Making its return for the first time in twelve years, the NHL today announced the host cities for the World Cup of Hockey, with group play to be split between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia, with the semifinal and final to be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Tag Archives: Sweden
IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 18 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Team USA is through to the semifinal after an 2-1 overtime win over Sweden. The Americansโ hero was Quinn Hughes who scored the game-winner at 3:27.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 16 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Monday, 16 February 2026
Powered by four second-period goals, the ultra-dominant U.S. blanked Sweden 5-0 to advance to the Gold medal game at the 2026 Olympic womenโs hockey tournament.
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๐ฎ๐น Italy Becomes First New Womenโs IHLC Contender Since 2022
On the biggest stage in international hockey, the host nation that nobody expected to make a splash has done just that, with Italy officially locking up their spot in the Quarterfinals, and becoming the first nation since Hungary and Czechia, both in 2022, to contend for the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 07 Feb 2026
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 07 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:47 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – ล vanฤara, hooking
09:46 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Vehovskรฝ (Peroutka)
19:28 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Lev, holding
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 06 Feb 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 06 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:23 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sundqvist (Klingsell, Carpenhammar)
16:05 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Lehmann, delay of game
16:39 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Nilsson (Hallquisth, Sundqvist)
19:56 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Moret, holding
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 04 Feb 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Boije, tripping
03:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Langvardt, holding
12:25 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Skarby, hooking
14:43 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Hemstrรถm, boarding
14:52 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Reinwald, holding
14:56 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Langvardt (Hillstrรถm)
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s)
The eighth quadrennial women’s Olympic tournament is set to kick off this Thursday, with an anticipated showdown once again between Canada and the United States likely to highlight the Gold Medal Match once again – but like the previous tournament hosted in Italy, the potential for an upset is more likely now than perhaps ever before.
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Full 2026 Men’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all twelve Olympic men’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Full 2026 Women’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and to be capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all ten Olympic women’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Triple Gold Club: Who Can Join In Milan?
With the calendar finally turning over to 2026, and final rosters for the 2026 Milan Olympics being released daily, there has emerged a select field of fourteen men and three women from five countries who, if successful in winning Gold at next month’s Games, will gain the unique distinction of joining the Triple Gold Club.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 05 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO) – 04 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-3 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO)
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป – 02 Jan 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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 2025 In Review – Junior
The 2025 international junior calendar saw the United States capture their first back-to-back world title in 2025, followed by the emergence of Sweden dominating across three tournaments, capping the calendar year off with a commanding performance at the 2026 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 31 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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 2025 In Review – Men’s
The 2025 international hockey men’s calendar saw the title competed over in six different countries over two continents in five tournaments, with seven different countries capturing the International Hockey Lineal Championship in only a three month-span of competition.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 29 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-1 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 28 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
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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International Hockey Lineal Championship 