
At a press conference during the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto, Canada, both NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and IIHF President Luc Tardif announced a number of international hockey developments, including the return of NHL players to the Winter Olympics and a new tournament to debut in February 2025.
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Tag Archives: Lake Placid
๐บ๐ธ Mark Pavelich: 1958-2021

American forward Mark Pavelich, who played an integral role in the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” for Team USA before embarking on an NHL career, was today found dead at a Minnesota treatment facility at the age of 63.
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๐บ๐ธ ๐ท๐บ IHLC Classics: The Miracle On Ice
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, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of perhaps the most historic game in international hockey, “The Miracle on Ice.”

๐บ๐ธ United States 4-3 Soviet Union ๐ท๐บ
Olympic Medalย Round
Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 22 February 1980
The Olympic Fieldhouse in Lake Placid, New York, hardly seemed like the place where hockey history could be made, but on one afternoon in 1980, the greatest moment in international hockey took place. It was a moment that transformed the game in one country and, over time, around the world.
It was a moment that came to define Olympic success. It was a moment that came to inspire dreams. After 22 February 1980, anything was possible.
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2020 Womenโs World Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, which hopes to bring as much drama and excitement as the last year’s tournament in Finland did.
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๐บ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฎ IHLC Classics: The Impossible Dream Comes True
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, to celebrate Independence Day in the United States, we feature the finale of the 1980 Lake Placid Games, Team USA’s post-Miracle victory to clinch Olympic Gold on home ice.

๐บ๐ธ United States 4-2ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Medalย Round
Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 24 February 1980
It was a Sunday morning 30 years ago today.
You didn’t have to be a hockey fan to want to tune your television set to ABC at 11 a.m. You didn’t even have to be a sports fan, for that matter. If you were an American who wanted to see something magical and inspiring, you made an appointment with your TV that morning because you knew that the greatest of all underdogs had a chance to do something remarkable in the tiny village of Lake Placid, NY.
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2017 Women’s Worlds Awarded To Plymouth, Michigan

Today the USA Hockey Arena, an arena in Plymouth, Michigan that was recently purchased by USA Hockey to house their National Development Team, announced that the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships would be held at the arena, tentatively set for 1-8 April 2017.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 3-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 09 Aug 2014
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 3-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 09 August 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:13 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Milano, roughing
10:13 – ๐จ๐ฟย PEN – Maลกรญn, roughing
10:51 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Motte (Collins, Butcher)
11:09 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Downing, roughing
18:56 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Carlo, interference
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 9-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 07 Aug 2014
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 9-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 07 August 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:07 –ย ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Hayden, holding
05:04 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Tuch (Eichel, Milano)
17:22 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Motte (Eichel, Tuch)
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 09 Nov 2013

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-3ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Four Nations Cupย Gold Medal Game
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 09 November 2013
Jenelle Kohanchuk saw an opportunity, so she made the best of it at just the right time.
Kohanchuk scored twice as Canada’s women’s hockey team defeated Finland 6-3 on Saturday for the Gold medal at Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 08 Nov 2013

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cupย Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 08 November 2013
Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations women’s hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 06 Nov 2013

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Four Nations Cupย Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Natalie Spooner broke a tie on a 5-on-3 power play with 3:30 left and Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Wednesday night in the Four Nations Cup womenโs hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 05 Nov 2013

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Tuesday, 05 November 2013
Canadaโs womenโs hockey team didnโt play its best game in its Four Nations Cup opener, but it was enough to beat Finland 3-1.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 10 Aug 2013
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
National Junior Evaluation Camp
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Quentin Shore tallied two goals and an assist to help Team USA to a 5-1 victory over Canada today at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The U.S. tallied three power-play goals and a shorthanded goal in its final game of the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 08 Aug 2013
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 7-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
National Junior Evaluation Camp
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Thursday, 08 August 2013
Kerby Rychel had a pair of goals, including the game winner, as Canada defeated Sweden 7-3 Thursday in a junior hockey exhibition game.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 07 Aug 2013
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 United States ๐บ๐ธ
National Junior Evaluation Camp
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Team USA lost to Sweden 4-0 here today at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 06 Aug 2010
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Summer Hockey Challenge
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 06 August 2010
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:11 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Ekman-Larsson, high sticking double minor
16:49 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Morin, boarding
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 04 Aug 2010
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Summer Hockey Challenge
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:11 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Rissanen, hooking
02:32 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Morin (Clendening)
08:32 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Brickley, high sticking
12:14 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Bjugstad (Faulk, Bennett)
12:44 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Brown
13:19 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Etem, hooking
17:50 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Jokipakka, tripping
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 03 Aug 2010
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Summer Hockey Challenge
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Tuesday, 03 August 2010
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:16 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Zucker (Bennett, Dumoulin)
01:54 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Lehner, interference
02:12 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Almqvist, hooking
02:36 – ๐บ๐ธ PP2 GOAL – Forbort (Clendening, Nelson)
03:07 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Faulk (Bennett, Morin)
04:05 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Coyle (Palmieri, Ramage)
10:19 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Merrill, interference / boarding double minor
15:38 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – team, too many players
17:21 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Lander (Larsson, Pรครคjรคrvi-Svensson)
17:58 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Zucker, playing without helmet
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 09 Nov 2008
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Four Nations Cupย Bronze Medal Game
1980 Herb Brooksย Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 09 November 2008
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:52 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Kovalainen, hooking
13:14 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Tarvainen, interference
15:06 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Holmlรถv, body checking
19:35 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Asserholt, interference
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) – 07 Nov 2008

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆย (OT)
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
1932 Jack Shea Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 07 November 2008
Sweden made history on Friday night in Lake Placid, scoring its first ever victory over Canada in womenโs hockey, a 2-1 overtime thriller. The game had no bearing on Canadaโs spot in the final at the Four Nations Cup, a spot that it secured on the strength of a 4-2 win over the U.S. on Thursday.
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