2016 World Cup Of Hockey Details Released

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According to a report by Hokej.cz, details regarding the next iteration of the World Cup Of Hockey in 2016 were released at the annual IIHF Congress in Tenerife, Spain, with dates being confirmed for the tournament rumoured to be hosted in Toronto.
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🇸🇰 Miroslav Hlinka: 1972-2014

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As reported by SME, former Slovakian national team forward Miroslav Hlinka, a member of the stalwart team that shocked the world with a Gold Medal performance at the 2002 World Championships, has died of suicide at the age of 42.
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2015 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, iihfworlds2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in May.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 09 Aug 2014

🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Saturday, 09 August 2014

BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:13 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Milano, roughing
10:13 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Mašín, roughing
10:51 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Motte (Collins, Butcher)
11:09 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Downing, roughing
18:56 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Carlo, interference
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2015 World Championship Groups Announced

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Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Prague and Ostrava have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇨🇿 Czechia (Junior)


🇨🇿 CZECHIA (CZE) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
played as CZECHOSLOVAKIA (TCH), 1973-92, CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS (CSR), 1993
45 wins, 23 reigns, 47 games with IHLC – ranked 6th
current IHLC title holders (since 07 February 2026)

Since the split of Czechoslovakia during the 1993 World Junior Championship, the Czechs have remained in the Top Division, winning back-to-back Gold in 2000 and 2001. While they would not medal again for nearly two decades, they continue to remain a consistent threat in the tournament, looking to recreate the turn of the millennium magic in the future.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇨🇿 Czechia (Men’s)

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🇨🇿 CZECHIA (CZE) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
played as BOHEMIA (BOH), 1905-20; CZECHOSLOVAKIA (TCH), 1920-92
219 wins, 82 reigns, 235 games with IHLC – ranked 4th
IHLC last held 03 May 2025

The Czechs has competed for the IHLC since nearly the beginning, first challenging for the IHLC as Bohemia in 1909, and then as Czechoslovakia for the majority of the 20th century, where they established their dominance as a major player. The Czechs were seemingly the only other European power to be able to compete with the mighty Soviet Union, shocking the Soviets (and the world) with a number of World Championship wins. And following the split of Czechoslovakia in 1992, the Czech team shocked the world again by winning the first Olympics with NHL players eligible to play in 1998.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇨🇿 Czechia (Women’s)


🇨🇿 CZECHIA (CZE) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)

Failing to match the Top Division dominance of their male or junior counterparts following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992, the Czech women’s team first joined the Top Division in 2013, staying for good in 2016, finishing a surprising sixth in only their second trip to the top. After qualifying for their first Olympics in 2022, the Czechs qualified for their first ever IHLC by stunning Finland in the 2022 Women’s World Championship quarterfinals, guaranteeing them a chance at their first ever international medal.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 24 May 2014

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🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Semifinal
Minsk-Arena, Minsk 🇧🇾
Saturday, 24 May 2014

A 20-save shutout by Pekka Rinne propelled Finland to a 3-0 semi-final win over the Czechs. Next up is a Gold medal showdown with Russia on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 09 Nov 2013

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🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 09 November 2013

BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:42 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Pihlström, hooking
13:40 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Petružálek (Kutlák)
14:37 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Irgl, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 16 May 2013

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Championship Quarterfinal
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Thursday, 16 May 2013

Switzerland has done the improbable. Paced by exceptional defence and timely scoring, Switzerland defeated Czech Republic 2-1 in the first quarter-final game of the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Switzerland now faces Team USA in the semi-finals on Saturday.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 7-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 02 Jan 2013


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 7-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Ufa Arena, Ufa 🇷🇺
Wednesday, 02 January 2013

The Americans have claimed one of the four available spots for tomorrow’s semi-finals with an easy and dominating 7-0 win over the Czech Republic.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 31 Dec 2012


🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev, Ufa 🇷🇺
Monday, 31 December 2012

With a 4-3 overtime victory over Switzerland on Monday, the Czechs moved on to the Playoff Round. Tomáš Hertl scored the winner at 1:39 of the extra frame.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 30 Dec 2012


🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev, Ufa 🇷🇺
Sunday, 30 December 2012

Dmitrij Jaškin’s goal with just 6:14 left in regulation broke a 2-2 tie and led the Czech Republic to a crucial 4-2 win in Group A play at the Sports Palace tonight.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 28 Dec 2012


🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev, Ufa 🇷🇺
Friday, 28 December 2012

The Czechs got two first-period goals and then played stifling defence the rest of the way, beating Finland 3-1 and throwing Group A wide open.
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