For the first time in its history, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will take place in an Olympic year, with the world’s top ten women’s teams convening in Denmark on 25 August to compete for the title of the world’s best, just six months after wrapping up the Olympics in Beijing.
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Tag Archives: Sweden
IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 21 May 2022
๐บ๐ธ United States 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 21 May 2022
A packed program of Saturday hockey in Tampere got off to a flying start as Team USA went the full distance against Group B’s unbeaten team, Sweden. Both teams held the lead during a 2-2 tie in regulation before Adam Gaudette won it for the U.S. with 11.4 seconds remaining in overtime.
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2022 KHL Awards Ceremony Held In Moscow
The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their fourteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with Gagarin Cup champions CSKA Moscow coming away as the big winners, and ten IHLC winners taking home trophies.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO) – 18 May 2022
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (SO)
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
It took a shootout to give Sweden the verdict after these two great Nordic rivals shared a 2-2 tie in regulation. Emil Bemstrรถm was the only player to hit the target in the shootout, ending Finland’s unbeaten start on home ice at the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and moving Sweden to the Group B summit after four wins in four games.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง – 17 May 2022
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-0 Great Britain ๐ฌ๐ง
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Sweden is the second team in Group B to reach nine points in three games following a 6-0 victory over Great Britain in Tampere at the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 15 May 2022
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 5-3 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Nokia Arena, Tampere ๐ซ๐ฎ
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Rasmus Asplund led Sweden to its second victory with two markers in Sundayโs 5-3 win over Czechia.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere and Helsinki, Finland starting this Friday, 13 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2022 IIHF World Championship.
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๐จ๐ฟ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ช Switzerland Confirmed As Russian Replacement On Euro Hockey Tour Through 2023-24
After participating as a replacement for Russia at this weekend’s Beijer Hockey Games in Stockholm, it was today confirmed that Switzerland will replace Russia on the Euro Hockey Tour for at least the next two seasons, due to Russia being kicked off the tour for their invasion of Ukraine.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 05 May 2022
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 2-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Beijer Hockey Games
Avicii Arena, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Thursday, 05 May 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:29 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Olofsson, cross checking
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IHLC Results – ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 01 May 2022
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 2-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Czech Hockey Games
Ostravar Arรฉna, Ostrava ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 01 May 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
08:48 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sรถderblom (Roos, Pudas)
14:08 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Manninen, holding
16:55 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Lang, roughing
16:55 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Vatanen, roughing
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๐ท๐บ CSKA Moscow Captures Second Gagarin Cup
CSKA Moscow today completed a stunning comeback in the 2022 Gagarin Cup Finals, overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to Metallurg Magnitogorsk to come back and capture their second Gagarin Cup after a 4-1 victory.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 7-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช โ 16 Apr 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 7-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cup
Zimnรญ stadion Pลรญbram, Pลรญbram ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 16 April 2022
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:54 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
13:26 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Juhola, interference
15:42 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Rajaniemi, slashing
19:06 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Dower Nilsson, hooking
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๐บ๐ธ Boston Pride Capture Second Consecutive Isobel Cup
After an improbable season, marred once again by COVID delays, the Boston Pride improbably escaped the quarterfinals, upset the Toronto Six 5-1 in the semifinals, and tonight notched a come from behind victory over the PHF’s top seed, the Connecticut Whale, winning the Isobel Cup Final 4-2 to win their second straight, and third overall, Cup title.
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IIHF Announces Tournament Updates Following Russia, Belarus Suspensions
Just under three weeks after announcing that Russia and Belarus were banned from IIHF participation after the Russian-led and Belarusian-backed invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced replacement clubs for upcoming participation in the upcoming 2022 Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships.
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๐ท๐บ ๐ง๐พ Russia, Belarus Suspended From IIHF Competition, Hosting Rights
After a sweeping recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to remove Russia and Belarus from international sporting competitions, following their invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February, today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced a number of updates regarding their respective participation and hosting of future competitions.
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IHLC Results – ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 13 Feb 2022
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-3 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Olympic Preliminary Round
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Sunday, 13 February 2022
Harri Pesonen scored in overtime, pouncing on a turnover and firing a shot from the slot just inside the far post, to cap an incredible comeback for Finland, who were down 3-0 after two periods but eventually won 4-3.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 11-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช – 11 Feb 2022
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 11-0 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Olympic Quarterfinal
Cadillac Arena, Beijing ๐จ๐ณ
Friday, 11 February 2022
Canada scored four goals in the first period and never looked back, skating to a one-sided 11-0 win over Sweden to advance to the semi-finals and send the Swedes packing. It was a dominating performance by the top-scoring team in the tournament, and they now have two full days off before playing again on Monday.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
For the second straight Olympics, the men’s hockey tournament will not feature NHL superstars (although this time due to COVID-19), making the Olympic tournament not necessarily a true “best on best,” but still a showcase of some of the world’s top talent looking to capture Gold and Olympic glory in Beijing.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 Winter Olympics (Women’s)
The seventh ever 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 for the sixth time.
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IHLC 2021 In Review – Men’s
With the international hockey calendar returning (relatively) to normal in 2021, the IHLC saw a flurry of activity throughout the year, bookended with stops on the Euro Hockey Tour, and a relocated World Championship in between. Continue reading
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