Just days after the death of Ján Starší, who built the Czechoslovak national team into a dominant force in the 1970’s, the man who helped carry the Czechoslovakian team through the 1980’s and Czech team in the 1990’s has also passed away, as Luděk Bukač today died at the age of 83.
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Tag Archives: Germany
🇭🇺 🇩🇰 Hungary, Denmark Promoted To 2020 Women’s World Championship
Just days after France and Sweden were relegated to Division IA at the 2020 Women’s World Championship, their spots were claimed by long-time returnees Denmark and first-timers Hungary for the Top Division in 2020.
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🇸🇪 🇫🇷 Sweden, France Relegated From Women’s World Championship
In one unsurprising development, and in another very surprising development, France and Sweden have been relegated to Division IA of the 2020 Women’s World Championship, with France going back down after their first trip to the Top Division, while Sweden is relegated for the first time in their history.
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IHLC Preview – 2019 Women’s World Championship
For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will expand to a 10-team field when the best women’s players in the world face off in Espoo, Finland, for the 2019 edition of the championship, the 19th edition of the tournament.
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2020 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ostrava and Třinec, Czechia has been released, with the host nation opening the tournament against rivals Russia, while defending champion Finland opens their defence against border rival Sweden.
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🇺🇸 Minnesota Whitecaps Capture Isobel Cup In Inaugural NWHL Season
The first of two women’s hockey championships in a one week span has been crowned, with the expansion Minnesota Whitecaps defeating the Buffalo Beauts on home ice in a 2-1 overtime victory to capture the 2019 Isobel Cup.
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2019 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return with a new, shorter format in 2019, with national teams preparing for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia this May.
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🇩🇰 Denmark Relegated To World Junior Championship Division IA
In a surprising twist at the World Junior Championship, Kazakhstan swept Denmark in their relegation series to stay in the Top Division for 2020, sending Denmark back to Division IA for the first time since 2014.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s
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 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 Träger der Adler into their first ever Gold Medal Game.
🇩🇪 Germany 4-3 Canada 🇨🇦
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung 🇰🇷
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.
It’s improbable, implausible…but no longer impossible.
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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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Washington Capitals Make Stanley Cup History With IHLC Help
The Washington Capitals finally shook their reputation as playoff chokers, capturing the Stanley Cup over the Vegas Golden Knights with four straight wins in five games to win their first championship in team history.
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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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IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-1 Germany 🇩🇪 – 15 Apr 2018
🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-1 Germany 🇩🇪
Euro Hockey Challenge
EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden 🇩🇪
Sunday, 15 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:40 – 🇩🇪 GOAL – Müller (Pietta, Wagner)
09:56 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Höfflin, roughing
13:22 – 🇸🇰 GOAL – Šimun (Ďaloga, Nagy)
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 2-1 Germany 🇩🇪 (SO) – 14 Apr 2018
🇸🇰 Slovakia 2-1 Germany 🇩🇪 (SO)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Eisstadion Weisswasser, Weisswasser 🇩🇪
Saturday, 14 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
14:09 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Čajkovský, elbowing
18:54 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Uvira, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇩🇪 Germany 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT) – 07 Apr 2018
🇩🇪 Germany 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT)
Euro Hockey Challenge
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Saturday, 07 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:33 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Höfflin, tripping
03:41 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Khokhlachyov (Kagarlitski, Semyonov)
06:23 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Semyonov, high sticking
06:58 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Sezemsky, tripping
07:23 – 🇩🇪 GOAL – Michaelis (Bender, Nowak)
13:12 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Vereshagin, tripping
18:04 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Loibl, tripping
18:59 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Nowak, roughing
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Germany 🇩🇪 – 06 Apr 2018
🇷🇺 Russia 4-1 Germany 🇩🇪
Euro Hockey Challenge
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Friday, 06 April 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:47 – 🇩🇪 PEN – team, too many players
09:11 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Ilyenko (Padakin)
19:32 – 🇩🇪 PEN – Wagner, kneeing
19:32 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kraskovski, roughing
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🇩🇪 Christian Ehrhoff Retires After Twenty Season Career
Christian Ehrhoff, fresh off a shocking German silver medal win at the PyeongChang Olympics, has decided to retire from hockey at the age of 35, following Kölner Haie’s elimination from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga playoffs, capping a 20 season career split between the NHL and Germany.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Olympic Athletes From Russia 4-3 Germany 🇩🇪 (OT) – 25 Feb 2018
🇷🇺 Olympic Athletes From Russia 4-3 Germany 🇩🇪 (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung 🇰🇷
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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