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World Cup Of Hockey Return Announced For 2016

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After months of speculation, the NHL today confirmed during the All-Star Weekend in Columbus, Ohio that the World Cup Of Hockey would officially return in 2016, being hosted solely in Toronto from 17 September – 01 October 2016. As expected, six national teams (Canada, United States, Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland) and two “all star” teams (a team of under-23 stars from Canada and the United States, and a team made up of European players without teams playing in the tournament, such as Slovakia, Norway and Switzerland) will make up the tournament.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 – 05 Jan 2015

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World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Monday, 05 January 2015

Canada twice had the Russians on the ropes, and twice the Russians got back into the game, falling just short in a dramatic and tense Gold medal showdown.
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IHLC Features Prominently At 2015 Winter Classic

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Former winners of the International Hockey Lineal Championship played a large role in the NHL’s marquee Winter Classic event, with Canadian IHLC holder Troy Brouwer scoring the winning goal with just 13 seconds remaining to propel the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Men’s

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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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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 21 Dec 2014

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🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 21 December 2014

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:42 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Antipin, tripping
12:10 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Polášek, hooking
14:16 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kutuzov (Zubov, Parshin)
19:30 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Grigorenko (Parshin, Zubov)
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 20 Dec 2014

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🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Sweden 🇸🇪
Channel One Cup
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Saturday, 20 December 2014

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:50 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Sjögren, hooking
04:57 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Belov (Kovalchuk, Chudinov)
06:51 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Burström, hooking
11:20 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Medvedev, holding
17:28 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Shipachyov, hooking
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IHLC Preview – 2014 Channel One Cup

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After sweeping the Karjala Tournament, going undefeated against Russia, Finland and the Czechs and winning the International Hockey Lineal Championship in the process, Sweden looks to win the second leg of the Euro Hockey Tour at the Channel One Cup in Sochi, a year removed from the Czechs winning the trophy.
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2015 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed

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Due to the myriad of changes to this year’s Euro Hockey Tour, the Euro Hockey Challenge has been impacted as well, with only two legs in this year’s competition, rather than the usual three. The participants of the Euro Hockey Tour (Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czechia) will face off against four rising European squads (Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia and Norway) in a series of two-game challenges, giving the lower ranked squads the chance to compete against the top teams in Europe.
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🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov: 1930-2014

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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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World Cup Update: Euro, Rookie All-Star Teams To Compete?

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As first reported by Sportsnet, representatives from the NHL and IIHF met in Toronto in advance of the Hockey Hall Of Fame Class of 2014 induction ceremony to discuss the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey logistics, mainly the status of the two final spots to round out a field of eight teams to play in Toronto.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO) – 06 Nov 2014

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🇸🇪 Sweden 5-4 Russia 🇷🇺 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Tegera Arena, Leksand 🇸🇪
Thursday, 06 November 2014

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:28 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Medvedev, holding
01:35 – 🇸🇪 PP GOAL – Hersley (Danielsson, Klasen)
02:07 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Janmark, interference
07:10 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kugryshev, holding
11:07 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Janmark, tripping
12:21 – 🇸🇪 SH GOAL – Engqvist (Brithén)
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2016 World Cup Of Hockey Details Released

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According to a report by Hokej.cz, details regarding the next iteration of the World Cup Of Hockey in 2016 were released at the annual IIHF Congress in Tenerife, Spain, with dates being confirmed for the tournament rumoured to be hosted in Toronto.
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2015 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, worldwomen2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in March and April.
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2015 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, iihfworlds2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in May.
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2015 World Championship Groups Announced

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Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Prague and Ostrava have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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