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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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 23 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Exhibition Game
Rochester Recreation Center, Rochester ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Tuesday, 23 December 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:27 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ GOAL – Aeschlimann (Henry, Haas)
05:07 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Borradori, tripping
09:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Danielsson, slashing
12:36 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Genborg (Gustafsson, V. Bjรถrck)
19:16 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ PEN – Borradori, hooking
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 20 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Exhibition Game
Canada Life Place, London ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 20 December 2025

Jack Berglund scored twice in the third period, including a short-handed marker 43 seconds into the frame, as Sweden rallied to beat Canada 4-2 in a pre-World Junior Hockey Championship contest on Saturday night.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 17 Dec 2025


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Exhibition Game
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Brady Martin and Gavin McKenna have quickly found chemistry for Canada’s world junior team.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2026 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2026, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Zรผrich, with six players from four different nationalities highlighting the class.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 09 Nov 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-2 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Five Nations Cup
Easton Arรฉna, Pieลกลฅany ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Sunday, 09 November 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:36 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – ลฝemliฤka, tripping
01:36 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – team, too many players
09:41 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Frondell (Lindberg, Johansson)
09:41 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – team, too many players
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IIHF Confirms Women’s World Championships Moving To November As Of 2026


At today’s IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in Nice, France, it was confirmed that the 2026 Women’s World Championships would be hosted by Denmark, but more consequentially would be held in November, confirmed to be a permanent shift in moving the typical spring tournament to early November going forward, just prior to the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League pro seasons.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ In Memoriam – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2011-12

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Today marks the anniversary of the tragic air disaster of Yak-Service Flight 9633 on 07 September 2011, that crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, and killed the entire roster and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, and all but one of the flight crew members, when a pilot error caused the aircraft to fail its takeoff, running off the runway and crashing into a tower mast.

Then-IIHF president Renรฉ Fasel declared the crash as “the darkest day in the history of our sport,” as fans from across the world, and in particular Russia and the eight other nations represented by team players and staff, mourned for the shocking and tragic loss. On this sad anniversary, TheIHLC.com commemorates this deep loss, and remember those who perished in the accident.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 7-4 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 31 Aug 2025


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia 7-4 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Saturday, 30 August 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:40 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GOAL – ลฝemliฤka (Klรญma, Draveckรฝ)
03:40 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Davidsson
06:09 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Orrsten, tripping
06:19 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Poletรญn, roughing
06:19 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Sterner, roughing
06:30 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PP GOAL – Curran (Benรกk, Jiล™รญฤek)
12:27 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Hallquisth, elbowing
18:56 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Stockselius (Ihs-Wozniak)
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 29 Aug 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Friday, 29 August 2025

BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:39 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Orpana, tripping
12:00 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Olsson, holding
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ 2026 World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zรผrich and Fribourg, Switzerland, with the host Eisgenossen looking to finally conquer the tournament after consecutive Silver medal finishes, only three months after the conclusion of the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 02 Aug 2025


๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 3-1
ย Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saturday, 02 August 2025

The final day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena. Finland defeated Sweden, 3-1.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-4 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 01 Aug 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 8-4 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Friday, 01 August 2025

The penultimate day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena, as Sweden defeated Canada, 8-4.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 30 Jul 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Wednesday, 30 July 2025

The fourth day of games at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase were played here today at Ridder Arena, as Sweden defeated the U.S. 6-3.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช IHLC Classics: Halischuk’s Heroics Lead To Four-Peat

From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Canada Day, we look back at Canada’s unprecedented fourth straight World Juniors medal, captured by the overtime heroics of Matt Halischuk.


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canadaย 3-2ย Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
ฤŒEZ Arรฉna, Pardubice ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Saturday, 05 January 2008

Color Canada Gold for a fourth straight year at the IIHF World Junior Championship.

Matt Halischuk jammed the puck into the net at 3:36 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 triumph over Sweden on Saturday in the Gold medal game.
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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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Florida Panthers Win Second Consecutive Stanley Cup


The Florida Panthers, once among the basement-dwellers of the National Hockey League, today captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup, once again besting the Edmonton Oilers to become the first repeat champions since 2021, clinching victory with a definitive 5-1 win over the Oilers in Game Six of the finals in Sunrise, Florida.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released


The IIHF today released the schedule for the men’s tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, with the tournament beginning on Wednesday, 11 February, with defending champions Finland starting their title defence in the opening match, in the first tournament since 2014 to feature NHL players on Olympic rosters.
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Provisional Men’s Rosters Named For 2026 Winter Olympics


With eight months to go until the NHL makes its return to the Winter Olympics after a twelve year absence, the provisional rosters for each of the twelve participating men’s nations were revealed today by each nations’ respective international association, naming six active professionals to each roster that will face off in Milan in February 2026.
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