IHLC 2022 In Review – Junior


After the year 2022 started with complete uncertainty in the world of junior hockey, the calendar stabilized with the re-playing of the 2022 World Junior Championship in August, and the (thus far) successful completion of the 2023 World Juniors in December, bringing an unusually busy year for junior hockey and the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (OT) โ€“ 20 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 20 August 2022

Kent Johnson knocked in a loose puck at 3:20 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland and take the Gold medal at the 2022 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€“ 19 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Friday, 19 August 2022

Wearing their snazzy, red, throwback sweaters, Canada blasted past the underdog Czechs by a 5-2 score this afternoon to advance to the gold medal game Saturday night, 6pm local time. Theyโ€™ll play the winners of tonightโ€™s SwedenFinland semi-finals. It will be their fifth appearance in the ultimate game in the last six years.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€“ 17 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Propelled by a four-goal first period, Canada defeated Switzerland 6-3 in Thursday’s marquee quarter-final in front of a happy Rogers Place crowd. Coach Dave Cameron’s team will face either the Finns or the Czechs in the semi-finals on Friday.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ€“ 15 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 15 August 2022

Canada scored three goals on 10 first-period shots en route to a 6-3 victory over rival Finland to stay perfect at Rogers Place and clinch first place in Group A. The result gives the host nation a quarter-final matchup with Switzerland on Wednesday.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 9-3 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ โ€“ 14 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 9-3 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sunday, 14 August 2022

Rule of thumb: if you can’t kill penalties, they will kill you. The Slovaks learned that the hard way on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place. Brimming with confidence, Finland converted five times with the power play in a 9-3 dismantling of Slovakia.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (SO) โ€“ 11 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 4-3 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (SO)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Thursday, 11 August 2022

Kasper Simontaival scored the shootout winner to break a 3-3 tie and send Finland on to victory over Czechia this afternoon at Rogers Place. The win keeps Finland perfect (2-0) and drops the Czechs to 1-1 so far.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-1 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป โ€“ 09 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 6-1 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 09 August 2022

It’s been a stellar year for Finnish hockey, and the U20 boys did their part to maintain that tone on Tuesday, kicking off with a 6-1 win over Latvia at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 World Junior Championship (Take II)


After playing the 2021 World Junior Championship in a bubble, and having to cancel the original iteration of the 2022 tournament in December after just nine games due to an outbreak of COVID-19, the second attempt at the 2022 Championship will begin on 09 August in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hoping to complete the tournament successfully with fans in the stands for the first time since 2020.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 5-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ 05 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 5-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Exhibition Game
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Friday, 05 August 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:15 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Stramel, slashing
13:33 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ GOAL – Simontaival (Mรครคttรค, Jรคrventie)
15:58 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Rafkin, cross checking
17:25 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PP GOAL – Cooley (Peart, McKown)
19:17 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GOAL – Savage (Kleven, Mazur)
19:54 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย PEN – Hirvonen, cross checking
20:00 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Bordeleau, butt-ending double minor
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) โ€“ 04 Aug 2022


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
Exhibition Game
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Thursday, 04 August 2022

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:43 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Edvinsson, hooking
02:13 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SH GOAL – Grans (Olsson, Stjernborg)
13:02 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Rafkin, tripping
16:24 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Jรคrventie, high sticking
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Restarted 2022 World Junior Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the rescheduled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, restarting the tournament in Edmonton, Canada following the cancellation of December’s tournament due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
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IIHF Announces Tournament Updates Following Russia, Belarus Suspensions


Just under three weeks after announcing that Russia and Belarus were banned from IIHF participation after the Russian-led and Belarusian-backed invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced replacement clubs for upcoming participation in the upcoming 2022 Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.
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IHLC 2021 In Review – Junior


Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw seven games of competition this year on the junior side, nearly a year apart, all in Edmonton, and cut short thanks to the outright cancellation of the 2022 World Junior Championship thanks to the Omicron variant.
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Remainder Of 2022 World Junior Championship Cancelled


After the third game in two days needed to be cancelled due to positive cases on an individual team, today the IIHF announced that the remainder of the 2022 World Junior Championships in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada would be cancelled.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 1-0 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (FF) โ€“ 29 Dec 2021


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 1-0 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ (FF)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Due to a mandated team quarantine following a positive test result of one of its players, Team Czechia will be unable to participate in its 29 December preliminary round game against Finland at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Remainder Of 2021-22 Rivalry Series Cancelled


After their scheduled matchup for 20 December in Saint Paul, Minnesota was cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, today Hockey Canada announced the final two games of their Rivalry Series against the United States, set to take place in early January in Alberta, have been cancelled as well.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 7-1 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น โ€“ 27 Dec 2021


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 7-1 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 27 December 2021

Just another day at the office for the boys in blue and white. Finland stayed perfect in Group A with a 7-1 dismantling of underdog Austria on Monday at Rogers Place.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 26 Dec 2021


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Rogers Place, Edmonton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sunday, 26 December 2021

At long last, the excitement of the IIHF World Junior Championship is back. Finland kicked off the 2022 tournament in Edmonton with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Germany on Sunday.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 World Junior Championship


After COVID-19 forced the 2021 World Junior Championship into a bubble, the tournament returns to Alberta, Canada for 2022, with Edmonton and Red Deer hosting the world’s top under-20 hockey teams in front of fans for the first time since January 2020, just before the world changed forever.
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