After months of pressure from political parties, hockey federations and tournament sponsors over holding half of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, the IIHF today announced they will remove Minsk as a co-host of the tournament, over safety concerns due to both COVID-19 and political unrest in the nation.
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Tag Archives: Copenhagen
IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ (SO) – 20 May 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 3-2ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญย (SO)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Sunday, 20 May 2018
Filip Forsberg’s shootout goal lifted Sweden to a 3-2 win over Switzerland and a second straight IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal in Copenhagen on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 19 May 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 6-0ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Championship Semifinal
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Saturday, 19 May 2018
Sweden advanced to the gold medal game with a 6-0 win over Team USA, advancing to tomorrow eveningโs final against the winner of Canada–Switzerland and the chance for back-to-back championship titles.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 17 May 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 3-2ย Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Championship Quarterfinal
Jyske Bank BOXEN, Herning ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Thursday, 17 May 2018
Team USA edged out a 3-2 win against the Czech Republic sending them to the semi-final of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Riding the exploits of Patrick Kane and the goaltending of Keith Kinkaid, the Americans move to Copenhagen for the final four.
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๐ซ๐ท Dave Henderson & Pierre Pousse Coach Final Game For Les Bleus
Dave Henderson and Pierre Pousse, who helmed the France national team’s bench together as head and assistant coaches respectively since 2004, today both coached their final game, a 5-1 loss to Switzerland at the 2018 World Championships, ending a remarkable 14 year streak of bringing French hockey back to the Top Division to stay.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-3 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 14 May 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechiaย 4-3ย Austria ๐ฆ๐น
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Monday, 14 May 2018
The Czech Republic rounded off its Group A campaign with a win against Austria, with Tomรกลก Hyka contributing three points in a 4-3 victory.
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๐ง๐พ ๐ฐ๐ท Belarus, South Korea Relegated From World Championship
An expected team and a very unexpected team both clinched the unwanted spots of relegation to Division IA at the 2018 IIHF World Championship, with South Korea clinching the second relegation, after Belarus, with a day still remaining in group play at the tournament in Denmark.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 6-0 France ๐ซ๐ท – 13 May 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechiaย 6-0ย France ๐ซ๐ท
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Sunday, 13 May 2018
There are hungry Bruins on the prowl in Copenhagen. David Pastrลรกk scored two first-period goals to spark the Czech Republic to a 6-0 romp over France on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-0 Belarus ๐ง๐พ – 11 May 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechiaย 3-0ย Belarus ๐ง๐พ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Friday, 11 May 2018
Czech fans are loving the party in Copenhagen right now. Their team got three first-period goals, and that was all it took in a 3-0 win over Belarus on Friday night.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-3 Russia ๐ท๐บ (OT) – 10 May 2018
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-3ย Russia ๐ท๐บย (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Adding David Pastrลรกk and David Krejฤรญ paid off immediately. Not only did the Czechs break Russiaโs three-game shutout streak with the magic of the two Boston Bruins stars, but they also triumphed 4-3 on Thursday on Pastrลรกk’s overtime winner.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 6-0 Belarus ๐ง๐พ – 07 May 2018
๐ท๐บ Russiaย 6-0ย Belarus ๐ง๐พ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Monday, 07 May 2018
Russia retained first place in Group A with its third consecutive shutout win on Monday, blanking Belarus 6-0. The Russians, who won Gold at the PyeongChang Olympics in February, have not conceded a goal so far at the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Copenhagen.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 7-0 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 06 May 2018
๐ท๐บ Russiaย 7-0ย Austria ๐ฆ๐น
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Sunday, 06 May 2018
Russia roared to another convincing victory against one of the outsiders at this championship, following up its 7-0 win over France with a similar scoreline against Austria.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 7-0 France ๐ซ๐ท – 04 May 2018
๐ท๐บ Russiaย 7-0ย France ๐ซ๐ท
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Friday, 04 May 2018
Russia scored three first-period goals in just 3:14 and never looked back in a 7-0 romp over France to kick off the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Copenhagen.
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IHLC Preview – 2018 World Championship
The finish of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 4 May in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with the top sixteen hockey countries in the world meeting to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Finland Wins 2018 Euro Hockey Tour & Challenge
For just the second time in history, the same nation has captured both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge titles, with Finland today edging out Sweden to lock up the 2017-18 Tour, becoming the second team after Czechia in 2012 to achieve the double.
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IIHF Announces 2018 Hall Of Fame Class
The IIHF announced the newest class of inductees to the Hall of Fame, highlighted by a quartet of international superstars – Daniel Alfredsson, Rob Blake, Jere Lehtinen and Chris Chelios, who will have their numerous achievements, both professionally and internationally, recognized in Denmark this May.
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2018 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2018 World Championship in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against Belarus, while hosts Denmark open the tournament against Germany on opening day.
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2018 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return in the lead-up to the 2018 World Championships this season, with yet another scheduling reformat thanks to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with national teams fine-tuning their rosters before heading to Copenhagen and Herning.
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