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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2024 Inductees

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The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2024, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Prague, with five different nationalities highlighting the class, including a trio of native Czechoslovak legends heading the class.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Junior

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The story of the world junior calendar year of 2023 came down really to two countries, with Canada dominating the top of the calendar, while it was American dominance nearly a full calendar year later setting the stage for a thrilling finish to the 2024 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Men’s

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The 2023 international men’s hockey calendar was one full of surprises, with the emergence of competing Cinderella stories at the 2023 World Championship that captivating the hockey world, before a familiar face emerged as world champions once again.
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IHLC 2023 In Review – Women’s

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The 2023 calendar year saw another fourteen heavyweight matchups between the United States and Canada on the international hockey stage, with both nations fighting for Gold medals, world supremacy, and the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Preview – 2024 World Junior Championship

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With the season upon us, this means the inevitable return of the IIHF World Junior Championship, which will return to Europe for the first time since January 2020, with Gothenburg, Sweden hosting the world’s top under-20 teams starting on 26 December.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-5 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT) – 23 Dec 2023

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🇺🇸 United States 6-5 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
Exhibition Game
Kungsbacka Ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Friday, 22 December 2023

Ryan Leonard netted a pair of goals and Lane Hutson notched the overtime-winner to lift the U.S. National Junior Team past Canada, 6-5, in pre-tournament action at Kungsbacka Ishall ahead of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 16 Dec 2023

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Rivalry Series, Game 4
Progressive Auto Sales Arena, Sarnia 🇨🇦
Saturday, 16 December 2023

Marie-Philip Poulin scored in a shootout as Canada finally got into the win column in the women’s hockey Rivalry Series with a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ontario.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT) – 14 Dec 2023

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🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 3
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener 🇨🇦
Thursday, 14 December 2023

Captain Hilary Knight scored the overtime winner as the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 3-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 3-2 win over Canada on Thursday.
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An IHLC Lineage Correction – 1992 Olympics

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As part of our continuous improvement to always refine the International Hockey Lineal Championship, we came across an improper lineage in the 1992 season that has now been corrected, impacting in particular lineage during the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France.
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🇸🇪 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2023

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2023 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 11 Nov 2023

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🇺🇸 United States 5-2 Canada 🇨🇦
Rivalry Series, Game 2
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🇺🇸
Saturday, 11 November 2023

Gabbie Hughes scored twice and the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 2-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 5-2 win over Canada on Saturday.
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🇺🇸 2024 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, being hosted in Utica, New York, United States, with the hosts looking to repeat as champions for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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🇨🇦 Meaghan Mikkelson Retires From Hockey, Pivots To Broadcasting

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Canadian defender Meaghan Mikkelson, a mainstay of Team Canada’s blueline for almost fifteen years and almost as many Olympic, World Championship and club titles, confirmed her retirement from the sport, taking on a broadcasting role with the NHL’s Calgary Flames.
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🇨🇦 Joe Thornton Makes Retirement Official At Age 44

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Canadian power forward Joe Thornton, the last remaining player in the NHL to have played in the 1990’s, officially confirmed his retirement after an illustrious 24-season NHL career, retiring at age 44 with an NHL MVP and scoring title, Swiss championship, Olympic Gold Medal, World Junior Gold Medal and two World Cup titles for Team Canada.
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🇨🇦 Geneviève Lacasse Joins PWHL Staff, Retires From Hockey

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Canadian goaltender Geneviève Lacasse, whose absence from the inaugural PWHL Draft spurred speculation about her coming retirement, confirmed today she is joining the PWHL’s Ottawa front office, confirming her retirement from the game at age 34, recapping a Triple Gold-winning career with Olympic, World Championship and CWHL titles to her name. Continue reading →

🇨🇦 Jake Muzzin Formally Retires As Player, Moves Into Scouting

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Canadian defender Jake Muzzin, plagued by spinal injuries and concussions throughout his career, today was announced as a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs, effectively ending his playing career at the age of 34, spanning a Stanley Cup, IIHF World Championship and World Cup victory.
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🇨🇦 Jennifer Wakefield Retires As Player, Pivots To Coaching

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Canadian centre Jennifer Wakefield, a mainstay of the Canadian national team throughout the 2010’s, and a two-time Gold winner at the Olympics and World Championship, today announced her full-time transition to coaching, leaving the game as a player at the age of 34.
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🇨🇿 2024 World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2024 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, the first tournament set to play at its intended host cities and arenas since 2019, following concerns over COVID-19, political unrest in Belarus, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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