In one unsurprising development, and in another very surprising development, France and Sweden have been relegated to Division IA of the 2020 Women’s World Championship, with France going back down after their first trip to the Top Division, while Sweden is relegated for the first time in their history.
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IHLC Preview – 2019 Women’s World Championship
For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will expand to a 10-team field when the best women’s players in the world face off in Espoo, Finland, for the 2019 edition of the championship, the 19th edition of the tournament.
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2020 World Junior Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ostrava and Tลinec, Czechia has been released, with the host nation opening the tournament against rivals Russia, while defending champion Finland opens their defence against border rival Sweden.
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๐ธ๐ช Jenni Asserholt Retires From HV71, Damkronorna
Swedish star winger Jenni Asserholt, who served as captain for both the club team HV71 and the national Damkronorna, who retired from the latter in 2016, formally announced her retirement from pro hockey outright, at the age of 30.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 5-4 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (SO) – 10 Feb 2019
๐ซ๐ฎย Finlandย 5-4ย Swedenย ๐ธ๐ชย (SO)
Beijer Hockey Games
Hovet,ย Stockholmย ๐ธ๐ช
Sunday, 10 February 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:41 –ย ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Bemstrรถm (Nygรฅrd, Rasmussen)
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Russia ๐ท๐บ – 09 Feb 2019
๐ธ๐ชย Sweden 4-2ย Russiaย ๐ท๐บ
Beijer Hockey Games
Hovet,ย Stockholmย ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 09 February 2019
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:28 –ย ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Rasmussen, high sticking double minor
06:59 –ย ๐ท๐บ PEN – Rafikov, interference
19:58 –ย ๐ท๐บ PEN – Kadeikin, holding
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2019,ย to be inducted at May’sย World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, with two native Slovaks and the top women’s player in history highlighting the class, as the IIHF will inductย Miroslav ล atan,ย ลฝigmund Pรกlffy, Hayley Wickenheiser,ย Jรถrgen Jรถnsson and Mike Modano to the Hall. Continue reading
2019 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed
The Euro Hockey Challenge will return with a new, shorter format in 2019, with national teams preparing for the 2019 World Championship inย Bratislava and Koลกice, Slovakia this May.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 02 Jan 2019
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 2-0ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Quarterfinal
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 02 January 2019
It was the first upset of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, and it was a biggie. Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-0 on Wednesday in Victoria to advance to the semi-finals.
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IHLC 2018 In Review โ Junior
The International Hockey Lineal Championship saw a fair amount of movement in its 13 junior tilts in 2018, with four nations sharing title reigns across three tournaments, including the elimination round of the 2018 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-1 Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ – 31 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ชย Swedenย 4-1ย Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 31 December 2018
With a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan on Monday, Sweden locked up first place in Group B and booked a quarter-final date with Switzerland.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Women’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-4 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT) – 29 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-4ย United States ๐บ๐ธย (OT)
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 29 December 2018
The U.S. rallied from a 4-0 third-period deficit, but Adam Boqvist scored the overtime winner for a 5-4 victory to extend Sweden’s preliminary-round winning streak alive at 47 games.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 27 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 5-2ย Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 27 December 2018
The Swedes stayed perfect with their second straight victory, defeating Slovakia 5-2 on Friday afternoon in Victoria. Swedenโs record-setting round-robin win streak now stands at 46 games, dating back to the 2007 World Juniors.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 26 Dec 2018
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1ย Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
In the latest installment of hockeyโs great Nordic rivalry, Swedenโs potent power play ensured that the 2019 World Juniors didn’t start off on a special note for Finland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 10 Nov 2018
๐ท๐บ Russia 4-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 10 November 2018
In the second 2018 Karjala Cup match, the senior Russian national team eased past the challenge of Sweden, claiming a confident 4-1 victory to make it two wins in as many games.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 09 Nov 2018
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 5-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
SaskTel Centre,ย Saskatoon ๐จ๐ฆ
Friday, 09 November 2018
Nine different U.S. skaters registered points as the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 5-1, here tonight in its final preliminary round game of the 2018 Four Nations Cup at SaskTel Centre.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-2 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 08 Nov 2018
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 3-2ย Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Karjala Tournament
Tipsport Arena, Prague ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 08 November 2018
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:34 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Arnesson, cross checking
08:30 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Lilja (Larsson)
10:31 – ๐จ๐ฟย GOAL – Doudera (Kubalรญk)
10:54 – ๐จ๐ฟย PEN – Krejฤรญk, tripping
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๐ธ๐ช Henrik Tallinder Retires From TPS At Age 39
Swedish defender Henrik Tallinder, whose career spanned over 20 years in the NHL, Swedish, Swiss and Finnish leagues, today announced his retirement from TPS of the Finnish Liiga, four years removed from his last game in both the NHL and with Tre Kronor.
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