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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Tag Archives: Buffalo
IHLC Results – Canada 3-1 Sweden – 05 Jan 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 3-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 4-2ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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 at 20:00 Buffalo time.
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IHLC Results – United States 4-2 Russia – 02 Jan 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 4-2ย Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-4 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakiaย 3-2ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 28 December 2017
Slovakia’s Samuel Buฤek 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
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 9-0ย Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
KeyBank Center, Buffalo ๐บ๐ธ
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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