๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Norway, Slovenia, Germany Nab Final 2018 Olympic Spots

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After nearly a year of Olympic qualifiers that began in Bulgaria last October, three rounds of play and 28 teams competing for just three spots in PyeongChang, the final slots were today locked up by Norway, Slovenia and Germany for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Japan, Poland & Italy Advance To Olympic Final Qualification

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The second leg of Olympic Qualification is in the books, with Japan, Poland and Italy emerging victorious in the Pre-Qualification Round to advance to the Final Qualification round in September, with the winners moving on to Koreaย in 2018.
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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Austria, Slovenia Relegated From World Championship

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For the fourth straight World Championship in which they are participating, Austria and Slovenia have been relegated back to Division IA for 2016, failing to clinch spots at next year’s World Championship in Russia.
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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Kazakhstan, Hungary Promoted To 2016 Worlds

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After Poland failed to defeat Hungary in regulation in front of their hometown fans, Hungary clinched the second and final promotion to the 2016 World Championships in Russia, following an undefeated Kazakhstan who punched their ticket on Thursday.
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IHLC Team Profiles – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland (Junior)


๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ POLAND (POL) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1976-)

Poland was a participant at the first World Junior Championship in 1977 (finishing last), playing in the Top Division five more times before being relegated in 1997. Since then they have remained largely in Division I (despite a few drops to Division II), looking to crawl back up into the higher echelons of the tournament.
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IHLC Team Profiles – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland (Men’s)

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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ POLAND (POL) Menโ€™s National Ice Hockey Team (1926-)
3ย wins, 3ย reigns, 3ย games with IHLC – ranked 18th
IHLC last held 13 April 1986

Poland was one of the rare Eastern European teams to compete for the IHLC in the pre-war era, winning their first IHLC at the 1931 World Championship, on home turf in Krynica. While theย Eaglesย managed to contend during the Iron Curtain era of international hockey, winning two more IHLC titles, they have slipped in the post-Cold War era, not holding the IHLC since 1986, playing for the IHLC since 2004, and only qualifying for the top tier of the World Championship a handful of times since 1979.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia 4-4 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 01 Sep 1993

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia 4-4 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Qualification Round
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Wednesday, 01 September 1993

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1st Period
00:35 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ GOAL – Baฤa (P. ล ลฅastnรฝ)
05:55 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Zamojski
07:31 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ PP GOAL – Medล™ik (Cรญger)
10:12 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ PEN – Smerฤiak
13:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Fraszko
13:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ PEN – Baฤa
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 12-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 19 Apr 1989

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 12-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Wednesday, 19 April 1989

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1st Period
00:30 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Krutov (Makarov)
03:18 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Szopiล„ski
08:08 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Fyodorov
10:23 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Larionov (Shiryaev, Makarov)
17:07 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Kasatonov (Bykov)
19:11 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Khmylyov
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 5-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 22 Feb 1988

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 5-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Olympic Saddledome, Calgary ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 22 February 1988

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1st Period
03:10 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย PEN – Susi, interference
09:58 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย GOAL – Pacuล‚a (Szopiล„ski, Copija)
10:48 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย PEN – Kwasigroch, hooking
19:16 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย GOAL – Helminen (Blomqvist, Eloranta)
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 1-0 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 14 Feb 1988

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย Canada 1-0 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Olympic Saddledome, Calgary ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sunday, 14 February 1988

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1st Period
04:22 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย GOAL – Habscheid (Sherven, Yawney)
06:05 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย PEN – Schreiber, interference
12:16 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย PEN – Groth, tripping
16:47 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย PEN – Sleblecki, slashing
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 13 Apr 1986

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Sunday, 13 April 1986

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1st Period
00:14 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Williams, high sticking
03:17 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Podsiadล‚o, hooking
07:12 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Kukla, slashing
07:45 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PP GOAL – Erickson (McNab, Broten)
10:43 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Granato, tripping
11:38 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Kฤ…dzioล‚ka, high sticking
16:14 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Gosselin, high sticking
16:14 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Donatelli, cross checking
17:21 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Barrasso, slashing
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 2-1 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 12 Apr 1986

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 2-1 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Saturday, 12 April 1986

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1st Period
07:29 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ GOAL – Christ (Sikorski)
12:46 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Slanina
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 12-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 07 Feb 1984

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 12-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Group Round
Olimpijska Dvorana Zetra, Sarajevo ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 07 February 1984

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1st Period
00:57 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Gruth, hooking
02:43 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PP GOAL – Drozdetski (Tyumenev)
05:34 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Shepelev (Khomutov, Gerasimov)
08:24 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Kovin (Skvortsov)
11:18 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ GOAL – Sikorski
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 8-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 16 Feb 1980

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 8-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Firstย Round
Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saturday, 16 February 1980

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1st Period
01:53 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย GOAL – Skvortsov (Zhluktov)

03:01 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย PEN – Pytel, hooking
10:27 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย GOAL – Balderis (Zhluktov, Skvortsov)
10:36 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย GOAL – Balderis (Zhluktov)
13:37 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย GOAL – Mikhailov (Fetisov, Kharlamov)
16:13 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Fetisov, holding
17:15 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย PP GOAL –ย Maล‚ysiakย (Jobczyk)
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-0 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 14 Apr 1979

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-0 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Saturday, 14 April 1979

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1st Period
02:01 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Kokoszka
09:06 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Bilyaletdinov
09:48 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ SH GOAL – Babinov
10:04 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – A. Golikov
10:58 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Szeja
13:07 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Skvortsov (Lebedev, Yakushev)
14:32 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Petrov
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 12 Feb 1976

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 7-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Olympic Final Round
Olympiahalle, Innsbruck ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Thursday, 12 February 1976

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1st Period
04:48 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GOAL – S. Jensen (Dobek)
05:00 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ GOAL – Jobczyk (Obล‚รณj)
05:58 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PEN – Lundeen, slashing
09:14 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GOAL – G. Ross (Miller, Lamby)
09:14 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – team, bench minor
15:00 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Pytel, interference
15:48 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PP GOAL – Dobek (Thorndike, Taft)
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1-0 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 10 Feb 1976

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1-0 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Olympic Final Round
Olympiahalle, Innsbruck ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Tuesday, 10 February 1976

A doping penalty against the Czechoslovak hockey team that led to a forfeit of its victory over Poland and a wellโ€earned triumph by the United States over the Polish team today enlivened competition at the Winter Olympics.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 15-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 15 Apr 1975

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 15-1 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
World Championship Final Round
Eisstadion an der Brehmstrasse, Dรผsseldorf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Tuesday, 15 April 1975

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1st Period
06:43 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Tyurin (Kapustin)
07:19 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Kapustin (Maltsev)
13:13 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Kharlamov
14:57 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ SH GOAL – Kapustin (Maltsev)
16:37 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Feter
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 13-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 06 Apr 1975

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 13-2 Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
World Championship Final Round
Olympiahalle, Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sunday, 06 April 1975

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1st Period
09:07 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Shalimov (Yakushev)
09:27 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Anisin (Tyurin)
15:15 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Petrov
15:15 – ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PEN – Batkiewicz
19:23 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Mikhailov
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