Finnish forward Venla Hovi, only a day removed from Finland’s shocking silver medal finish on home ice at the 2019 Women’s World Championship, announced her retirement on Twitter at age 31, capping a year of both Worlds silver and a Clarkson Cup.
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๐ธ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท 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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๐จ๐ฆ Canadian Womens Hockey League Announces Shutdown
In a shocking development only a week after their championship was awarded to a record audience, the Canadian Womens Hockey League today, claiming an unsustainable business model, would be ceasing operations as of 1 May, ending a 12-year tenure as one of the top two North American women’s leagues, putting a cloud of uncertainty over next week’s World Women’s Championship, as a number of the players now enter the tournament without a club team to return to in 2019-20.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Calgary Inferno Wins 2019 Clarkson Cup, Alex Rigsby Joins Triple Gold Club
The top-tier Canadian women’s hockey league today awarded their champion, a week after the American Isobel Cup was awarded to the Minnesota Whitecaps, with the Calgary Inferno defeating the Canadiennes de Montrรฉal 5-2 in Toronto to win their second Clarkson Cup in four seasons. Continue reading
๐ธ๐ฐ Ladislav Nagy Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Following in the steps of fellow countryman and teammate Branko Radivojeviฤ, Slovak forward Ladislav Nagy today announced his retirement from hockey at age 39, as he too was part of the HK Dukla Trenฤรญn team that wasย eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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๐ธ๐ฐ Branko Radivojeviฤ Retires Following Dukla Trenฤรญn Elimination
Slovak forward Branko Radivojeviฤ, a key part of the Slovakian national team since the 2000 World Junior Championship, announced his retirement from hockey at age 38, after his club team, HK Dukla Trenฤรญn, was eliminated from the Slovak Extraliga playoffs.
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๐ธ๐ช Jenni Asserholt Retires From HV71, Damkronorna
Swedish star winger Jenni Asserholt, who served as captain for both the club team HV71 and the national Damkronorna, who retired from the latter in 2016, formally announced her retirement from pro hockey outright, at the age of 30.
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๐บ๐ธ 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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๐จ๐ฆ Post-Concussion Symptoms Force Rick Nash To Retire
Canadian star forward Rick Nash, the highly touted #1 pick of the 2002 NHL Draft whose career was hampered by concussion injuries, was today forced to retire from pro hockey at the age of 34, after a 15 year NHL career with Columbus, Boston and the New York Rangers.
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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 2018 In Review – Women’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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๐ท๐บ Yevgeni Zimin: 1947-2018
Soviet star player Yevgeni Zimin, a multiple-Gold medal winner at both the World Championships and Olympic Games, passed away today of a heart attack at the age of 71.
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๐จ๐ญ Morris Trachsler Announces Retirement From National League A
Swiss defensive forward Morris Trachsler, a staple in both the Swiss National League A and on the Swiss national team since 2003, announced his retirement after spending last season with EHC Kloten, leaving the game at the age of 34.
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๐ธ๐ช Henrik Tallinder Retires From TPS At Age 39
Swedish defender Henrik Tallinder, whose career spanned over 20 years in the NHL, Swedish, Swiss and Finnish leagues, today announced his retirement from TPS of the Finnish Liiga, four years removed from his last game in both the NHL and with Tre Kronor.
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๐ฉ๐ช ๐จ๐ฆ 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 Trรคger der Adler into their first ever Gold Medal Game.
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
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.
Itโs improbable, implausible…but no longer impossible.
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๐บ๐ธ Brian Gionta Formally Announces Retirement From Hockey
After nearly a full year without playing professional hockey, only with appearances captaining Team USA at the 2018 Olympics and a short stint in Boston shortly thereafter, Brian Gionta today announced in Buffalo that he would be retiring from hockey and joining the Sabres in a non-playing role, ending a nearly 20-year pro career at age 39.
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๐จ๐ฟ Ondลej Pavelec Announces Surprise Retirement At Age 31
After a career plagued by injuries, recent releases from Winnipeg and the New York Rangers, and failing to be signed by an NHL club, Ondลej Pavelec today announced his retirement from hockey, a surprising development due to only being 31 years old. Continue reading
๐ธ๐ช Henrik Zetterberg Forced To Retire At Age 37 Due To Degenerative Injury
Hampered by a degenerative back injury that failed to improve prior to training camp, the Detroit Red Wings today announced that their captain, Swedish power forward Henrik Zetterberg, would be forced to end his 16-season career, spent all in Detroit, at the age of 37.
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๐จ๐ฆ Jarome Iginla Ends Illustrious Career After 20 Seasons
Canadian power forward Jarome Iginla, who racked up a great number of personal awards and was revered as a powerful leader on the ice, today formally retired as a Calgary Flame, spending 16 of his 20 pro seasons in Calgary. Continue reading
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