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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 29 Aug 2025

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Friday, 29 August 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:39 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Orpana, tripping
12:00 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Olsson, holding
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (OT) – 27 Aug 2025

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (OT)
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Wednesday, 27 August 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:38 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Johnson, cross checking
03:38 –ย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Lopnen, roughing
06:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ GOAL – Kopiloff (Orpana, Amhamdi)
10:14 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ GOAL – Antenen (Haas)
19:48 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Giger, slashing
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ 2026 World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zรผrich and Fribourg, Switzerland, with the host Eisgenossen looking to finally conquer the tournament after consecutive Silver medal finishes, only three months after the conclusion of the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Juhamatti Aaltonen Announces Retirement At 40

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Finnish forward Juhamatti Aaltonen, whose two-decade career spanned nearly a dozen teams over six European countries, along with numerous appearances for his native Leijonat, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 40, following the 2024-25 season with Jokerit Helsinki.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 02 Aug 2025

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1ย Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saturday, 02 August 2025

The final day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena. Finland defeated Sweden, 3-1.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Pentti Matikainen: 1950-2025

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Pentti Matikainen, the long-time coach of numerous clubs across Finland’s Liiga, as well as a multi-event medalist in leading the Finnish national team, passed away from cancer at the age of 74 in Helsinki.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 2026 World Junior Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the United States looking to “three-peat” as world champions for the first time in history, looking to do some on home ice in Minnesota, with the Americans hosting the tournament’s fiftieth edition for the first time since 2018.
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Florida Panthers Win Second Consecutive Stanley Cup

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The Florida Panthers, once among the basement-dwellers of the National Hockey League, today captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup, once again besting the Edmonton Oilers to become the first repeat champions since 2021, clinching victory with a definitive 5-1 win over the Oilers in Game Six of the finals in Sunrise, Florida.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released

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The IIHF today released the schedule for the men’s tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, with the tournament beginning on Wednesday, 11 February, with defending champions Finland starting their title defence in the opening match, in the first tournament since 2014 to feature NHL players on Olympic rosters.
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Provisional Men’s Rosters Named For 2026 Winter Olympics

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With eight months to go until the NHL makes its return to the Winter Olympics after a twelve year absence, the provisional rosters for each of the twelve participating men’s nations were revealed today by each nations’ respective international association, naming six active professionals to each roster that will face off in Milan in February 2026.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ IHLC Classics: Youth Movement Brings Tre Kronor Second Straight Gold

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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 Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), we look back at Sweden’s first ever back-to-back World Championships, capturing their second straight title in 1992 over their border rivals Finland.


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Sportovnรญ Hala, Pragueย ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Sunday, 10 May 1992

Sweden, which barely made the final round, won its second straight World hockey Championship yesterday with a 5-2 victory over Finland.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Minnesota Frost Repeat As Walter Cup Champions

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In a grueling series that saw every game go to overtime, the Minnesota Frost emerged victorious in Game 4 of the Walter Cup Finals, defeating the Ottawa Charge to capture their second consecutive title.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 12 May 2025

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Monday, 12 May 2025

Playing near flawless hockey, Tre Kronor skated to an impressive 2-1 victory over Finland tonight at Avicii Arena in what was a very much one-sided game.
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IHLC Preview – 2025 World Championship

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The top teams in international hockey will converge on Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark starting this Friday 09 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 04 May 2025

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Sunday, 04 May 2025

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1st Period
03:28 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ GOAL – Ruohomaa (Saarijรคrvi, Erholtz)
08:38 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Sรถrensen (Heed, Edvinsson)
13:11 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Steen, hooking
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia Captures 2024-25 Euro Hockey Tour Title

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As a result of Finland‘s loss to Switzerland on day two of the Czech Hockey Games, hosts Czechia officially clinched their fourth Euro Hockey Tour title, by staying five points ahead of the Finns, with just one day of competition left in Brno.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 01 May 2025

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 4-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Czech Hockey Games
Winning Group Arena, Brno ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Thursday, 01 May 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:02 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GOAL – Lauko (M. Kovaล™ฤรญk)
10:26 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Erholtz, tripping
12:20 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Puistola, holding
12:31 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PP GOAL – Berรกnek (ฤŒernoch, ล paฤek)
12:38 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GOAL – Chlapรญk
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Valtteri Filppula Confirms Retirement At Age 41

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Finnish forward Valtteri Filppula, the first Finn to become a member of the Triple Gold Club by virtue of his 2008 Stanley Cup, and Olympic and World Championship titles both in 2022, today confirmed his retirement following at the age of 41.
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