๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Womenโs World Championship Preliminary Round
Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Sunday, 08 November 2026
The U.S. Womenโs National Team topped Germany, 5-0, in its second preliminary-round game at the 2026 IIHF Womenโs World Championship on Sunday.
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The IIHF Women’s World Championship is returning to Denmark for the second time in four years, as the debut November edition of the tournament sees the reigning Olympic and World champion Americans looking to defend their crownin the 25th edition of the tournament from 06-16 November, with games in Herning and Esbjerg.
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In a stunning reversal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Ice Hockey Federation today was ordered to immediately reinstate all Russian hockey teams to IIHF competition despite their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, throwing a major wrench into upcoming tournaments throughout the 2026-27 season.
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TheIHLC.com is debuting a new recurring feature, highlighting detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history – that are not, however, part of the IHLC timeline – โNon-IHLC Classics.โ Today, in honour of German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), and in anticipation of Veltins-Arena hosting the 2027 IIHF World Championship opener in May, we feature when Germany hosted the largest attendance in hockey history at that point, a world record crowd of nearly 78,000 in Gelsenkirchen.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany 2-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen ๐ฉ๐ช
Friday, 07 May 2010
What a way to start the 2010 World Championship for the host country.
With a loud and boisterous world record crowd of 77,803 looking on at Veltins-Arena, Felix Schรผtz tipped a shot into the USA net 21 seconds into overtime to give to Germany a 2-1 victory in the opening game of the International Ice Hockey Federationโs annual showcase event on Friday.
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After a two-round vote to replace IIHF President Luc Tardif, Franz Reindl today was voted in as new President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, following stints as an IIHF Council member and President of the German Ice Hockey Federation.
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The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the defending champion Swedes looking to repeat as champions for the first time in history, while hosts Canada will look to regain Gold on home ice for the first time since 2023.
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The schedule for the 2027 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Dรผsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, with the hosts set to kick off the tournament with an epic opener at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, trying to break the international attendance record set when Germany last hosted in 2010.
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Today marks the anniversary of the tragic air disaster of Yak-Service Flight 9633 on 07 September 2011, that crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, and killed the entire roster and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, and all but one of the flight crew members, when a pilot error caused the aircraft to fail its takeoff, running off the runway and crashing into a tower mast.
Then-IIHF president Renรฉ Fasel declared the crash as “the darkest day in the history of our sport,” as fans from across the world, and in particular Russia and the eight other nations represented by team players and staff, mourned for the shocking and tragic loss. On this sad anniversary, TheIHLC.com commemorates this deep loss, and remember those who perished in the accident.
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The schedule for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, with the Danish cities of Herning and Esbjerg set to host for the first time since 2022, with Team USA looking to repeat as World Champions, along with doubling up on their 2026 Olympic Gold medal.
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Division IA relegation at the 2026 World Championships came a full day before the end of group round competition, with Great Britain and Italy being relegated after a single year back up at the Top Division, meaning they will miss the 2027 Worlds in Germany.
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After two disappointing consecutive semifinal losses in the PWHL playoffs, the Montrรฉal Victoire finally climbed the proverbial mountain, defeating the Ottawa Charge in four games to win the club’s, and Canada’s, first ever Walter Cup championship.
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๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 6-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zรผrich ๐จ๐ญ
Monday, 18 May 2026
Three was tonightโs magic number for Switzerland. Three goals in 3:33 blew this game open in the second period, and took the host nation to three wins from three games.
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The top teams in international hockey will converge on Zรผrich and Fribourg, Switzerland, starting this Friday 15 May, kicking off the premiere event of the annual global hockey calendar, the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Exhibition Game
SAP Arena, Mannheim ๐ฉ๐ช
Sunday, 10 May 2026
The U.S. Menโs National Team used goals from five different players on the way to a 5-2 win over Germany here tonight in its lone pre-tournament game ahead of the 2026 IIHF Menโs World Championship. The content was played before a lively and capacity crowd of 12,909 at SAP Arena.
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The Division IA World Championship tournament in Sosnowiec, Poland saw the top two spots for promotion to the 2027 World Championship in Germany settled in a thrilling tournament, with Kazakhstan clinching the first spot, while Ukraine snagged the final spot on the last day of competition, clinching their returns to the Top Division for the first time since 2025 and 2007, respectively.
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Making its return for the first time in twelve years, the NHL today announced the host cities for the World Cup of Hockey, with group play to be split between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia, with the semifinal and final to be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Sunday, 15 February 2026
The United States chipped away at the German defence, played patient hockey, and skated to a 5-1 win over Germany in the final game of the preliminary round in Santagiulia.
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On the biggest stage in international hockey, the host nation that nobody expected to make a splash has done just that, with Italy officially locking up their spot in the Quarterfinals, and becoming the first nation since Hungary and Czechia, both in 2022, to contend for the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Boije, tripping
03:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Langvardt, holding
12:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Skarby, hooking
14:43 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Hemstrรถm, boarding
14:52 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Reinwald, holding
14:56 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Langvardt (Hillstrรถm)
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