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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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ 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.


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-2 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Sportovnรญ Hala, Pragueย ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
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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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 20 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-3 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ 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 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท – 17 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-0 France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 16 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-0 Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 16 May 2025

Sweden fired puck after puck at Slovenian goalie Lukรกลก Horรกk, but try as he might he couldnโ€™t prevent Tre Kronor from skating away with a convincing 4-0 win tonight at Avicii Arena.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 14 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-0 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 12 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 2-1 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น – 10 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 4-2 Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 09 May 2025


๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 5-0 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
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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