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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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 19 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 19 May 2024
The drama intensifies. With a hard-fought 3-2 win over Switzerland, Canada put itself in the driver’s seat in the race for first place in Group A. The Canadians, whose three goals all came on the power play, currently lead the group with 17 points.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 18 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 18 May 2024
Brandon Hagel scored the third-period winner as Canada rallied to beat Finland 5-3 in one of the most-anticipated preliminary-round matchups of the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 16 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 16 May 2024
The Norwegians came close to making history on Thursday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
But itโs not the kind of history any team wants to make, with the Norwegians being held shotless against Canada through two periods. Norway did get six shots in the third, along with a goal, but still lost the game 4-1.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐ฆ๐น (OT) – 14 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-6 Austria ๐ฆ๐น (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Andrรฉ Tourigny was seen shaking his head in disbelief. Or maybe it was shock. Likely, a combination of the two.
Moments earlier, Tourigny โ the Canadian head coach โ watched Austriaโs Marco Rossi lift a backhander over Canadaโs goaltender Jordan Binnington that tied the game 6-6. Rossiโs goal was Austriaโs fifth of the third period as the team overcame a 6-1 deficit to force overtime at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ – 12 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 12 May 2024
The Danes gave Canada all it could handle on Sunday at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. But Canadaโs Connor Bedard was the difference, scoring a pair of goals and adding an assist to lead his team to a 5-1 win. Canada is now 2-0 and has six points to sit atop Group A, while Denmark falls to 1-1 but still right in the mix with three points.
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๐จ๐ฆ Ron Ellis: 1945-2024
Ron Ellis, the Canadian winger who served as a key to the core of both the late 1960’s Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as the 1972 Summit Series squad for Team Canada, today passed away at the age of 79.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง – 11 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง
World Championship Preliminary Round
O2ย arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 11 May 2024
Connor Bedardโs much-anticipated World Championship debut brought him two goals – including the game winner – as Canada shot down a battling Britain in Prague with a 4-2 verdict.
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IHLC Preview – 2024 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Ostrava and Prague, Czechia starting this Friday, 10 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Hungary ๐ญ๐บ – 07 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Hungary ๐ญ๐บ
Exhibition Game
MVM Dome, Budapest ๐ญ๐บ
Tuesday, 07 May 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:13 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Parayko (Greig, Mangiapane)
08:43 – ๐ญ๐บ PEN – Nilsson, tripping
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 05 May 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
Exhibition Game
Steffl Arena, Vienna ๐ฆ๐น
Sunday, 05 May 2024
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:28 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Greig (Celebrini)
05:56 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Power (Bunting, Bedard)
14:55 – ๐ฆ๐น GOAL – Huber (Zwerger, Baumgartner)
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๐จ๐ฆ Jeff Carter Confirms Retirement Following End Of Penguins Season
Mainstay NHL centre Jeff Carter announced, following the official elimination of his Pittsburgh Penguins from NHL playoff contention, that he would be retiring from the game at the age of 39, wrapping up a nearly two-decade career highlighted with two Stanley Cups and an Olympic title. Continue reading
IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-5 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT) – 14 Apr 2024
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-5 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT)
Womenโs World Championship Gold Medal Game
Adirondack Bank Center, Utica ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 14 April 2024
Another chapter was scripted in the intense rivalry between Canada and the United States on Sunday evening at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
In the Gold medal game, it took overtime for Canada to defeat the United States 6-5.
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