
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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Tag Archives: Sweden
IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 02 Aug 2025

๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 3-1ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐บ๐ธ
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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-4 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 01 Aug 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 8-4 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐บ๐ธ
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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 30 Jul 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis ๐บ๐ธ
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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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช 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.

๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 3-2ย Sweden ๐ธ๐ชย (OT)
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
ฤEZ Arรฉna, Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ
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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๐บ๐ธ 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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๐ฎ๐น 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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๐ฎ๐น 2026 Women’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released

The schedule for the women’s tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy was released by the IIHF today, kicking off hockey at the Olympics on Thursday, 05 February.
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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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๐ธ๐ช ๐ซ๐ฎ IHLC Classics: Youth Movement Brings Tre Kronor Second Straight Gold
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 Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), we look back at Sweden’s first ever back-to-back World Championships, capturing their second straight title in 1992 over their border rivals Finland.

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Sportovnรญ Hala, Pragueย ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 10 May 1992
Sweden, which barely made the final round, won its second straight World hockey Championship yesterday with a 5-2 victory over Finland.
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๐ท๐บ IIHF Confirms 2026 Russian Decision Falls To IOC, Future Tournament Hosts

The IIHF today, at their end-of-tournament press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, confirmed a number of items outlined at this week’s IIHF Congress, including the traditional awarding of tournament hosts for future events, and confirmation that the IIHF has submitted plans to the International Olympic Committee to proceed with excluding Russian men’s and women’s hockey teams from the 2026 Olympics, set to begin in nine months in Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 20 May 2025

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Canada’s relentless puck pursuit and finish around the goal proved too much for Jacob Markstrรถm and Tre Kronor tonight.
The Canadians won the game, 5-3, and with it finished in first place to play Denmark in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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๐ซ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ฟ France, Kazakhstan Relegated For 2026 IIHF World Championship

On the final day of group round action at the 2025 World Championship, both relegation spots to Division IA in 2025 were confirmed, with France and Kazakhstan, set to head back down to Division IA next season, missing out on the 2026 Worlds in Switzerland.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐ซ๐ท – 17 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐ซ๐ท
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Sweden kept rolling along this afternoon at a loud and sold out Avicii Arena, skating to a dominant 4-0 win over France and maintaining a perfect record, now 6-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ – 16 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Friday, 16 May 2025
Sweden fired puck after puck at Slovenian goalie Lukรกลก Horรกk, but try as he might he couldnโt prevent Tre Kronor from skating away with a convincing 4-0 win tonight at Avicii Arena.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป – 14 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
What was expected to be one of the loudest games of the entire tournament was certainly wildly entertaining.
While the Latvian fans can claim a win in the stands, on the ice, it was the home team that bagged the victory, as Sweden beat Latvia 6-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 12 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Monday, 12 May 2025
Playing near flawless hockey, Tre Kronor skated to an impressive 2-1 victory over Finland tonight at Avicii Arena in what was a very much one-sided game.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น – 10 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐ฆ๐น
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Austria was so close to getting their own “Miracle on Ice,” but Sweden scored twice within 12 seconds with less than three minutes remaining and added an empty-netter to win the game 4-2.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 09 May 2025

๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Friday, 09 May 2025
Sweden opened its IIHF World Championship with an impressive 5-0 win over Slovakia tonight at a jam-packed, yellow-sweater wearing, sold-out crowd at Avicii Arena. The victors scored three goals in the first period and never looked back.
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