After nearly a year of Olympic qualifiers that began last December, with 30 teams competing across three rounds of play, came to a conclusion today for the final three spots in Milan, with the spots being clinched locked up by Latvia, Denmark and Slovakia for the 2026 Olympics, in a carbon copy clinching scenario from three years earlier.
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Tag Archives: Canada
๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช 2025 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2025 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark, with both hosts looking to repeat the luck of 2024’s hosts Czechia by capturing World Championship Gold on home ice.
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IHLC Results โ ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-4 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO) โ 03 Aug 2024
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-4 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO)
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 03 August 2024
Team USA took down Canada in dramatic fashion with Brodie Ziemerโs goal in the sixth round of the shootout giving the U.S. a 5-4 victory.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 8-6 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 02 Aug 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 8-6 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 02 August 2024
Propelled by three power-play goals, Canada skated to an 8-6 win over Finland in the first game of the day.
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๐จ๐ฆ Eric Staal Signs One Day Contract, Retires From Pro Hockey
After going a year without playing professionally, today Eric Staal signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes to formalize his retirement, officially stepping away from the game just a few months shy of his 40th birthday.
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๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: Team USA Cruises To Second Straight Gold
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 American Independence Day, we revisit Team USA’s second Women’s World title fifteen years later, with Jessie Vetter and Caitlin Cahow powering them to their second straight Gold Medal.
๐บ๐ธ United States 4-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
Hรคmeenlinnan jรครคhalli, Hรคmeenlinna ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 12 April 2009
The U.S. won its second straight Women’s World Hockey Championship with a 4-1 win over Canada on Sunday. The Americans have won back-to-back titles for the first time after beating Canada 4-3 in last year’s final in Harbin, China.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ IHLC Classics: St-Pierre Shuts Out Team USA For Gold
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 Day, we revisit Canada’s 2004 Women’s World title twenty years later, where Kim St-Pierre shut out Team USA on home ice in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 2-0 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Women’s World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax ๐จ๐ฆ
Tuesday, 06 April 2004
The Halifax Metro Centre was transformed into a sea of red and white Tuesday night, as 10,506 hockey fans filled the Halifax arena to watch Team Canada face-off against Team USA in the Gold medal game of the 2004 IIHF World Womenโs Hockey Championship.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช ๐บ๐ธ Provisional Rosters Named For 2025 Four Nations Face-Off
With eight months to go until the NHL debuts the Four Nations Face-Off tournament, the provisional rosters for each participating nation (Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States) were revealed today by the NHL and each nations’ respective international association, naming six active professionals to each roster.
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Nathan MacKinnon Captures Top Honours At 2024 NHL Awards
The National Hockey League officially closed the 2023-24 season with their NHL Awards ceremony at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, with eleven IHLC holders representing four countries taking home trophies handed out over the past month, culminating with tonight’s gala.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2024
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2024 on 11 November, with Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick and Shea Weber representing the male players, while Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell become the first pair of women to be inducted in the same year since 2010, all to join the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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Florida Panthers Avoid Collapse, Capture Stanley Cup
Capping their thirtieth season in the National Hockey League, the Florida Panthers today avoided an epic, historic collapse in Game Seven the Stanley Cup Final, capturing their first Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers, who forced the decisive game after coming back from a 3-0 series deficit, with a narrow 2-1 victory on home ice.
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๐จ๐ฆ Natalie Spooner Named 2024 IIHF Female Player Of The Year
Canadian forward Natalie Spooner, who only one week ago was crowned as the PWHL’s inaugural MVP, was today awarded the IIHF’s Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season, capping off a spectacular campaign that saw Spooner capture her third World Championship title.
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๐จ๐ฟ Roman ฤervenka Named 2024 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Czech forward Roman ฤervenka, who as captain led Czechia to their first World Championship title in fourteen years on home ice last month, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award for the 2023-24 season.
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Inaugural PWHL Awards Handed Out For 2024 Season
The Professional Women’s Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2024 season at an awards ceremony in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with six IHLC holders representing Canada and the United States taking home trophies following the league’s inaugural season.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช ๐บ๐ธ 2025 Four Nations Face-Off Schedule Released
The schedule for the NHL’s mid-season 2025 tournament, the Four Nations Face-Off, was announced today prior to the start of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, with Boston, United States and Montrรฉal, Canada set to host their respective host nations, along with Sweden and Finland, next February, a tune-up to the NHL’s Olympic return at the 2026 Olympics.
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๐จ๐ฆ Meฬlodie Daoust Announces Retirement, Shift To Coaching
Canadian winger Mรฉlodie Daoust, who debuted with Team Canada at age 22, announced today she is leaving pro hockey just a decade later, leaving the game for a coaching position at age 32, capping a career highlighted by two Olympic Gold medals, a World Championship Gold and Bronze medal, along with two tournament MVP titles and a CIS championship. Continue reading
๐บ๐ธ Minnesota Captures Inaugural Walter Cup, Five Join Triple Gold Club
In the dramatic finale of the 2024 PWHL playoffs, a shutout performance from Nicole Hensley led PWHL Minnesota to capture the inaugural Walter Cup, defeating PWHL Boston 3-0 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO) – 25 May 2024
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO)
World Championship Semifinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 25 May 2024
Switzerland remains on course for a first ever IIHF World Championship Gold medal after a nerve-jangling victory over Canada in Saturday’s World Championship semi-final in Prague.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 23 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Championship Quarterfinal
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 23 May 2024
There was never much doubt. Canada got goals from five different players to defeat Slovakia 6-3 in Thursday’s early Prague quarter-final at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (OT) – 21 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
In a nail-biter that stayed scoreless until a wild third period, Dylan Cozens tallied twice, including the overtime winner, as Canada beat Czechia 4-3 to top Group A.
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