IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 02 Jan 2019


🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 02 January 2019

It was the first upset of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, and it was a biggie. Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-0 on Wednesday in Victoria to advance to the semi-finals.
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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 – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 13 Dec 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Channel One Cup
Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere 🇫🇮
Thursday, 13 December 2018

BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:29 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Palve, hooking
18:53 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Hakulinen (Virtanen, Rajala)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Russia 🇷🇺 – 11 Nov 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 5-2 Russia 🇷🇺
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 11 November 2018

In the concluding match of the 2018 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team lost to the Czech Republic 2-5, however the result didn’t prevent our players from winning the competition.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2018


🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament
Tipsport Arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 08 November 2018

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:34 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Arnesson, cross checking
08:30 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Lilja (Larsson)
10:31 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Doudera (Kubalík)
10:54 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Krejčík, tripping
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🇨🇿 🇫🇮 IHLC Classics: Moravec Completes The Golden Hat Trick

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 their third consecutive World Championship Gold from 2001, capping off an unprecedented half-decade of international hockey success.

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🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Preussag Arena, Hanover 🇩🇪
Sunday, 13 May 2001

The Czech Republic won its first IIHF World Championship as a new nation in 1996. This started an era of unprecedented success in Czech hockey history. The 1996 gold medal game against Canada was decided after Martin Procházka scored the winner with 19 seconds left to play of a 4-2 victory. Two years later, the Dominik Hašek-led Czechs won their first Olympic gold after the Dominator stunned all five Canadian shooters in a shootout in the semi-final and blanked Russia 1-0 in the final.
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🇨🇿 Ondřej Pavelec Announces Surprise Retirement At Age 31


After a career plagued by injuries, recent releases from Winnipeg and the New York Rangers, and failing to be signed by an NHL club, Ondřej Pavelec today announced his retirement from hockey, a surprising development due to only being 31 years old. Continue reading

2019 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Espoo, Finland, which for the first time in history sees the field of contenders expand to ten, welcoming both Japan and France into the fold.
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2019 World Championship Schedule Released


The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against the Czechs, while hosts Slovakia open the tournament against the United States.
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2019 World Junior Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia has been released, with host nations and defending champions Canada opening the tournament on Boxing Day against Denmark, and facing Russia in their New Year’s tilt to end the group round.
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2018-19 Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released


After an odd year for the Euro Hockey Tour with the 2018 Olympics smack dab in the middle of the schedule, the 2018-19 Euro Hockey Tour schedule has returned to a similar format, with the core four teams of Czechia, Russia, Finland and Sweden starting up this season’s tournament in November.
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KHL Closing Ceremony Awards KHL’s Best, IHLC Winners


The KHL formally closed their tenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with finalists SKA Saint Petersburg and Ak Bars Kazan drawing in the biggest haul and thirteen IHLC winners taking home trophies.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 17 May 2018


🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿

World Championship Quarterfinal
Jyske Bank BOXEN, Herning 🇩🇰
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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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Austria 🇦🇹 – 14 May 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Austria 🇦🇹

World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Monday, 14 May 2018

The Czech Republic rounded off its Group A campaign with a win against Austria, with Tomáš Hyka contributing three points in a 4-3 victory.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 6-0 France 🇫🇷 – 13 May 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 6-0 France 🇫🇷

World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Sunday, 13 May 2018

There are hungry Bruins on the prowl in Copenhagen. David Pastrňák 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 – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 11 May 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Belarus 🇧🇾

World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
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 – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT) – 10 May 2018


🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT)

World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Thursday, 10 May 2018

Adding David Pastrňák and David Krejčí paid off immediately. Not only did the Czechs break Russia’s three-game shutout streak with the magic of the two Boston Bruins stars, but they also triumphed 4-3 on Thursday on Pastrňák’s overtime winner.
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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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