The International Hockey Lineal Championship this year stayed within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, with only Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland holding the title over the course of 28 games throughout 2019.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Women’s
A dramatic year for women’s international hockey, both on and off the ice, saw the International Hockey Lineal Championship change hands four times in a number of unlikely scenarios throughout 2019.
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IHLC Preview – 2020 World Junior Championship
The finish of the holiday season, year 2019 and junior international hockey calendar is set to begin on Boxing Day in Czechia, with the top ten hockey nations on Earth meeting to compete at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 15 Dec 2019
🇷🇺 Russia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Channel One Cup
Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Sunday, 15 December 2019
The senior national team completed the 2019 Channel One Cup campaign on a high note, defeating Finland 2-0 at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 12 Dec 2019
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Channel One Cup
Logspeed CZ Aréna, Plzeň 🇨🇿
Thursday, 12 December 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:24 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Eronen, interference
05:54 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Zaťovič (Gulaš)
09:44 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sekáč (Tomášek)
12:04 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Björninen (Karjalainen)
12:27 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Sekáč, tripping
17:10 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sedlák (Moravčík)
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🇫🇮 🇸🇪 IHLC Classics: Ristolainen Sinks Malmö, Tre Kronor
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 Finnish Independence Day, we look back at Finland’s third ever World Junior Championship in 2014, perhaps their most significant by virtue of being won against Sweden, their biggest rival, on Swedish turf.
🇫🇮 Finland 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Malmö Arena, Malmö 🇸🇪
Sunday, 05 January 2014
Rasmus Ristolainen scored at 9:42 of overtime to lift Finland to an unforgettable 3-2 win over host Sweden in the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 10 Nov 2019
🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 10 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:51 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Aa. Räty (Hirvonen, Ak. Räty)
11:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, too many players
18:00 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Petman, hooking
19:40 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Broberg, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 09 Nov 2019
🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 09 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:58 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Niemelä, cross checking
17:32 – 🇨🇿 PEN – T. Zohorna, slashing
19:59 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Jaškin, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 07 Nov 2019
🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 07 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:29 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Sharipzyanov (Burdasov, Kuzmenko)
19:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kuusela, hooking
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2020 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, which hopes to bring as much drama and excitement as the last year’s tournament in Finland did.
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🇸🇪 Swedish Hockey Federation Confirms Cancellation Of Four Nations Cup In Luleå
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 Luleå, has been cancelled.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 24 Aug 2019
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm 🇷🇺
Saturday, 24 August 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:03 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Bambula (Čajka)
09:30 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lauko, interference
14:29 – 🇨🇿 PEN – team, too many players
14:59 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Haatanen (Tuomisto, Salonen)
15:54 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Maccelli, roughing
15:54 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Střondala, roughing
15:54 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Štibingr, hooking
17:11 – 🇨🇿 SH GOAL – Blümel (Dajčar)
19:16 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kakkonen, holding
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 6-5 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT) – 23 Aug 2019
🇫🇮 Finland 6-5 Sweden 🇸🇪 (OT)
Four Nations Cup
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm 🇷🇺
Friday, 23 August 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:53 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Caderoth, hooking
07:44 – 🇫🇮 PEN – team, too many players
10:31 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kakkonen, slashing
11:04 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Johansson, slashing
15:36 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Hatakka (Maccelli, Aaltonen)
18:05 – 🇸🇪 EA GOAL – Costmar (Andersson)
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮 – 03 Aug 2019
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
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 – 🇫🇮 Finland 6-5 United States 🇺🇸 – 02 Aug 2019
🇫🇮 Finland 6-5 United States 🇺🇸
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
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 Zürich, 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 – 🇫🇮 Finland 8-3 Canada 🇨🇦 – 31 Jul 2019
🇫🇮 Finland 8-3 Canada 🇨🇦
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Seven different Finnish players recorded multi-point games to lead Finland past Canada, 8-3, in Wednesday’s opening contest here at USA Hockey Arena.
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🇫🇮 Linda Välimäki 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 Välimäki announcing on Twitter she is retiring from the game at age 29.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 8-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 22 Jul 2019
🇫🇮 Finland 8-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Exhibition Game
Vierumäki Ice Arena, Vierumäki 🇫🇮
Monday, 22 July 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:48 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Weibel, tripping
14:46 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Wetter, tripping
17:30 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Erholtz, slashing
18:48 – 🇫🇮 SH GOAL – Salonen (Kokkonen)
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