For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will take place in an Olympic year, with the world’s top ten women’s teams convening in Denmark on 25 August to compete for the title of the world’s best, just six months after wrapping up the Olympics in Beijing.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Valtteri Filppula Joins Triple Gold Club
The only player eligible to join in this year’s World Championship, forward Valtteri Filppula tonight joined Triple Gold Club by virtue of winning his second Gold Medal in three months with theย Leijonat,ย becoming the 31st male and first Finnish player to join the club, adding to his Stanley Cup and Olympic Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) – 29 May 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 29 May 2022
Sakari Manninen scored at 6:42 of the three-on-three unlimited overtime with a one-timer on a power play to give Finland a thrilling 4-3 win over Canada to win World Championship Gold.
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๐จ๐ฆ Jason Spezza Announces Retirement From Hockey At 38
Canadian forward Jason Spezza, who maintained a high level of play throughout his 19-year NHL career, along with numerous stints with the Canadian national team, today announced his retirement from hockey, opting to join the front office of his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.
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๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ป IIHF Names Tampere & Rฤซga As 2023 World Championship Hosts
After stripping Saint Petersburg, Russia of hosting duties for the 2023 World Championship due to their ongoing invasion in Ukraine, today the IIHF announced at their annual Congress that hosting rights would now be split between to the last two hosts of the World Championships, with 2021 hosts Rฤซga, Latvia and current 2022 hosts Tampere, Finland hosting next year, from 12-28 May 2023.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere and Helsinki, Finland starting this Friday, 13 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2022 IIHF World Championship.
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๐จ๐ฆ Patrick Marleau Announces Retirement From Hockey At Age 42
Canadian ironman forward Patrick Marleau, who broke Gordie Howe’s longstanding record of most games played in an NHL career after nearly a quarter century in the NHL, today announced his retirement from hockey, signing a one-day contract with San Jose to retire officially as a Shark.
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๐จ๐ฆ IIHF Names Halifax & Moncton As 2023 World Junior Championship Hosts
After the IIHF stripped Russia of hosting duties for the 2023 World Junior Championship due to their ongoing invasion in Ukraine, today the Federation announced that hosting rights were instead awarded to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, with the tournament set to begin on 26 December 2022.
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๐ท๐บ CSKA Moscow Captures Second Gagarin Cup
CSKA Moscow today completed a stunning comeback in the 2022 Gagarin Cup Finals, overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to Metallurg Magnitogorsk to come back and capture their second Gagarin Cup after a 4-1 victory.
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๐จ๐ฆ Ryan Getzlaf Retires From NHL At Age 36
Canadian forward Ryan Getzlaf, the longtime captain of the Anaheim Ducks, tonight played his final NHL game after announcing his retirement following the end of the Ducks’ season, wrapping a seventeen year career highlighted by a number of team records, two Olympic titles and a Stanley Cup.
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๐จ๐ฆ Guy Lafleur: 1951-2022
Just a week after the loss of NHL legend and native Quรฉbecer Mike Bossy, it was today announced that Guy Lafleur, the Montrรฉal Canadiens legend and Quรฉbec native, tragically lost his battle with lung cancer today at the age of 70.
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๐จ๐ฆ Mike Bossy: 1957-2022
Within a year where both Jean Potvin and Clark Gillies have been lost, it was announced today that after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, Canadian forward Mike Bossy, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history and a New York Islanders legend, today lost his battle, passing away at the age of 65.
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๐บ๐ธ Boston Pride Capture Second Consecutive Isobel Cup
After an improbable season, marred once again by COVID delays, the Boston Pride improbably escaped the quarterfinals, upset the Toronto Six 5-1 in the semifinals, and tonight notched a come from behind victory over the PHF’s top seed, the Connecticut Whale, winning the Isobel Cup Final 4-2 to win their second straight, and third overall, Cup title.
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IIHF Announces Tournament Updates Following Russia, Belarus Suspensions
Just under three weeks after announcing that Russia and Belarus were banned from IIHF participation after the Russian-led and Belarusian-backed invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced replacement clubs for upcoming participation in the upcoming 2022 Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.
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๐จ๐ฆ Five Canadian Players Join Triple Gold Club
By virtue of Canada’s dominant Gold Medal victory in Beijing, five new players from Team Canadaย have now joined the women’s version of the Triple Gold Club, all adding Olympic Gold to their World Championship Gold and Clarkson Cup titles.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 17 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Talk about revenge and rising to the occasion. Legendary captain Marie-Philip Poulin stepped up with two goals and an assist as Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 to win the 2022 Olympic womenโs hockey Gold medal on Thursday. Utterly relentless, the Canadians regained the title they lost to the Americans in PyeongChang four years ago.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 10-3 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 14 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 10-3 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Olympic Semifinal
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Thursday, 17 February 2022
There was never any doubt. Canada scored five first-period goals and kept on rolling in a 10-3 semi-final rout of Switzerland. The reigning World Champions outshot the Swiss 61-13. Canada faces the winner of the U.S.–Finland semi-final in Thursdayโs Gold medal game.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 11-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 11 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 11-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Olympic Quarterfinal
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Friday, 11 February 2022
Canada scored four goals in the first period and never looked back, skating to a one-sided 11-0 win over Sweden to advance to the semi-finals and send the Swedes packing. It was a dominating performance by the top-scoring team in the tournament, and they now have two full days off before playing again on Monday.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 08 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Tuesday, 08 February 2022
It is one of the greatest rivalries in sports, and when Canada defeated the U.S. 4-2 to lock up first place in Group A, it was the most exciting hockey we’ve seen yet at these 2022 Olympics.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-1 Russian Olympic Committee ๐ท๐บ – 07 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-1 Russian Olympic Committee ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Monday, 07 February 2022
Canada overcame an unusual delay of more than an hour to the start of Mondayโs game with the ROC team and marched to a 6-1 victory, staying perfect atop Group A.
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