The International Hockey Lineal Championship doubled up on champions in 2016, with six different nations taking hold of the IHLC over a span of 23 games, leaving an unlikely country the incumbent champion heading into 2017.
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Tag Archives: Finland
IHLC 2016 In Review – Women’s
Unlike 2015, which was “the year of Team USA” in women’s hockey, there was a little more parity in the later months of 2016, with Canada finally striking multiple blows to Team USA’s dominance, ultimately ending the calendar year with the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 29 Dec 2016
🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Thursday, 29 December 2016
Finland’s dreams of repeating as champs are fading, while Sweden is dialled in so far. With a 3-1 win over Finland, the Swedes wrapped up first place in Group A.
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🇫🇮 🇸🇪 IHLC Classics: “Tupu, Hupu & Lupu” Golden For Finland
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 the 1995 World Championships Gold Medal Game, the long overdue first title for the Leijonat, over their Swedish rivals on Swedish ice.
🇫🇮 Finland 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Sunday, 07 May 1995
Finally, Finland wins the IIHF World Championship for the first time. And the victory couldn’t have been sweeter. They won the gold medal game against their fiercest rival Sweden, in Sweden and with a Swedish head coach. To really rub it in, the Finnish team celebrated the win in downtown Stockholm, this while also “stealing” the Swedish tune designated for a home-team victory.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 05 Nov 2016
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Four Nations Cup
Frölundaborg Isstadion, Gothenburg 🇸🇪
Saturday, 05 November 2016
BOXSCORE
1st Period
18:45 – 🇫🇮 PEN – team, too many players
19:06 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Pettersson (Brännström)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO) – 04 Nov 2016
🇫🇮 Finland 2-1 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO)
Four Nations Cup
Frölundaborg Isstadion, Gothenburg 🇸🇪
Friday, 04 November 2016
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:48 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Parikka, hooking
09:57 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Salo, high sticking
16:28 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Vesalainen, high sticking
19:37 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Ruotsalainen, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 02 Nov 2016
🇺🇸 United States 4-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Keravan Jäähalli, Kerava 🇫🇮
Wednesday, 02 November 2016
Four different players netted goals and Brianna Decker tallied three points as the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Finland, 4-0, here tonight in the team’s second game at the 2016 Four Nations Cup.
IHLC Preview – 2016 Four Nations Cup
For the 21st time, the top nations in international women’s hockey will meet, this time in Vierumäki, Finland, to contend for the 2016 Four Nations Cup, pitting hosts Finland against Canada, Sweden, and the defending champion United States.
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🇫🇮 Matti Hagman: 1955-2016
Forward Matti Hagman, the first Finnish born and trained player to ever play in an NHL game, passed away in Espoo yesterday at the age of 61, after a long illness.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
The top international hockey players in the world are assembled in Toronto, to resuscitate the World Cup Of Hockey after a twelve year absence to crown the top team on the planet.
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2017 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, once again with opening night ending once again with a rematch of Canada vs. USA, for a likely preview of the Gold Medal Game.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 28 Aug 2016
🇷🇺 Russia 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Václava Nedomanského, Hodonín 🇨🇿
Sunday, 28 August 2016
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:51 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Vainio, holding
06:57 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kudryavtsev, tripping
07:05 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Koivula, hooking
11:25 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Chebykin, interference
13:32 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Koppanen, hooking
18:56 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Leskinen, holding
19:59 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Al. Volkov (Vorobyov, Rykov)
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🇫🇮 Jere Karalahti Retires After 23 Pro Seasons
Finnish power defender Jere Karalahti today announced his retirement from the Swedish club HV71, ending a sometimes tumultuous career in the NHL, KHL, and Finnish, Swedish and German premier leagues at the age of 41.
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2017 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2017 World Championship in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany, with defending champions Canada opening the tournament against Czechia, while hosts Germany open the tournament against the United States on opening day, and France hosts Norway on day two.
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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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🇫🇮 Ossi Väänänen Retires From Jokerit
Finnish defender Ossi Väänänen today announced his formal retirement from Jokerit at the age of 35, ending his career with the same team he started his career with 18 years earlier, which included stops in the NHL, Liiga, SHL and KHL.
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Penguins Capture Stanley Cup With IHLC Support
They may not have been able to take the title on home ice for the first time in franchise history, but the Pittsburgh Penguins capitalized on the heroics of Kris Letang and Matt Murray to capture their fourth Stanley Cup title from the San Jose Sharks in six games.
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Final Roster Spots Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
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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