Making its return for the first time in twelve years, the NHL today announced the host cities for the World Cup of Hockey, with group play to be split between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia, with the semifinal and final to be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 09 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Monday, 09 February 2026
Caroline Harvey and Joy Dunne starred with a goal and two assists apiece and the U.S. pulled away in the third period to beat Switzerland 5-0 on Monday.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ – 07 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Saturday, 07 February 2026
Elite speed and skill propelled the U.S. to a 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday and a perfect 2-0 record in Group A.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 06 Feb 2026
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 6-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Tournament
PKS Areena, Joensuu ๐ซ๐ฎ
Friday, 06 February 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
11:23 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Sundqvist (Klingsell, Carpenhammar)
16:05 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Lehmann, delay of game
16:39 – ๐ธ๐ช PP GOAL – Nilsson (Hallquisth, Sundqvist)
19:56 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Moret, holding
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s)
The eighth quadrennial 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 once again – but like the previous tournament hosted in Italy, the potential for an upset is more likely now than perhaps ever before.
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Full 2026 Men’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all twelve Olympic men’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Full 2026 Women’s Olympic Rosters Released
Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and to be capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all ten Olympic women’s hockey teams are now complete.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Junior
The 2025 international junior calendar saw the United States capture their first back-to-back world title in 2025, followed by the emergence of Sweden dominating across three tournaments, capping the calendar year off with a commanding performance at the 2026 World Junior Championship.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Men’s
The 2025 international hockey men’s calendar saw the title competed over in six different countries over two continents in five tournaments, with seven different countries capturing the International Hockey Lineal Championship in only a three month-span of competition.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Women’s
2025 saw a continuation of closer parity in international women’s hockey, with the juggernauts of the United States and Canada continuing to set the tone in the lead-up to the 2026 Milan Olympics, competing for World Championship, Rivalry Series and International Hockey Lineal Championship glory.
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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 28 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-2ย Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Sweden scored two goals early in the third period to erase a 2-1 Switzerland lead en route to a 4-2 win this afternoon at Grand Casino Arena.
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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 ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 23 Dec 2025
๐ธ๐ช Sweden 7-3 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Exhibition Game
Rochester Recreation Center, Rochester ๐บ๐ธ
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:27 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Aeschlimann (Henry, Haas)
05:07 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Borradori, tripping
09:05 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Danielsson, slashing
12:36 – ๐ธ๐ช GOAL – Genborg (Gustafsson, V. Bjรถrck)
19:16 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Borradori, hooking
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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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๐จ๐ญ Surgery Forces Simon Moser Into Retirement At 36
Swiss forward Simon Moser, a mainstay of both the Swiss National League and national team, confirmed that he would be forced to retire from hockey at age 36, following a career-ending surgery, capping a two-decade plus career highlighted by a pair of World Championship Silver medals.
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 07 Nov 2025
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia 5-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Cup
Easton Arรฉna, Pieลกลฅany ๐ธ๐ฐ
Friday, 07 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:38 – ๐จ๐ฟ GOAL – Sikora (Zielinski)
03:19 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – ฤihaล, tripping
10:51 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Blessing, high sticking
11:03 – ๐จ๐ฟ PP GOAL – Sikora (ล vec, ฤihaล)
12:07 – ๐จ๐ฟ PEN – Blanรกr, tripping
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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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IHLC Results โ ๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 28 Aug 2025
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๐ธ๐ช Sweden 3-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐จ๐ฟ
Thursday, 28 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:39 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Nรถrringer, tripping
07:09 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Kรถrbler, tripping
10:11 – ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Olsson, holding
14:24 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Ustinkov (Mottard, Wey)
18:26 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Giger, slashing
18:29 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Blessing, cross checking
19:13 – ๐ธ๐ช PP2 GOAL – Ihs-Wozniak (Sjรถstrรถm, Sterner)
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IHLC Results โ ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (OT) – 27 Aug 2025
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ (OT)
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov ๐จ๐ฟ
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:38 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Johnson, cross checking
03:38 –ย ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Lopnen, roughing
06:05 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Kopiloff (Orpana, Amhamdi)
10:14 – ๐จ๐ญ GOAL – Antenen (Haas)
19:48 – ๐จ๐ญ PEN – Giger, slashing
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International Hockey Lineal Championship 