Swiss goaltender Reto Berra, a consistent backstop for the Eisgenossen for over two decades, today confirmed his retirement from the Swiss national team, announcing he would continue his pro career, at age 39, with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League.
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🇨🇦 Macklin Celebrini Named 2026 IIHF Male Player Of The Year
Canadian forward Macklin Celebrini, the sophomore phenom whose electric Olympic performance was followed up by captaining his country at the IIHF World Championship, was today awarded the IIHF’s Male Player Of The Year Award.
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🇺🇸 Caroline Harvey Named 2026 IIHF Female Player Of The Year
On the day she is set to be the top draft pick in the 2026 PHWL Draft, American defender Caroline Harvey was today awarded the IIHF’s Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2025-26 season, capping a season in which she won the Patty Kazmaier Award as top NCAA player, along with MVP honours at the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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🇩🇰 2026 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, with the Danish cities of Herning and Esbjerg set to host for the first time since 2022, with Team USA looking to repeat as World Champions, along with doubling up on their 2026 Olympic Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – 🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT) – 31 May 2026
🇫🇮 Finland 1-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (OT)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Konsta Helenius scored the golden goal at 10:42 of the first overtime period to give Finland a 1-0 victory over Switzerland and World Championship Gold.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-0 Norway 🇳🇴 – 30 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-0 Norway 🇳🇴
World Championship Semifinal
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Saturday’s first semi-final brought more joy for Switzerland. Six different players scored as the host nation trounced Norway 6-0 to advance to the Gold medal game at the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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2026 IIHF Congress Provides Updates On Russia, Belarus, Future Tournaments
The 2026 IIHF Congress concluded today in Zürich, Switzerland, with a number of major announcements made, the main one being the surprising reversal on the status of Russia and Belarus’ team participation following the original extension of their competition ban, which has been in place since 2022.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪 – 28 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
World Championship Quarterfinal
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Thursday, 28 May 2026
It was a hard fought battle but the Swiss came out on top. The hosts secured their semifinal berth with a 3-1 win over Sweden.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮 – 26 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Finland 🇫🇮
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Switzerland landed a last-gasp Jäger bomb to see off Finland and clinch first place in Group A at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Hungary 🇭🇺 – 23 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Hungary 🇭🇺
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 23 May 2026
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Zürich, do as Roman Josi does.
Switzerland’s captain scored a hat-trick as the host nation rolled to another comfortable victory. Along the way, Josi moves to 53 (16+37) points from his 70 World Championship games, moving in front of Alexei Kasatonov to become the third most productive defender of all time.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-1 Great Britain 🇬🇧 – 21 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-1 Great Britain 🇬🇧
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Switzerland eased to a fifth successive victory, dominating winless Great Britain to stay out in front in Group A at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Austria 🇦🇹 – 20 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 9-0 Austria 🇦🇹
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Austria came into the game riding a historic high. Never before had they won all three of their first three games at an IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
That streak ended today when Switzerland rolled to a convincing 9-0 win.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Germany 🇩🇪 – 18 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Germany 🇩🇪
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Monday, 18 May 2026
Three was tonight’s magic number for Switzerland. Three goals in 3:33 blew this game open in the second period, and took the host nation to three wins from three games.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻 – 16 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Latvia 🇱🇻
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Saturday, 16 May 2026
Switzerland secured a second win in two days at the 2026 IIHF World Championship. But while the tournament host took the points in Zürich, Latvian goalie Kristers Gudļevskis collected many of the plaudits.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 United States 🇺🇸 – 15 May 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 3-1 United States 🇺🇸
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zürich 🇨🇭
Friday, 15 May 2026
The hosts of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a great start in Zürich. Switzerland beat the US 3-1.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Zürich and Fribourg, Switzerland, starting this Friday 15 May, kicking off the premiere event of the annual global hockey calendar, the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 19 Apr 2026
🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Czechia 🇨🇿
Five Nations Tournament
Kungsbacka ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Sunday, 19 April 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:30 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Goos, delay of game
07:13 – 🇸🇪 GOAL – Funck (Håkansson, Holmertz)
13:36 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Záhejský, roughing
13:36 – 🇸🇪 PEN – Höglund, roughing
17:50 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Jansa, high sticking
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 2-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 17 Apr 2026
🇨🇿 Czechia 2-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Five Nations Tournament
Kungsbacka ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Friday, 17 April 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:31 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Nappiot, tripping
09:11 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Bissig (Sauser)
16:19 – 🇨🇭 PEN – team, too many players
19:28 – 🇨🇭 PEN – N. Lehmann, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO) – 16 Apr 2026
🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-3 Finland 🇫🇮 (SO)
Five Nations Tournament
Kungsbacka ishall, Kungsbacka 🇸🇪
Thursday, 16 April 2026
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:25 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Schmidt, charging
13:44 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Pedrotti, hooking
13:58 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Sauser, delay of game
15:24 – 🇫🇮 PP2 GOAL – Aarvala (Sinivuori, Kapanen)
16:34 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Melanen, hooking
17:57 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – von Rohr (Nappiot, Aeschlimann)
19:56 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Franzina, high sticking
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🇨🇭 Patrick Fischer Fired As Swiss National Team Coach Over Falsified Document Scandal
A stunning and surprising development has emerged out of the Switzerland national hockey team’s camp just over a month from hosting the World Championships, as head coach Patrick Fischer, who led the Eisgenossen to three World Championship Silver medals, was terminated after admitting to falsifying COVID vaccination documents to enter China during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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