
After a tumultuous year that saw the IIHF Women’s Championship be cancelled for the second straight year, then revived in August, the IHLC finally saw a return to relative normalcy in the second half of 2021, in the lead-up to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Tag Archives: Helsinki
IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 11 Nov 2021

🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
Exhibition Game
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Mélodie Daoust scored the winning goal as Canada downed host Finland 4-2 in a women’s hockey game Thursday.
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🇫🇮 2022 World Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2022 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland, returning to the nation for the first time since Helsinki hosted consecutively in 2012-13.
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IHLC 2020 In Review – Men’s

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Lineal Championship only saw nine games of competition this year on the men’s side, staying completely within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, due to May’s World Championships being cancelled in Switzerland.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2020

🇷🇺 Russia 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 08 November 2020
In the concluding match of the 2020 Karjala Cup, the senior Russian national team proved too strong for Czechia, earning a 3-0 triumph at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 07 Nov 2020

🇨🇿 Czechia 2-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 07 November 2020
BOXSCORE
1st Period
12:28 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Nestrašil (H. Zohorna, Galvas)
16:08 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lenc, slashing
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🇷🇺 Alexander Svitov Announces Retirement At Age 38

Russian forward Alexander Svitov, known for his grinding style and aggressive physicality, today announced his retirement from pro hockey at age 38, after spending his final season in 2019-20 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Continue reading
IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 05 Nov 2020

🇨🇿 Czechia 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 05 November 2020
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:37 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Jeřábek, hooking
16:25 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Lindqvist, delay of game
16:34 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Hronek (Nestrašil, H. Zohorna)
17:18 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Bristedt, tripping
18:18 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – H. Zohorna (Nestrašil, Hronek)
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺 – 06 Feb 2020

🇫🇮 Finland 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺
Beijer Hockey Games
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 06 February 2020
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:37 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Pulkkinen
05:43 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Nättinen (Koivisto)
06:54 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Junttila (Vittasmäki, Karjalainen)
10:15 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Svetlakov, tripping
17:35 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Pulkkinen, tripping
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Junior

The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw seven different champions hold the belt over the course of 21 games in 2019, including the end of the 2019 World Juniors and the start of the subsequent 2020 tournament.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Men’s

The International Hockey Lineal Championship this year stayed within the confines of the Euro Hockey Tour, with only Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland holding the title over the course of 28 games throughout 2019.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺 – 10 Nov 2019

🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 10 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:32 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Kovář (Řepík)
19:10 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Shumakov, holding
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 10 Nov 2019

🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Four Nations Cup
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Sunday, 10 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:51 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Aa. Räty (Hirvonen, Ak. Räty)
11:09 – 🇸🇪 PEN – team, too many players
18:00 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Petman, hooking
19:40 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Broberg, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 09 Nov 2019

🇨🇿 Czechia 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 09 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:58 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Niemelä, cross checking
17:32 – 🇨🇿 PEN – T. Zohorna, slashing
19:59 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Jaškin, cross checking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-1 Russia 🇷🇺 – 09 Nov 2019

🇸🇪 Sweden 6-1 Russia 🇷🇺
Four Nations Cup
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 09 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:50 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Marchenko, tripping
05:45 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Galenyuk, boarding minor + 10 min. misconduct
07:25 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Eriksson (Höglander, Pašić)
11:48 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Pustozerov, cross checking
19:17 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Chinakhov (Nikolaev, Misyul)
19:30 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Åman, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2019

🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Four Nations Cup
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Friday, 08 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:47 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Dajčar, holding
10:53 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Houdek, boarding minor + 10 min. misconduct
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 07 Nov 2019

🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Thursday, 07 November 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:29 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Sharipzyanov (Burdasov, Kuzmenko)
19:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kuusela, hooking
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 26 Apr 2019

🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Euro Hockey Challenge
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Friday, 26 April 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:59 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Koivisto, holding
16:13 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Svedberg, checking to the head minor + 10 min. misconduct
16:41 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Rajala (Pesonen, Lehtonen)
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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: Kultajuhlien Käynnistäjä
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 Finnish Itsenäisyyspäivä (Independence Day), we feature their second World Junior Championship Gold in three years, both won in overtime thrillers, this time by Kasperi Kapanen.

🇫🇮 Finland 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Tuesday, 05 January 2016
In a tense and thrilling climax to the 2016 World Juniors, Kasperi Kapanen’s overtime winner at 1:33 gave host Finland a 4-3 gold medal victory over Russia.
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