🇨🇦 Hayley Wickenheiser Retires After Illustrious 23 Year Career

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The most decorated player in women’s hockey history today announced her retirement from professional hockey, with Hayley Wickenheiser stepping down from the CWHL’s Calgary Inferno and Team Canada, which she joined in 1994 at the age of 15.
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IHLC 2016 In Review – Women’s

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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 6-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 06 Nov 2016

🇸🇪 Sweden 6-3 Russia 🇷🇺
Four Nations Cup
Frölundaborg Isstadion, Gothenburg 🇸🇪
Sunday, 06 November 2016

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:20 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Alexeyev, holding
06:16 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Chebykin, interference
06:29 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Andersson (Bernhardt, Pettersson)
06:48 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Shvyryov (Veryayev)
07:44 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Brännström, hooking
10:03 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Pettersson (Andersson, Grundström)
16:32 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Karlström, high sticking
16:32 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Voronkov, roughing
16:32 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Ohlsson, roughing
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 5-3 Canada 🇨🇦 – 05 Nov 2016

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🇺🇸 United States 5-3 Canada 🇨🇦
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Järvenpää Arena, Järvenpää 🇫🇮
Saturday, 05 November 2016

Brianna Decker tallied three points (one goal, two assists) and Hilary Knight added two goals to help the U.S. Women’s National Team defeat Canada, 5-3, and claim its seventh Four Nations Cup Championship. Nine players had at least one point in the victory.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 04 Nov 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Vierumäki Ice Arena, Vierumäki 🇫🇮
Friday, 04 November 2016

Haley Irwin’s power play goal six minutes into the third period lifted Canada’s National Women’s Team to a 3-2 win over the United States at the 2016 Four Nations Cup on Friday.
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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

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🇺🇸 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.

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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 6-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 01 Nov 2016

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🇺🇸 United States 6-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Vierumäki Ice Arena, Vierumäki 🇫🇮
Tuesday, 01 November 2016

Twelve different players tallied points as the U.S. Women’s National Team topped Sweden, 6-0, here tonight in the opening game of the 2016 Four Nations Cup.
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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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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 27 Aug 2016

🇷🇺 Russia 4-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Václava Nedomanského, Hodonín 🇨🇿
Saturday, 27 August 2016

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:12 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Hronek, hooking
06:40 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kostin, kneeing
06:57 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Fazylzyanov, roughing
08:20 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Koblížek, roughing
09:15 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Li, high sticking
09:39 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Chmykhov, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 26 Aug 2016

🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Four Nations Cup
Zimní stadion Václava Nedomanského, Hodonín 🇨🇿
Friday, 26 August 2016

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:28 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kaprizov (Polunin)
00:50 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Zaitsev, hooking
03:00 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Li (Chebykin, Belyayev)
03:05 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Volkov, tripping
06:27 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Li, hooking
18:01 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kvartalnov (Kudako, Volkov)
19:18 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Wahlgren, holding
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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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IHLC 2015 In Review – Women’s

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2015 was the year of Team USA in women’s hockey (and for the International Hockey Lineal Championship in particular), with the Americans running the table throughout the calendar year to establish their dominance over the world.
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IIHF Announces Hall Of Fame 2016 Class

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The International Ice Hockey Federation announced their 2016 Hall Of Fame class, to be inducted during the 2016 World Championships in Russia. The class includes five players and two coaches from six different countries, including two posthumous inductions, that have held a myriad of World Championship, Olympic and World Cup medals, along with a number of International Hockey Lineal Championship titles.
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HHOF Inducts Five International Legends To Class Of 2015

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The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2015 Class, inducting five world-class players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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Busy Weekend In First International Break

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It was a busy first weekend break for international hockey this weekend, with a number of key tournaments in both men’s and women’s hockey taking place, including 2018 Olympic qualifiers and the women’s International Hockey Lineal Championship up for grabs.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT) – 08 Nov 2015

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🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
Four Nations Cup Gold Medal Game
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall 🇸🇪
Sunday, 08 November 2015

Hilary Knight scored in overtime as the U.S. Women’s National Team came from behind to claim its sixth Four Nations Cup Championship with a 3-2 victory over rival Canada here today.
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