IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 06 Aug 2016

🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
National Junior Evaluation Camp
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
Saturday, 06 August 2016

Joel Eriksson-Ek scored the decisive shootout winning goal as Sweden topped Finland, 3-2, in the day’s earlier tilt at the 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 05 Aug 2016


🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 United States 🇺🇸
National Junior Evaluation Camp
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
Friday, 05 August 2016

Erik Foley scored for the second straight game, but the U.S. fell to Finland, 2-1 here tonight at the 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT) – 03 Aug 2016


🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
National Junior Evaluation Camp
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 03 August 2016

In the day’s first matchup at the 2016 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, Finland came from behind to defeat Canada, 2-1, in overtime from a goal by Arttu Ruostalainen.
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Final Roster Spots Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey

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The remaining seven spots for each World Cup Of Hockey roster today were finalized, and the 184 players set to represent their six countries and two multinational squads are now set for the tournament in Toronto that begins this September.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 22 May 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Gold Medal Game
VTB Ice Palace, Moscow 🇷🇺
Sunday, 22 May 2016

Connor McDavid’s first goal of the tournament, at 11:24 of the opening period, held up as the Gold medal goal in Canada’s 2-0 win over Finland.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Russia 🇷🇺 – 21 May 2016

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🇫🇮 Finland 3-1 Russia 🇷🇺
World Championship Semifinal
VTB Ice Palace, Moscow 🇷🇺
Saturday, 21 May 2016

The dream of home ice Gold is over. With a 3-1 semi-final win over Russia, Finland advanced to the 2016 final. Sebastian Aho starred with two power play goals.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰 – 19 May 2016

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🇫🇮 Finland 5-1 Denmark 🇩🇰
World Championship Quarterfinal
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Thursday, 19 May 2016

Finland calmly beat Denmark 5-1 in the early Saint Petersburg quarter-final on Thursday. The Finns will face the winner of RussiaGermany in Moscow on Saturday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦 – 17 May 2016

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🇫🇮 Finland 4-0 Canada 🇨🇦
World Championship Preliminary Round
Yubileyniy Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Tonight’s matchup between Canada and Finland featured the two dominant teams in Group B play in Saint Petersburg.

Finland earned a decisive 4-0 victory, scoring three goals in the second period and never looking back.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Championship

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The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 6 in Russia, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting in Russia to compete at the 80th IIHF World Championship.
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🇸🇪 🇫🇮 Sweden Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Finland Wins Euro Hockey Challenge

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With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge as the season winds down leading up to the World Championships in Russia, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2015-16 season.
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First Five Nations Qualify For 2018 Olympic Women’s Tournament

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As a result of Switzerland’s stumble out of Group B and into the relegation round at the ongoing World Championships, Russia and Sweden locked up the final two spots available to qualify automatically for the women’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea. They join Canada, the United States, Finland and hosts Korea, with the final two spots to be gained in a qualification tournament ending in February 2017.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 29 Mar 2016

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🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Sandman Centre, Kamloops 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Persistence pays off. The U.S. proved that by outshooting Finland 51-7 in a 2-1 win on Tuesday at the Sandman Centre.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 Women’s World Championship

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The U.S. women’s national team looks to continue its torrid winning streak since Sochi, looking to capture another clean sheet at the 2016 World Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, after cleaning house at both the 2015 Worlds and 2016 Four Nations Cup.
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Preliminary Rosters Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey

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The six federations and two conglomerate squads participating at September’s World Cup Of Hockey today announced their preliminary 16 man rosters, with the final seven spots each to be filled by 1 June.
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2017 Women’s Worlds Awarded To Plymouth, Michigan

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Today the USA Hockey Arena, an arena in Plymouth, Michigan that was recently purchased by USA Hockey to house their National Development Team, announced that the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships would be held at the arena, tentatively set for 1-8 April 2017.
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