
With the calendar finally turning over to 2026, and final rosters for the 2026 Milan Olympics being released daily, there has emerged a select field of fourteen men and three women from five countries who, if successful in winning Gold at next month’s Games, will gain the unique distinction of joining the Triple Gold Club.
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Tag Archives: Czechia
IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 05 Jan 2026

🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul 🇺🇸
Monday, 05 January 2026
Sweden slowly and surely built a 3-0 lead by the early part of the third period and barely withstood a wild Czech rally in the dying minutes to win World Junior Championship Gold with a thrilling 4-2 win.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Junior

The 2025 international junior calendar saw the United States capture their first back-to-back world title in 2025, followed by the emergence of Sweden dominating across three tournaments, capping the calendar year off with a commanding performance at the 2026 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Men’s

The 2025 international hockey men’s calendar saw the title competed over in six different countries over two continents in five tournaments, with seven different countries capturing the International Hockey Lineal Championship in only a three month-span of competition.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Women’s

2025 saw a continuation of closer parity in international women’s hockey, with the juggernauts of the United States and Canada continuing to set the tone in the lead-up to the 2026 Milan Olympics, competing for World Championship, Rivalry Series and International Hockey Lineal Championship glory.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Junior Championship

The eyes of the hockey world are looking just beyond the holiday season, with Boxing Day marking the kickoff of the fiftieth annual IIHF World Junior Championship, this time being hosted by the defending champion Americans in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the home team looking to “three-peat” for the first time in history.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 09 Nov 2025

🇸🇪 Sweden 6-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Five Nations Cup
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Sunday, 09 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:36 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Žemlička, tripping
01:36 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, too many players
09:41 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Frondell (Lindberg, Johansson)
09:41 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, too many players
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 08 Nov 2025

🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Five Nations Cup
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Saturday, 08 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
none
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 07 Nov 2025

🇨🇿 Czechia 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Cup
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Friday, 07 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:38 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sikora (Zielinski)
03:19 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Čihař, tripping
10:51 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Blessing, high sticking
11:03 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Sikora (Švec, Čihař)
12:07 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Blanár, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 06 Nov 2025

🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Five Nations Cup
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Thursday, 06 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:43 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lisler, interference
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🇨🇿 🇷🇺 IHLC Classics: Czechia Wins Inaugural World Juniors 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 Czech Independence Day, we feature Czechia’s first ever World Junior Championship title, captured in 2000 amidst the “Golden era” of Czech hockey at the turn of the 21st century.

🇨🇿 Czechia 1-0 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå 🇸🇪
Tuesday, 04 January 2000
The Czech Republic won the World Junior Hockey Championship for the first time ever with a 1-0 shootout win over defending champion Russia yesterday.
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IIHF Confirms Women’s World Championships Moving To November As Of 2026

At today’s IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in Nice, France, it was confirmed that the 2026 Women’s World Championships would be hosted by Denmark, but more consequentially would be held in November, confirmed to be a permanent shift in moving the typical spring tournament to early November going forward, just prior to the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League pro seasons.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 7-4 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 31 Aug 2025

🇨🇿 Czechia 7-4 Sweden 🇸🇪
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Saturday, 30 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:40 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Žemlička (Klíma, Dravecký)
03:40 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Davidsson
06:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Orrsten, tripping
06:19 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Poletín, roughing
06:19 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sterner, roughing
06:30 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Curran (Benák, Jiříček)
12:27 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hallquisth, elbowing
18:56 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Stockselius (Ihs-Wozniak)
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🇨🇭 2026 World Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zürich and Fribourg, Switzerland, with the host Eisgenossen looking to finally conquer the tournament after consecutive Silver medal finishes, only three months after the conclusion of the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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🇺🇸 2026 World Junior Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the United States looking to “three-peat” as world champions for the first time in history, looking to do some on home ice in Minnesota, with the Americans hosting the tournament’s fiftieth edition for the first time since 2018.
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🇨🇭 Sven Andrighetto Named 2025 IIHF Male Player Of The Year

Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto, who captured the Swiss National League title, Champions League title and a World Championship Silver medal to cap his 2024-25 season, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award.
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🇮🇹 2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released

The IIHF today released the schedule for the men’s tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, with the tournament beginning on Wednesday, 11 February, with defending champions Finland starting their title defence in the opening match, in the first tournament since 2014 to feature NHL players on Olympic rosters.
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🇮🇹 2026 Women’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released

The schedule for the women’s tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy was released by the IIHF today, kicking off hockey at the Olympics on Thursday, 05 February.
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Provisional Men’s Rosters Named For 2026 Winter Olympics

With eight months to go until the NHL makes its return to the Winter Olympics after a twelve year absence, the provisional rosters for each of the twelve participating men’s nations were revealed today by each nations’ respective international association, naming six active professionals to each roster that will face off in Milan in February 2026.
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🇨🇿 Petr Koukal Confirms Retirement, Shift To Coaching

Czech centre Petr Koukal today announced the end of his playing career at age 42 as part of a transition to coaching, ending a 20+ year career capped by three Czech Extraliga titles and a World Championship Gold medal.
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