The 2026 IIHF Congress concluded today in Zรผrich, Switzerland, with a number of major announcements made, the main one being the surprising reversal on the status of Russia and Belarus’ team participation following the original extension of their competition ban, which has been in place since 2022.
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Tag Archives: Olympics
๐ท๐บ Sergei Shirokov Retires From Hockey At KHL Awards
Russian winger Sergei Shirokov, a mainstay of both the KHL and Russian national team, announced his retirement at the 2026 KHL Awards ceremony in Moscow during his acceptance speech for the Gimayev Prize, leaving the game after nearly two decades in pro hockey, capped with a Gagarin Cup, two World Championships and an Olympic Gold medal.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Five Players Join Triple Gold Club Following Victoire Walter Cup Win
Following the Montrรฉal Victoire’s first Walter Cup championship, and the first title for a Canadian club, there are now five new members of the unofficial Women’sย Triple Gold Club, as Canadians Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens and Erin Ambrose, along with American Hayley Scamurra, have now added a Walter Cup to their existing Olympic and World Championship Gold medals.
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๐จ๐ฆ Montrรฉal Victoire Win 2026 Walter Cup, First For Canada
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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๐บ๐ธ Hannah Brandt Retires After Fleet’s Playoff Elimination
After announcing before the 2025-26 PWHL season that it would be her last in order to focus on her studies, Hannah Brandt made her retirement from hockey official at the age of 32, following an illustrious career capped with one Olympic and three World Championship Gold medals, but falling short of the Triple Gold Club after the Boston Fleet were eliminated from the Walter Cup postseason by Ottawa.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Championship
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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๐ธ๐ฎ Anลพe Kopitar Retires Following Kings Playoff Elimination
Slovenian forward Anลพe Kopitar, both the most decorated Slovene and Los Angeles King in hockey history, played his final game after confirming that this season would be his last, retiring at age 38 with two Stanley Cups, and an assortment of individual trophies, including a Messier, three Lady Byng and two Selke awards.
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๐ซ๐ท France Promoted To 2027 Women’s World Championship
After three years stuck in Division IA, and just three months removed from a disappointing last place finish at the Milan Olympics, France clinched their spot at the 2027 Women’s World Championship in Quรฉbec, Canada, after a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia locked them into promotion at the Division IA Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
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๐ธ๐ช Linus Omark Confirms Retirement Following Luleรฅ Elimination
Swedish winger Linus Omark, a mainstay on the Swedish national team for over a decade with a World Championship Gold, Swedish and Swiss League title to his name, confirmed his retirement from the game at the age of 39, following his club, Luleรฅ, being eliminated in the semifinals of the Swedish Hockey League playoffs.
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๐จ๐ญ Patrick Fischer Fired As Swiss National Team Coach Over Falsified Document Scandal
A stunning and surprising development has emerged out of the Switzerland national hockey team’s camp just over a month from hosting the World Championships, as head coach Patrick Fischer, who led theย Eisgenossenย to three World Championship Silver medals, was terminated after admitting to falsifying COVID vaccination documents to enter China during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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๐บ๐ธ Jonathan Quick Retires At 40 Following Final Game
Jonathan Quick, the winningest American goalie in NHL history, confirmed that his start for the New York Rangers against Florida yesterday evening would be his last, capping a 19-season pro career that saw Quick capture three Stanley Cups and an Olympic Silver medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) – 22 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Jack Hughes scored at 1:41 of overtime to give the United States Olympic Gold with a 2-1 win over Canada.
The Americans capitalized on a turnover in their end to create a three-on-one, and Hughes finished the play with a low shot under the left pad of Jordan Binnington.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 20 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Friday, 20 February 2026
The United States scored early and late in the first period and skated to an emphatic 6-2 win over Slovakia tonight.
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๐บ๐ธ Heise, Curl & Zumwinkle Join Triple Gold Club
By virtue of the United States‘ thrilling overtime victory over Canada to capture Olympic Gold in Milan, three forwards on Team USA have now joined the Triple Gold Club, as Taylor Heise, Britta Curl and Grace Zumwinkle all added Olympic Gold to their existing World Championship Gold and Walter Cup titles.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) – 19 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Megan Keller scored at 4:07 of overtime to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada and the Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 18 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Team USA is through to the semifinal after an 2-1 overtime win over Sweden. The Americansโ hero was Quinn Hughes who scored the game-winner at 3:27.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 16 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Monday, 16 February 2026
Powered by four second-period goals, the ultra-dominant U.S. blanked Sweden 5-0 to advance to the Gold medal game at the 2026 Olympic womenโs hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 15 Feb 2026
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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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ – 14 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Saturday, 14 February 2026
A three-goal second-period surge propelled the USA past Denmark, and the Americans pulled away for a 6-3 win.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-0 Italy ๐ฎ๐น – 13 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-0 Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Olympic Quarterfinal
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Friday, 13 February 2026
The U.S. erupted for five second-period goals in a 6-0 Olympic quarter-final rout of host Italy on Friday night. Coach John Wroblewski’s awesome machine of a team is two wins away from Gold with a perfect 5-0 record.
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