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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🇨🇭 🇯🇵 Switzerland And Japan Clinch Final Olympic Qualifying Spots

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After nearly half a year of Olympic qualifiers that began in Mexico last October, four rounds of play and 22 teams competing for a mere two spots in PyeongChang, the final qualification spots were today clinched by Japan and Switzerland for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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2017 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed

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After two seasons of a consistent format, the Euro Hockey Challenge has undergone yet another change for the 2017 iteration, leading up to the IIHF World Championships the following month in Cologne and Paris.
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IHLC 2016 In Review – Men’s

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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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🇳🇴 🇸🇮 🇩🇪 Norway, Slovenia, Germany Nab Final 2018 Olympic Spots

OLYqualifiers
After nearly a year of Olympic qualifiers that began in Bulgaria last October, three rounds of play and 28 teams competing for just three spots in PyeongChang, the final slots were today locked up by Norway, Slovenia and Germany for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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