech Republic 7-2 in a fierce and tense game marked by a breakout performance from Brayden Schenn, an injury to Calvin de Haan, a suspension to Zack Kassian, and a more serious-looking injury to Petr Šenkeřík.
Oh, and two players were ejected along the way.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 26 Dec 2010
🇨🇦 Canada 6-3 Russia 🇷🇺
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
HSBC Arena, Buffalo 🇺🇸
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Canada withstood a determined Russian effort by scoring the only three goals of the third period of a 6-3 win in the opening game of the 2011 U20 for both teams.
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