
After rejecting their latest deal to put an end to a standoff with the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, today the organization announced that the upcoming Four Nations Cup, scheduled for 5-9 November in Luleรฅ, has been cancelled.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 24 Aug 2019

๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 24 August 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:03 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Bambula (ฤajka)
09:30 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Lauko, interference
14:29 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – team, too many players
14:59 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Haatanen (Tuomisto, Salonen)
15:54 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Maccelli, roughing
15:54 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Stลondala, roughing
15:54 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – ล tibingr, hooking
17:11 – ๐จ๐ฟ SH GOAL – Blรผmel (Dajฤar)
19:16 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Kakkonen, holding
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-5 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) โ 23 Aug 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-5 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm ๐ท๐บ
Friday, 23 August 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:53 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Caderoth, hooking
07:44 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – team, too many players
10:31 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Kakkonen, slashing
11:04 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Johansson, slashing
15:36 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Hatakka (Maccelli, Aaltonen)
18:05 – ๐ธ๐ช EA GOAL – Costmar (Andersson)
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 03 Aug 2019

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 03 August 2019
The game started with a four-goal first period as Finland and Sweden netted two goals apiece. Sweden’s Samuel Fagemo starting the scoring 7:44 into the frame when he converted a 2-on-0 break over the shoulder of Finnish netminder Justus Annunen.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-5 United States ๐บ๐ธ โ 02 Aug 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-5 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 02 August 2019
The U.S. nearly opened the scoring six minutes in when Trevor Janicke skated down the left wall and fired a shot on goal that rolled over the shoulder of Finnish goaltender Jasper Patrikainen and fell inside the backside of his jersey before crossing the goal line.
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2020 World Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Lausanne and Zรผrich, Switzerland, returning to the nation for the first time since Bern and Kloten hosted in 2009.
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2019-20 Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released

The 2019-20 Euro Hockey Tour schedule has been revealed to follow a nearly identical cadence to the previous year, with Czechia, Russia, Finland and Sweden starting up this season’s tournament in November.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 8-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ โ 31 Jul 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 8-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Seven different Finnish players recorded multi-point games to lead Finland past Canada, 8-3, in Wednesdayโs opening contest here at USA Hockey Arena.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Linda Vรคlimรคki Announces Retirement From Ilves

Just weeks after Riikka Sallinen retired from the Finnish national team, another key forward from this year’s Silver medal squad announced their retirement, with Linda Vรคlimรคki announcing on Twitter she is retiring from the game at age 29.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 8-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ โ 22 Jul 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 8-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Exhibition Game
Vierumรคki Ice Arena, Vierumรคki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Monday, 22 July 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:48 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Weibel, tripping
14:46 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Wetter, tripping
17:30 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Erholtz, slashing
18:48 – ๐ซ๐ฎ SH GOAL – Salonen (Kokkonen)
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๐ซ๐ฎ Niklas Bรคckstrรถm Retires From Tappara At Age 41

Finnish netminder Niklas Bรคckstrรถm, a key to the Leijonat goaltending corps since 1998, today announced his retirement from Tappara of the Liiga, joining the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets as a European scout.
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Nikita Kucherov Highlights Winners At 2019 NHL Awards

The National Hockey League handed out its hardware to the best players in the world for the 2018-19 season in Las Vegas, with elevenย IHLC holders representing sixย countries taking home trophies.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Riikka Sallinen Retires For Second Time At 46

Finnish forward Riikka Sallinen (previously Vรคlilรค, nรฉe Nieminen), an integral member of the Naisleijonat since 1989 who retired in 2003, but returned in 2013, today announced her re-retirement from professional hockey at the age of 46.
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KHL Hands Out 2018-19 Awards In Moscow

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 Gagarin Cup winners CSKA Moscow drawing in the biggest haul, andย ten IHLC winners taking home trophies.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ โ 26 May 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Zimnรฝ ล tadiรณn Ondreja Nepelu, Bratislava ๐ธ๐ฐ
Sunday, 26 May 2019
If you didn’t know the players on an inexperienced Finnish national team before this World Championship, you most certainly do now. This collection of apparent unknowns and never-played-befores defeated Canada 3-1 to win their second gold in as many hostings by Slovakia, the previous win coming in 2011.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ โ 25 May 2019

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Russia ๐ท๐บ
World Championship Semifinal
Zimnรฝ ล tadiรณn Ondreja Nepelu, Bratislava ๐ธ๐ฐ
Saturday, 25 May 2019
Marko Anttila scored the third-period winner with 9:42 left as Finland stunned Russia 1-0 in a tense, tactical semi-final to move on to the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal game.
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Major Announcements Made At 2019 IIHF Congress

The IIHF Annual Congress today was held on the off day at the 2019 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with a number of major announcements voted on to impact the future of international hockey in the coming years.
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IHLC Preview – 2019 World Championship

The finish of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 10 May in Bratislava and Koลกice, Slovakia, with the top sixteen hockey countries in the world meeting to compete at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
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๐ท๐บ ๐จ๐ฟ Russia Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Czechia Wins Euro Hockey Challenge

With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge, as the season ends to ring in the start of the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Koลกice, Slovakia, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2018-19 season.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 26 Apr 2019

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Euro Hockey Challenge
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 26 April 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:59 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Koivisto, holding
16:13 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Svedberg, checking to the head minor + 10 min. misconduct
16:41 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PP GOAL – Rajala (Pesonen, Lehtonen)
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