The international hockey season saw a relative return to normal 2022, with both the Olympics and World Championships taking place amidst a pandemic, political turmoil, and a number of major swings in the balance of global hockey power.
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๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ป 2023 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2023 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Tampere, Finland and Rฤซga, Latvia, with the two previous Worlds hosts stepping in to replace Saint Petersburg, Russia as the hosts, who were stripped as hosts after Russia was banned from IIHF competition for their continued invasion of Ukraine.
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๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ป IIHF Names Tampere & Rฤซga As 2023 World Championship Hosts
After stripping Saint Petersburg, Russia of hosting duties for the 2023 World Championship due to their ongoing invasion in Ukraine, today the IIHF announced at their annual Congress that hosting rights would now be split between to the last two hosts of the World Championships, with 2021 hosts Rฤซga, Latvia and current 2022 hosts Tampere, Finland hosting next year, from 12-28 May 2023.
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๐ฎ๐น ๐ฌ๐ง Italy, Great Britain Relegated From World Championship Top Division
A day before the group round came to a close at the 2022 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2023 were clinched, with Italy and Great Britain gaining the dubious distinction of being sent down, at the hands of Kazakhstan and Austria, respectively.
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๐ท๐บ IIHF To Move 2023 World Championship From Russia
The IIHF today announced, that “out of concern for the safety and well-being of all participating players, officials, media, and fans,” that the 2023 IIHF World Championship, set to take place in Saint Petersburg, Russia next May, would be moved to a different location, due to Russia’s continued and deepening of invasion of Ukraine.
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IHLC 2021 In Review – Men’s
With the international hockey calendar returning (relatively) to normal in 2021, the IHLC saw a flurry of activity throughout the year, bookended with stops on the Euro Hockey Tour, and a relocated World Championship in between. Continue reading
๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฐ Slovakia, Latvia, Denmark Clinch Final Beijing 2022 Men’s Olympic Qualifying Spots
After nearly two year of Olympic qualifiers that began in Luxembourg and China in November 2019, four rounds of play, 36 teams competing and a global pandemic in between, came to a conclusion today for the final three spots in Beijing, with the spots being clinched locked up by Slovakia, Latvia and Denmark for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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๐ฑ๐ป Matฤซss Kivlenieks: 1996-2021
The hockey world today was struck with a tragic blow as news from Latvia emerged that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matฤซss Kivlenieks had unexpectedly passed away following a reported accidental injury at only the age of 24 in Novi, Michigan, USA.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (OT) โ 06 Jun 2021
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎย (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Arฤna Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Sunday, 06 June 2021
Nick Paul scored at 6:26 of the first three-on-three unlimited overtime to give Canada its 21st all-time Gold medal at the World Championship. The goal gave Canada a 3-2 win over Finland and avenges a 2019 loss at the hands of Suomi. It is Canada’s third Gold in the last six years.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช โ 05 Jun 2021
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 2-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Championship Semifinal
Arฤna Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Saturday, 05 June 2021
Germany put up a mighty challenge, but the champion still reigns for another day as Finland built up a 2-0 first-period lead and held on to win an emotional semi-final game 2-1.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ โ 03 Jun 2021
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 1-0 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Championship Quarterfinal
Arฤna Rฤซga, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Thursday, 03 June 2021
Two years ago in Slovakia, Finland won its third World Championship gold medal following three consecutive tight-checking, low-scoring games.
Following the teamโs 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals, the Jukka Jalonen-coached and Marko Anttila-captained team is one-third the way there at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 7-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ โ 01 Jun 2021
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 7-3 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Tuesday, 01 June 2021
The Czech Republic thumped Slovakia 7-3 on Tuesday to surpass their brotherly rivals in Group A and finish third with 13 points. The Czechs will face Finland in Thursdayโs quarter-finals. The Slovaks came fourth with 12 points and will take on the Americans.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ (SO) โ 31 May 2021
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-1 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ (SO)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Monday, 31 May 2021
Filip Chytil scored the shootout winner as the Czech Republic defeated Denmark 2-1. The Czechs, after losing their first two group games to ROC and Switzerland, have rebounded with four straight wins. Denmark is eliminated from quarter-finals contention.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 6-1 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง โ 29 May 2021
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 6-1 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Saturday, 29 May 2021
The Czech Republic recorded its third straight victory with a comfortable 6-1 success over Great Britain in Saturdayโs opening Group A game in Rฤซga. After losing the first two in this championship, the Czechs were under pressure. Since then, wins over Belarus, Sweden and now Britain have lifted Filip Peลกรกn’s team firmly into the playoff picture.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช โ 27 May 2021
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 4-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Trailing 2-0 heading into the third period, the Czech Republic scored four goals in the third period, including three in a span of 7:07 and two on the power play, to beat Sweden 4-2 in a huge game for both teams smack dab in the middle of the group stage.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 7-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ โ 25 May 2021
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 7-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Defenceman Nils Lundkvist recorded four points and Jonas Frรถdรฉn, Adrian Kempe and captain Henrik Tรถmmernes each chipped in with three as Sweden won its first game of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 7-0 over previously unbeaten Switzerland.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 1-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ โ 23 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 1-0 Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Sunday, 23 May 2021
A night after opening the tournament with a 5-2 win over the Czech Republic, Switzerland shut out Denmark 1-0 to move into a three-way tie with Russia and Slovakia atop Group A with six points each.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 5-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ โ 22 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 5-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Saturday, 22 May 2021
Switzerland broke a 1-1 tie with two goals in the second period en route to an impressive 5-2 win over the Czech Republic. Ten years ago, five years ago, you might have called this an upset, but that is no longer the case.
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IHLC Preview – 2021 World Championship
After a year away during one of the most tumultuous years in human history, with a pandemic and political strife seeing a year-long delay and a change in venue, the international hockey calendar sees some sense of normalcy return with the resurgence of the IIHF World Championship, set to take place this year in Rฤซga, Latvia.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป โ 15 May 2021
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-1 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
Euro Hockey Challenge
Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs, Rฤซga ๐ฑ๐ป
Saturday, 15 May 2021
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:55 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Simion (Hofmann)
01:58 – ๐ฑ๐ป PEN – Meija, interference
13:49 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Alatalo, interference
16:29 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Untersander, slashing
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 