IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 05 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Monday, 05 January 2026

Sweden slowly and surely built a 3-0 lead by the early part of the third period and barely withstood a wild Czech rally in the dying minutes to win World Junior Championship Gold with a thrilling 4-2 win.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (SO) – 04 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ (SO)
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sunday, 04 January 2026

Anton Frondell scored the shootout winner as Sweden beat Finland 4-3 in the early 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship semi-final.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 02 Jan 2026


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 02 January 2026

It was business as usual. Undefeated Sweden employed a balanced attack to down Latvia 6-3 in the first quarter-final of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship on Friday.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 31 Dec 2025


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United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Sweden scored four goals in a wild second period to race away to a 6-3 win over the United States tonight at Grand Casino Arena.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช – 29 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Monday, 29 December 2025

Captain Jack Berglund, Anton Frondell, and Viggo Bjรถrck scored two goals apiece to pace Sweden to a 8-1 thumping of Germany in Monday’s early Group A action.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 28 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2
ย Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sunday, 28 December 2025

Sweden scored two goals early in the third period to erase a 2-1 Switzerland lead en route to a 4-2 win this afternoon at Grand Casino Arena.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 3-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 26 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 3-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 26 December 2025

Ivar Stenberg scored the winner with 3:57 left and added an assist as Sweden defeated Slovakia 3-2 at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The hard-working, youthful Slovaks rallied from a two-goal second-period deficit, but fell short.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Junior Championship


The eyes of the hockey world are looking just beyond the holiday season, with Boxing Day marking the kickoff of the fiftieth annual IIHF World Junior Championship, this time being hosted by the defending champion Americans in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the home team looking to “three-peat” for the first time in history.
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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway Promoted To World Junior Top Division In 2027


After a two-year stint in Division IA, Norway will be returning to the World Junior Championship Top Division, thanks to a late Kazakh comeback victory over Austria, locking up their spot in the Top Division even before their final match against hosts Slovenia at the Division IA tournament in Bled.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 2026 World Junior Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the United States looking to “three-peat” as world champions for the first time in history, looking to do some on home ice in Minnesota, with the Americans hosting the tournament’s fiftieth edition for the first time since 2018.
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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan Relegated From World Junior Championship


For the second straight year, Germany narrowly avoided relegation at the World Junior Championship, this time eliminating Kazakhstan in a 4-3 victory to send the Kazakhs back down to Division IA in 2026, after only one year in the Top Division.
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IHLC 2024 In Review – Women’s


The 2024 calendar year saw a reduction in international competition due to the rise of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, but there was still plenty of drama between the United States and Canada all throughout North America over the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark Promoted To World Junior Top Division In 2026


For the first time since 2019, Denmark will be returning to the World Junior Championship Top Division, after being pushed to the brink by Austria before upsetting them in a do-or-die final showdown in Bled, Slovenia, winning 5-4 in regulation to capture the Division IA tournament and book their ticket to Minnesota in 2026.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 11 Feb 2024


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 7
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sunday, 11 February 2024

Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais each scored twice, Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens made 24 saves and Canada routed the United States 6-1 on Sunday in the decisive seventh game of the Rivalry Series.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Remainder Of 2021-22 Rivalry Series Cancelled


After their scheduled matchup for 20 December in Saint Paul, Minnesota was cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, today Hockey Canada announced the final two games of their Rivalry Series against the United States, set to take place in early January in Alberta, have been cancelled as well.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Minnesota Whitecaps Capture Isobel Cup In Inaugural NWHL Season


The first of two women’s hockey championships in a one week span has been crowned, with the expansion Minnesota Whitecaps defeating the Buffalo Beauts on home ice in a 2-1 overtime victory to capture the 2019 Isobel Cup.
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IHLC 2017 In Review – Women’s


The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw its usual see-saw between Canada and the United States on the women’s side, trading back and forth over a 15-game span in 2017, with both teams working to build momentum for the upcoming Olympics in PyeongChang.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (OT) – 03 Dec 2017


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canadaย 2-1 United Statesย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย (OT)
Exhibition Game
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sunday, 03 December 2017

Brianne Jenner scored 37 seconds into overtime to lift Canadaโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Team to a 2-1 win over the United States on Sunday, and a 2-1 lead in the teamsโ€™ six-game pre-Olympic series.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (SO) – 28 Dec 2013

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 3-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย (SO)
Exhibition Game
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saturday, 28 December 2013

Kevin Dineen is still looking for his first win as head coach of Canada’s National Womenโ€™s Team, but after nearly completing a comeback victory over the United States on Saturday, he says he’s comfortable with the ability of his new squad.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 30 Dec 2009

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Exhibitionย Game
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Wednesday, 30 December 2009

The intense rivalry between Canadaโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Team and its American counterparts became abundantly clear Wednesday night on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center, but 40 saves by Charline Labontรฉ and two points from defenceman Colleen Sostorics helped Canada earn a 2-1 win over the United States.
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