The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the defending champion Swedes looking to repeat as champions for the first time in history, while hosts Canada will look to regain Gold on home ice for the first time since 2023.
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🇩🇪 2027 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, with the hosts set to kick off the tournament with an epic opener at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, trying to break the international attendance record set when Germany last hosted in 2010.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 29 Aug 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮
Five Nations Tournament
Ilmatar Areena, Espoo 🇫🇮
Saturday, 29 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:19 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Nordmark, slashing
02:06 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kähkönen, slashing
04:47 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Andersson, holding
09:46 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kossila, boarding
10:53 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Hemmyr (Nordmark, Hillström)
19:11 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Andersson (Nordmark, Hillström)
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 01 Aug 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Summer Showcase
Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, Windsor 🇨🇦
Saturday, 01 August 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:04 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Nilsson, high sticking double minor
12:43 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Pärssinen, slashing
12:53 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Klingsell (Sjöström, Nilsson)
15:25 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Virtanen (Katavisto, Alalauri)
17:38 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Hermansson, roughing
17:38 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kapanen, roughing
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🇨🇦 Macklin Celebrini Named 2026 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Canadian forward Macklin Celebrini, the sophomore phenom whose electric Olympic performance was followed up by captaining his country at the IIHF World Championship, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award.
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🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇺🇸 Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2026
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced their Class of 2026 to be inducted on 09 November, with first-ballot nominees Patrice Bergeron and Carey Price joining Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley and Brian Burke, who will all enter the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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🇺🇸 Carolina Hurricanes Capture Second Franchise Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes, long known for their inability to advance deep into the playoffs, today conquered the mountain again for the first time in two decades, going on a 16-3 playoff run to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first championship since 2006.
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🇩🇰 2026 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, with the Danish cities of Herning and Esbjerg set to host for the first time since 2022, with Team USA looking to repeat as World Champions, along with doubling up on their 2026 Olympic Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 31 May 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Konsta Helenius scored the golden goal at 10:42 of the first overtime period to give Finland a 1-0 victory over Switzerland and World Championship Gold.
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2026 IIHF Congress Provides Updates On Russia, Belarus, Future Tournaments
The 2026 IIHF Congress concluded today in Zürich, Switzerland, with a number of major announcements made, the main one being the surprising reversal on the status of Russia and Belarus’ team participation following the original extension of their competition ban, which has been in place since 2022.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 26 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Switzerland landed a last-gasp Jäger bomb to see off Finland and clinch first place in Group A at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Zürich and Fribourg, Switzerland, starting this Friday 15 May, kicking off the premiere event of the annual global hockey calendar, the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 16 Apr 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Five Nations Tournament
Kungsbacka ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Thursday, 16 April 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:25 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Schmidt, charging
13:44 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Pedrotti, hooking
13:58 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Sauser, delay of game
15:24 – 🇫🇮 PP2 GOAL – Aarvala (Sinivuori, Kapanen)
16:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Melanen, hooking
17:57 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – von Rohr (Nappiot, Aeschlimann)
19:56 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Franzina, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 15 Apr 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 2-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
Five Nations Tournament
Kungsbacka ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:58 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Vehovský, hooking
19:29 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Pekař, slashing
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🇨🇦 🇨🇿 Edmonton, Calgary & Prague Named As 2028 World Cup Hosts
Making its return for the first time in twelve years, the NHL today announced the host cities for the World Cup of Hockey, with group play to be split between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia, with the semifinal and final to be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 09 Feb 2026
🇺🇸 United States 5-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan 🇮🇹
Monday, 09 February 2026
Caroline Harvey and Joy Dunne starred with a goal and two assists apiece and the U.S. pulled away in the third period to beat Switzerland 5-0 on Monday.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s)
The eighth quadrennial women’s Olympic tournament is set to kick off this Thursday, with an anticipated showdown once again between Canada and the United States likely to highlight the Gold Medal Match once again – but like the previous tournament hosted in Italy, the potential for an upset is more likely now than perhaps ever before.
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🇷🇺 🇧🇾 IIHF Continues Russia, Belarus Ban Into 2026-27 Season
Following an IIHF Council meeting, the International Ice Hockey Federation today confirmed that their ban on Russian and Belarusian teams, dating back to their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was extended through the 2026-27 hockey season.
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Full 2026 Men’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all twelve Olympic men’s hockey teams are now complete.
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