After a fan vote to set the starting lineup, and a media vote to set the second lines, the Kontinental Hockey League today announced the rosters for the 2015 KHL All Star Game in Sochi, Russia on 25 January.
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IHLC 2014 In Review – Men’s
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 2014 In Review – Women’s
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
🇷🇺 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
🇷🇺 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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🇸🇪 Lingering Back Injury Forces Daniel Alfredsson Into Retirement
Ending months of speculation on whether he would return for a final season with the Detroit Red Wings, 18-year NHL veteran and longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has opted to retire, with a nagging back injury ending his career at the age of 41, resigning with Ottawa for the day to retire as a Senator.
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🇫🇮 The Finnish Flash Retires: Teemu Selänne Not Returning To Jokerit
After a brilliant 21-year NHL career, an impressive start with his hometown Jokerit, and one of the greatest international careers in hockey history, Teemu Selänne has confirmed that he will not be making a “victory lap” with Jokerit, after retiring from the Anaheim Ducks at the end of last season.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström Awarded Olympic Silver in Sweden
As was first reported earlier in the month, the International Olympic Committee and IIHF righted a big wrong committed at the Gold Medal Game in Sochi this past February, awarding a silver medal to Swedish forward Nicklas Bäckström, who was barred from the game just prior to puck drop over testing positive for pseudoephedrine in an allergy medication, which was later discovered to be prescribed to him, and not ingested maliciously.
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🇸🇪 Bäckström To Receive 2014 Olympic Silver Medal
One of the most intriguing story lines of the 2014 Gold Medal Game between Canada and Sweden, in which Canada won 3-0 to win its second straight Olympic Gold and retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship, was not the players in the game, but the one player who was not in the game: Nicklas Bäckström.
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2014-15 Euro Hockey Tour – Format Change
As reported by EuroHockey.com, there will be changes this year to the annual Euro Hockey Tour between the four European hockey powerhouses – Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czechia. Continue reading
IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 23 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Sweden 🇸🇪
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Toews repeats Vancouver; Crosby scores beauty; Weber-Keith sensational on the blue line. Canada had it all, and Sweden had no response to relentless pressure.
There was no last-minute blown lead, no golden goal, no host nation heroics, no high drama.
Tonight, Canada played a perfect game of hockey and skated to a thoroughly deserved 3-0 win over Sweden at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, closing the 2014 Olympics with an efficiency Sweden could not match.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸 – 21 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 1-0 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Semifinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Friday, 21 February 2014
Sidney Crosby was dangerous all night and the Weber-Doughty duo were remarkable, but Jamie Benn was the hero in leading Canada to the Gold medal game on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (OT) – 20 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the night on the power play at 8:10 of overtime to give Canada its fourth straight Olympic Gold.
The loss was stunning for the Americans who led 2-0 with less than four minutes to play in regulation time.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 19 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Latvia 🇱🇻
Olympic Quarterfinal
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Patient Canada got a power-play goal off a blistering one timer from Shea Weber at 13:06 of the third period to give Canada a 2-1 win over Latvia.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 17 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Semifinal
Shayba Arena, Sochi 🇷🇺
Monday, 17 February 2014
Canada scored three times in the first period and coasted to a 3-1 win over Switzerland to set up a Gold medal game against the United States on Wednesday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 16 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Olympic Preliminary Round
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Drew Doughty’s second goal of the night at 2:32 of overtime gave Canada a 2-1 win over Finland. Canada finishes third, Finland fourth in the overall standings.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 6-1 Norway 🇳🇴 – 14 Feb 2014
🇫🇮 Finland 6-1 Norway 🇳🇴
Olympic Preliminary Round
Shayba Arena, Sochi 🇷🇺
Friday, 14 February 2014
Teemu Selänne scored the first goal and Finland never looked back in a 6-1 romp over Norway. The Finns will face Canada for top seed in Group B on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 8-4 Austria 🇦🇹 – 13 Feb 2014
🇫🇮 Finland 8-4 Austria 🇦🇹
Olympic Preliminary Round
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Finland recovered from a wonky start, notching four first-period goals in a 8-4 win over Austria in Thursday’s Group B opener.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 12 Feb 2014
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Preliminary Round
Shayba Arena, Sochi 🇷🇺
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
A goal and assist from Hayley Wickenheiser in the third gave Canada a 3-2 win over the U.S. and earn home-team status for Canada in a possible Gold medal game.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 9-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 10 Feb 2014
🇺🇸 United States 9-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Olympic Preliminary Round
Shayba Arena, Sochi 🇷🇺
Monday, 10 February 2014
Switzerland was buried under a 55-second avalanche as the Americans power to a second successive victory in Group A.
A record-breaking blast midway through the opening session saw USA skate to a comfortable 9-0 win over Switzerland in Group A.
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