2016 World Cup Exhibition Schedule Released

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The exhibition schedule in advance of the 2016 World Cup in Toronto has been unveiled, with 12 games on tilt the week before the tournament in 10 cities across six nations on two continents.
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HHOF Inducts Five International Legends To Class Of 2015

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2015 Class, inducting five world-class players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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Busy Weekend In First International Break

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It was a busy first weekend break for international hockey this weekend, with a number of key tournaments in both men’s and women’s hockey taking place, including 2018 Olympic qualifiers and the women’s International Hockey Lineal Championship up for grabs.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) – 08 Nov 2015

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2ย Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย (OT)
Four Nations Cupย Gold Medal Game
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sunday, 08 November 2015

Hilary Knight scored in overtime as the U.S. Women’s National Team came from behind to claim its sixth Four Nations Cup Championship with a 3-2 victory over rival Canada here today.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-0 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 05 Nov 2015

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-0 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
ร…nรคshallen, Kovland ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Thursday, 05 November 2015

Megan Bozek, Monique Lamoureux and Kendall Coyne scored and Jessie Vetter stopped all 31 shots she faced to help the U.S. Women’s National Team defeat Canada, 3-0, here today at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
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2016 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced in the host city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, with the tournament kicking off with a rematch of last year’s final (and every Gold Medal Game in tournament history), between the bitter rivals Canada and the United States.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Simon Gagnรฉ Announces Retirement At Age 35

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After a fourteen year professional career, highlighted by a Stanley Cup in 2012 and Olympic Gold in 2002, Canadian winger Simon Gagnรฉ today announced his retirement from hockey, after playing just 23 games with Boston in the 2014-15 NHL season.
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NHL Releases Roster Projections For 2016 World Cup

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The NHL, who will be restarting the World Cup Of Hockey after a twelve-year absence, has unveiled the last of its projected lineups for the six national and two pan-national teams partaking next September in Toronto,ย speculating on who will wear their nation’s colours for the first best-on-best global tournament since the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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2016 World Cup Of Hockey Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey leaked today, confirming the already reported Group structure from earlier this year, along with the full tally of games in Toronto next fall to crown the newest World Cup of Hockey global champion.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Daniel Briรจre Retires After 17 Year NHL Career

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Daniel Briรจre, known among hockey fans for for his speed, versatility and legendary clutch playoff performances, today announced his retirement from professional hockey after 17 NHL seasons, along with stops in the German and Swiss pro leagues, and a flawless record suiting up for Team Canada.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (SO) – 05 Aug 2015

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย Russia 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย (SO)
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 05 August 2015

Canada fell to Russia 3-2 in a hard-fought shootout Wednesday night in the penultimate game of Canadaโ€™s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 7-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 04 Aug 2015

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National Junior Evaluation Camp
Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 04 August 2015

2015 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medallists Brayden Point and Jake Virtanen put on a show at the Markin MacPhail Centre on Tuesday, combining for eight points in a 7-1 Canadian win; Point had five points and Virtanen added three.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 03 Aug 2015

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National Junior Evaluation Camp
Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 03 August 2015

A goal from Joe Hicketts in the first minute of the second period stood up as the winner as Canada topped Russia 4-1 in the opening game of the Sport Chek World Junior Showcase on Monday night.
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2016 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2016 World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, with defending champs Canada opening the tournament against their cross-border rivals the United States, while Russia aims to avenge its Silver medal finish by opening against their historical rivals Czechia.
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2015 Four Nations Cup Details Released

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As per the Swedish Hockey Federation, details around the 2015 Four Nations Cup have finally been revealed, including news that Sweden, the host nation for the 2015 World Championships, will also host the annual tournament in November, in and around the city of Sundsvall.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Martin St-Louis Retires From NHL At Age 40

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After a sixteen year career that many anticipated would never materialize, Martin St-Louis, the diminutive but highly skillful forward who was undrafted but ended up with 1,032 points in 1,134 career NHL games with Calgary, Tampa Bay and New York, has retired from the Rangers at age 40.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ IHLC Classics: The 2004 World Cup Final

From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Canada’s 148th birthday, and with the World Cup of Hockey returning to Canada in just over a year, we look back at the last World Cup game to be played, the 2004 Final.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Worldย Cup Of Hockey Final
Air Canada Centre, Toronto ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 14 September 2004

Canada rules the World and now they have the trophy to prove it.

Team Canada won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey Tuesday night, posting an emotional 3-2 victory over a very good Team Finland at the Air Canada Centre before a raucous sellout crowd that basked in the glow of their heroesโ€™ triumph.
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