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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IHLC 2018 In Review – Women’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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๐ฉ๐ช ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: Einsatz Goldmedaille
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 German Unity Day, we feature Germany’s shocking upset over Canada at February’s PyeongChang Olympics, thrusting Trรคger der Adler into their first ever Gold Medal Game.
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 23 February 2018
Germany has defeated Canada for the first time in Olympic hockey history after suffering 15 straight losses dating back to 1932 (including East and West).
The reward for this historic victory is a more historic opportunity to play the Olympic Athletes from Russia for the gold medal for the first time.
Itโs improbable, implausible…but no longer impossible.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russia 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช (OT) – 25 Feb 2018
๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russiaย 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ชย (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 25 February 2018
Kirill Kaprizov’s overtime goal gave the OAR team a thrilling 4-3 Gold medal win over underdog Germany. It’s the first Russian Olympic Gold since 1992.
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IHLC Results – ๐ฉ๐ช Germany 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 23 Feb 2018
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 23 February 2018
Germany has defeated Canada for the first time in Olympic hockey history after suffering 15 straight losses dating back to 1932 (including East and West).
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (SO) – 22 Feb 2018
๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆย (SO)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 22 February 2018
After 80 minutes of end-to-end action, the women’s Olympic Gold medal was decided by a shootout. And even that went to overtime before the U.S. won, 3-2.
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IHLC Results – ๐ฉ๐ช Germany 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 21 Feb 2018
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ชย (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneungย ๐ฐ๐ท
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Sweden rallies from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits but loses in overtime. The loss is the greatest upset in Olympic hockey since 2002 when Belarus beat Sweden, also 4-3.
Patirck Reimer drove hard to the goal, skated around three Swedes in the process, and banged his own rebound past goalie Viktor Fasth just 90 seconds into a 10-minute four-on-four overtime to give Germany an improbable 4-3 victory over Sweden.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 19 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 5-0ย Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Monday, 19 February 2018
As expected, Canada exactly matched what the Americans did earlier today, defeating their semi-finals opponent 5-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 18 Feb 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 3-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Patrik Zackrisson’s goal midway through the third broke a 1-1 tie and gave Tre Kronor a key victory over Finland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-1 Norway ๐ณ๐ด – 16 Feb 2018
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-1ย Norway ๐ณ๐ด
Olympic Preliminary Round
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 16 February 2018
Norway struck first through Patrick Thoresen, but Eeli Tolvanen sparked a revival as Finland collected its second win in Gangneung.
Eeli Tolvanen scored twice to help Finland overcome an early deficit and ease to a 5-1 victory against its Nordic neighbour.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 15 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 2-1ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Geneviรจve Lacasse stoned the top scorers of the U.S. this afternoon to lead Canada to an inspired 2-1 win and claim top spot in Group A.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 15 Feb 2018
๐ซ๐ฎ Finlandย 5-2ย Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Olympic Preliminary Round
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Eeli Tolvanen, an 18-year-old Olympic rookie, made a splashy debut with a goal and three assists as Finland beat Germany 5-2 to kick off Group C on Thursday.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 13 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 4-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Remembering last yearโs loss at the Womenโs Worlds, Canada came out firing on all cylinders and took advantage of some weak defence by the Finns, winning 4-1.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 11 Feb 2018
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0ย Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Team Canada began its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold with a speedy 5-0 win over the Olympic Athletes From Russia.
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2018 Women’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released
The schedule for the women’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea were released by the IIHF today, kicking off hockey at the Olympics on Saturday, 10 February.
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