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 – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 28 Dec 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul 🇺🇸
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 – 🇸🇪 Sweden 7-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 23 Dec 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden 7-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Exhibition Game
Rochester Recreation Center, Rochester 🇺🇸
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:27 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Aeschlimann (Henry, Haas)
05:07 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Borradori, tripping
09:05 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Danielsson, slashing
12:36 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Genborg (Gustafsson, V. Björck)
19:16 – 🇨🇭 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 Zürich, with six players from four different nationalities highlighting the class.
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🇨🇭 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 – 🇨🇿 Czechia 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 07 Nov 2025
🇨🇿 Czechia 5-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Cup
Easton Aréna, Piešťany 🇸🇰
Friday, 07 November 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:38 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Sikora (Zielinski)
03:19 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Čihař, tripping
10:51 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Blessing, high sticking
11:03 – 🇨🇿 PP GOAL – Sikora (Švec, Čihař)
12:07 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Blanár, 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 – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 28 Aug 2025
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🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Thursday, 28 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:39 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Nörringer, tripping
07:09 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Körbler, tripping
10:11 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Olsson, holding
14:24 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Ustinkov (Mottard, Wey)
18:26 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Giger, slashing
18:29 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Blessing, cross checking
19:13 – 🇸🇪 PP2 GOAL – Ihs-Wozniak (Sjöström, Sterner)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT) – 27 Aug 2025
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-2 Finland 🇫🇮 (OT)
Five Nations Cup
Rocknet Arena, Chomutov 🇨🇿
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:38 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Johnson, cross checking
03:38 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Lopnen, roughing
06:05 – 🇫🇮 GOAL – Kopiloff (Orpana, Amhamdi)
10:14 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Antenen (Haas)
19:48 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Giger, slashing
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🇨🇭 2026 World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zürich 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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🇺🇸 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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🇨🇭 Sven Andrighetto Named 2025 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto, who captured the Swiss National League title, Champions League title and a World Championship Silver medal to cap his 2024-25 season, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award.
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🇮🇹 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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🇮🇹 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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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 25 May 2025
🇺🇸 United States 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Avicii Arena, Stockholm 🇸🇪
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Tage Thompson scored at 2:02 of overtime to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over Switzerland to win the Gold medal.
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🇨🇭 King Of The Worlds: Andres Ambühl Formally Retires At 41
Swiss forward Andres Ambühl, the six-time Swiss champion and all-time leader in IIHF World Championship tournaments and games played, today played his 151st and final World Championship game following Switzerland’s Gold Medal overtime loss, formalizing his retirement from the sport at the age of 41 after a two decade-plus professional career.
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