The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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2019 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Espoo, Finland, which for the first time in history sees the field of contenders expand to ten, welcoming both Japan and France into the fold.
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2019 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against the Czechs, while hosts Slovakia open the tournament against the United States.
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🇫🇷 Dave Henderson & Pierre Pousse Coach Final Game For Les Bleus
Dave Henderson and Pierre Pousse, who helmed the France national team’s bench together as head and assistant coaches respectively since 2004, today both coached their final game, a 5-1 loss to Switzerland at the 2018 World Championships, ending a remarkable 14 year streak of bringing French hockey back to the Top Division to stay.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 6-0 France 🇫🇷 – 13 May 2018
🇨🇿 Czechia 6-0 France 🇫🇷
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Sunday, 13 May 2018
There are hungry Bruins on the prowl in Copenhagen. David Pastrňák scored two first-period goals to spark the Czech Republic to a 6-0 romp over France on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 7-0 France 🇫🇷 – 04 May 2018
🇷🇺 Russia 7-0 France 🇫🇷
World Championship Preliminary Round
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Friday, 04 May 2018
Russia scored three first-period goals in just 3:14 and never looked back in a 7-0 romp over France to kick off the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Copenhagen.
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IHLC Preview – 2018 World Championship
The finish of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 4 May in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with the top sixteen hockey countries in the world meeting to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
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🇫🇮 Finland Wins 2018 Euro Hockey Tour & Challenge
For just the second time in history, the same nation has captured both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge titles, with Finland today edging out Sweden to lock up the 2017-18 Tour, becoming the second team after Czechia in 2012 to achieve the double.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇷 France 3-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 28 Apr 2018
🇫🇷 France 3-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Euro Hockey Challenge
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Saturday, 28 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
08:08 – 🇸🇰 GOAL – Ďaloga (Bakoš)
15:48 – 🇫🇷 GOAL – Rech (Lampérier)
17:58 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Treille, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-0 France 🇫🇷 – 27 Apr 2018
🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-0 France 🇫🇷
Euro Hockey Challenge
Nitra Aréna, Nitra 🇸🇰
Friday, 27 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:34 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Chakiachvili, hooking
05:38 – 🇸🇰 GOAL – Haščák (Mikúš, Sekera)
09:58 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Marcinko, slashing
18:40 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Manavian, interference
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🇫🇷 France Clinches Final Spot In 2019 World Women’s Championships
France’s women’s hockey team has made history in the Alps commune of Vaujany, as they became the tenth and final team to clinch a spot at the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship, becoming the first team to join the Top Division since the tournament expanded to ten teams in 2017.
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2018 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2018 World Championship in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against Belarus, while hosts Denmark open the tournament against Germany on opening day.
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2018 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return in the lead-up to the 2018 World Championships this season, with yet another scheduling reformat thanks to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with national teams fine-tuning their rosters before heading to Copenhagen and Herning.
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🇫🇷 🇩🇰 2017 World Championship Spell Retirement For Huet, Meunier, Green
Three legends of emerging squads both played their final international matches today at the 2017 World Championship, as French goalie Cristobal Huet, French captain Laurent Meunier and Danish captain Morten Green played their final games of the tournament, finalizing their retirements that were announced before the tournament began.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 France 🇫🇷 – 11 May 2017
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 France 🇫🇷
World Championship Preliminary Round
AccorHotels Arena, Paris 🇫🇷
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Canada led 1-0. France led 2-1. Canada went ahead 3-2. The sold-out crowd of 14,510 was rockin’ all night as David and Goliath played evenly for 60 minutes.
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IHLC Preview – 2017 World Championship
The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 05 May in both Cologne and Paris, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting to compete at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 6-0 France 🇫🇷 – 15 Apr 2017
🇷🇺 Russia 6-0 France 🇫🇷
Euro Hockey Challenge
Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺
Saturday, 15 April 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:05 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Mironov (Telegin)
07:01 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Treille, hooking
07:38 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Kiselevich (Shalunov)
11:48 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Valier, tripping
13:10 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Shalunov (Sannikov, Shumakov)
15:29 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Perret, holding
19:26 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Andronov, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇷 France 1-0 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT) – 13 Apr 2017
🇫🇷 France 1-0 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺
Thursday, 13 April 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:03 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Blazhiyevski, boarding
19:32 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Shumakov, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇷 France 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 09 Apr 2017
🇫🇷 France 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Aren’Ice, Cergy-Pontoise 🇫🇷
Sunday, 09 April 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:33 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Schäppi, holding
13:58 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Ville, interference
16:36 – 🇫🇷 PEN – S. Da Costa, slashing
16:44 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – Riat (Almond, Herzog)
19:42 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Fleury, interference
19:42 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Fleury, roughing double minor
19:42 – 🇨🇭 PEN – C. Baltisberger, roughing double minor
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 France 🇫🇷 – 08 Apr 2017
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 France 🇫🇷
Euro Hockey Challenge
Coliséum, Amiens 🇫🇷
Saturday, 08 April 2017
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:36 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Suter (Praplan)
12:12 – 🇫🇷 PEN – Claireaux, cross checking
12:12 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Herren, tripping
15:09 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Marti, cross checking
15:31 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Froidevaux, hooking
15:52 – 🇫🇷 PP2 GOAL – Meunier (S. Da Costa, Hecquefeuille)
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