2014 was quite a year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, in that theihlc.com formally launched in September, bringing 100+ years of international hockey history online. But this calendar year certainly saw its share of movement and excitement as well.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2015, to be inducted this May at the IIHF World Championships in Czechia. All four players set to be inducted into the players category bring a swath of major international accomplishments, for the Czechs (Dominik Hašek and Robert Reichel), Canada (Scott Niedermayer) and Sweden (Maria Rooth), including all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship at one point or another.
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🇫🇮 Jarkko Ruutu Retires From Jokerit
Yet another mainstay of the Leijonat has decided to hang up his skates. Following earlier retirements of Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne, it is now power forward Jarkko Ruutu, a 12-year NHL, six year SM-liiga and Finnish national team veteran, retiring from the sport. Ruutu laced up for HIFK and Jokerit in the SM-liiga, as well as for Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Ottawa and Anaheim in the NHL.
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🇨🇿 Injuries Force Tomáš Vokoun Into Retirement
Unable to return to the ice following surgery to remove a blood clot from his pelvis nearly a year ago, goalie veteran Tomáš Vokoun has decided to call it a career, after 16 seasons in the NHL playing for Montréal, Nashville, Florida, Washington and Pittsburgh.
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🇸🇪 Lingering Back Injury Forces Daniel Alfredsson Into Retirement
Ending months of speculation on whether he would return for a final season with the Detroit Red Wings, 18-year NHL veteran and longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has opted to retire, with a nagging back injury ending his career at the age of 41, resigning with Ottawa for the day to retire as a Senator.
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🇨🇦 Jean Béliveau: 1931-2014
The hockey world has lost another giant, as reports today confirmed that Montréal Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau has died at the age of 83.
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🇨🇦 Pat Quinn: 1943-2014
Former NHL player and coach Pat Quinn, who led Canada to their first Olympic Gold Medal in 50 years, along with leading them to a perfect World Cup in 2004, has died in Vancouver at the age of 71.
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🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov: 1930-2014
Former Soviet head coach Viktor Tikhonov, who coached the dominant Red Army team from 1977 to 1994, winning eight World Championships, three Olympic Gold Medals and the 1981 Canada Cup, has died in Moscow following a long illness at the age of 84.
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🇫🇮 The Finnish Flash Retires: Teemu Selänne Not Returning To Jokerit
After a brilliant 21-year NHL career, an impressive start with his hometown Jokerit, and one of the greatest international careers in hockey history, Teemu Selänne has confirmed that he will not be making a “victory lap” with Jokerit, after retiring from the Anaheim Ducks at the end of last season.
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HHOF Inducts Four International Legends
Tomorrow, the Hockey Hall Of Fame will enshrine four new members into its players category as the Class of 2014 – not just players who shined in their National Hockey League careers, but also for the tremendous careers they achieved internationally. Dominik Hašek, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake and Mike Modano share numerous Olympic, World Championship and World Cup championships between them, in addition to all having held the International Hockey Lineal Championship in their illustrious careers.
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🇰🇷 Korea Granted Berths At 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
After months of speculation and deliberation over whether the host nation of the 2018 Olympics, Korea, would be granted automatic berths in the games for ice hockey, the IIHF today announced at their IIHF Congress meeting that both the Korean men’s and women’s teams would gain berths to the Games. As reported by the IIHF, the decision was made to increase investment to Korea’s hockey program in the three-plus years leading up to the games to ensure that the Koreans field competitive teams in 2018.
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🇫🇮 “Captain K” Hanging It Up: Saku Koivu Retires
After an 18-year NHL career, and an illustrious span as the captain of Finland since 1998, Saku Koivu announced his retirement from the Anaheim Ducks.
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🇺🇸 Bob Suter: 1957-2014
Former U.S. national team defenceman Bob Suter, who helped helm the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic team to the stunning “Miracle On Ice” victory at the 1980 Olympics over the Soviet Union, has died of a heart attack at age 57.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström Awarded Olympic Silver in Sweden
As was first reported earlier in the month, the International Olympic Committee and IIHF righted a big wrong committed at the Gold Medal Game in Sochi this past February, awarding a silver medal to Swedish forward Nicklas Bäckström, who was barred from the game just prior to puck drop over testing positive for pseudoephedrine in an allergy medication, which was later discovered to be prescribed to him, and not ingested maliciously.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström To Receive 2014 Olympic Silver Medal
One of the most intriguing story lines of the 2014 Gold Medal Game between Canada and Sweden, in which Canada won 3-0 to win its second straight Olympic Gold and retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship, was not the players in the game, but the one player who was not in the game: Nicklas Bäckström.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 23 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Toews repeats Vancouver; Crosby scores beauty; Weber-Keith sensational on the blue line. Canada had it all, and Sweden had no response to relentless pressure.
There was no last-minute blown lead, no golden goal, no host nation heroics, no high drama.
Tonight, Canada played a perfect game of hockey and skated to a thoroughly deserved 3-0 win over Sweden at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, closing the 2014 Olympics with an efficiency Sweden could not match.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸 – 21 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Semifinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Friday, 21 February 2014
Sidney Crosby was dangerous all night and the Weber-Doughty duo were remarkable, but Jamie Benn was the hero in leading Canada to the Gold medal game on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (OT) – 20 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the night on the power play at 8:10 of overtime to give Canada its fourth straight Olympic Gold.
The loss was stunning for the Americans who led 2-0 with less than four minutes to play in regulation time.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 19 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻
Olympic Quarterfinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Patient Canada got a power-play goal off a blistering one timer from Shea Weber at 13:06 of the third period to give Canada a 2-1 win over Latvia.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 17 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Semifinal
Shayba Arena, Sochi 🇷🇺
Monday, 17 February 2014
Canada scored three times in the first period and coasted to a 3-1 win over Switzerland to set up a Gold medal game against the United States on Wednesday.
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