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World Cup Of Hockey Return Announced For 2016

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After months of speculation, the NHL today confirmed during the All-Star Weekend in Columbus, Ohio that the World Cup Of Hockey would officially return in 2016, being hosted solely in Toronto from 17 September – 01 October 2016. As expected, six national teams (Canada, United States, Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland) and two “all star” teams (a team of under-23 stars from Canada and the United States, and a team made up of European players without teams playing in the tournament, such as Slovakia, Norway and Switzerland) will make up the tournament.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 – 05 Jan 2015

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Monday, 05 January 2015

Canada twice had the Russians on the ropes, and twice the Russians got back into the game, falling just short in a dramatic and tense Gold medal showdown.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-1 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 04 Jan 2015

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World Junior Championship Semifinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Sunday, 04 January 2015

Canada has booked a date with Russia for the Gold medal tomorrow night after defeating a determined Slovak team 5-1 at the Air Canada Centre tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 02 Jan 2015

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🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Friday, 02 January 2015

Canada has booked the final spot in the semi-finals with a dominant 8-0 win over Denmark before a raucous crowd of 18,448 at the Air Canada Centre tonight.
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IHLC Features Prominently At 2015 Winter Classic

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Former winners of the International Hockey Lineal Championship played a large role in the NHL’s marquee Winter Classic event, with Canadian IHLC holder Troy Brouwer scoring the winning goal with just 13 seconds remaining to propel the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 31 December 2014

In the preliminary round’s most hotly anticipated matchup, Canada defeated the U.S. 5-3 to capture first place in Group A on New Year’s Eve in Montréal.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Men’s

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2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Women’s

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2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees

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The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2015, to be inducted this May at the IIHF World Championships in Czechia. All four players set to be inducted into the players category bring a swath of major international accomplishments, for the Czechs (Dominik Hašek and Robert Reichel), Canada (Scott Niedermayer) and Sweden (Maria Rooth), including all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship at one point or another.
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World Cup Update: Euro, Rookie All-Star Teams To Compete?

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As first reported by Sportsnet, representatives from the NHL and IIHF met in Toronto in advance of the Hockey Hall Of Fame Class of 2014 induction ceremony to discuss the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey logistics, mainly the status of the two final spots to round out a field of eight teams to play in Toronto.
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HHOF Inducts Four International Legends

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Tomorrow, the Hockey Hall Of Fame will enshrine four new members into its players category as the Class of 2014 – not just players who shined in their National Hockey League careers, but also for the tremendous careers they achieved internationally. Dominik Hašek, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake and Mike Modano share numerous Olympic, World Championship and World Cup championships between them, in addition to all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship in their illustrious careers.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 08 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO)
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Saturday, 08 November 2014

Brianne Jenner scored the only goal of the shootout as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 to win the 2014 Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2014

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Friday, 07 November 2014

If it weren’t for Meeri Räisänen, Canada might have ran up the score against Finland in the Four Nations Cup round-robin finale at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, 07 November.
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