The National Hockey League handed out its hardware to the best players in the world for the 2016-17 season in Las Vegas, with seven IHLC holders representing three countries taking home trophies.
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Tag Archives: Russia
Sergei Mylnikov: 1958-2017
Former Soviet netminder Sergei Mylnikov, the backstop of the Red Machine in the late 1980’s, has died at the age of 58, according to the Russian ice hockey federation.
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Penguins Repeat As Stanley Cup Champions On Backs Of IHLC Winners
The Pittsburgh Penguins were able to tune out the chanting, the media and the determined Nashville Predators to capture the Stanley Cup in six games, avoiding overtime on a late Patric Hörnqvist goal to become repeat champions.
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KHL IX Gala Hands Out Awards To IHLC Winners
The KHL tonight handed out its awards to the best players in the league at the KHL IX ceremony in Moscow, with Metallurg star Sergei Mozyakin once again dominating the ceremony, taking home four trophies (including league MVP), along with nine other IHLC winners from four countries also winning awards.
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IHLC Results – Canada 4-2 Russia – May 20, 2017
Canada 4-2 Russia 
World Championship Semifinal
Lanxess Arena, Cologne 
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Canada roared to a stunning come-from-behind victory to overthrow Russia and advance to the World Championship Gold Medal Game, winning 4-2 on a third period flurry to retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Preview – 2017 World Championship
The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 5 in both Cologne and Paris, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting to compete at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
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Russia Wins Euro Hockey Tour, Switzerland Wins Euro Hockey Challenge
With the conclusion of both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge, as the season ends to ring in the start of the 2017 World Championships in Paris and Cologne, the winners of both the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour and 12-nation Euro Hockey Challenge have been crowned for the 2016-17 season.
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IHLC Results – Switzerland 2-0 Russia – Apr. 22, 2017
Switzerland 2-0 Russia
Euro Hockey Challenge
Tissot Arena, Biel
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Switzerland outmanoeuvred and outscored a hapless-looking Russian squad on Saturday, cruising to a 2-0 victory to sweep their Euro Hockey Challenge series and retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results – Switzerland 2-1 Russia – Apr. 21, 2017
Switzerland 2-1 Russia
Euro Hockey Challenge
BCF Arena, Fribourg
Friday, April 21, 2017
Switzerland won a tightly-fought game against Russia on Friday solely on the power play, eking out a narrow 2-1 victory to win the first leg of their Euro Challenge series, and capture the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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SKA Wins Second Gagarin Cup On Backs Of IHLC Winners
SKA Saint Petersburg roared back from an early deficit to win Game 5 of the Gagarin Cup finals 5-3 over Metallurg Magnitogorsk, capturing their second Cup in three seasons, with goals from five different scorers and a 42 save performance by Mikko Koskinen locking up the title.
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