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IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s

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The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Women’s

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The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 19 Dec 2018

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🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Exhibition Game
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Maxime Comtois scored two goals and set up two others, sending Canada’s National Junior Team to a 5-3 win over Switzerland in its pre-tournament opener Wednesday ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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🇨🇭 Morris Trachsler Announces Retirement From National League A

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Swiss defensive forward Morris Trachsler, a staple in both the Swiss National League A and on the Swiss national team since 2003, announced his retirement after spending last season with EHC Kloten, leaving the game at the age of 34.
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2019 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Espoo, Finland, which for the first time in history sees the field of contenders expand to ten, welcoming both Japan and France into the fold.
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2019 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2019 World Championship in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against the Czechs, while hosts Slovakia open the tournament against the United States.
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2019 World Junior Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia has been released, with host nations and defending champions Canada opening the tournament on Boxing Day against Denmark, and facing Russia in their New Year’s tilt to end the group round.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (SO) – 20 May 2018

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🇸🇪 Sweden 3-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 (SO)
World Championship Gold Medal Game
Royal Arena, Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Sunday, 20 May 2018

Filip Forsberg’s shootout goal lifted Sweden to a 3-2 win over Switzerland and a second straight IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal in Copenhagen on Sunday.
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IHLC Preview – 2018 World Championship

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The finish of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on 4 May in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with the top sixteen hockey countries in the world meeting to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
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🇫🇮 Finland Wins 2018 Euro Hockey Tour & Challenge

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For just the second time in history, the same nation has captured both the Euro Hockey Tour and Euro Hockey Challenge titles, with Finland today edging out Sweden to lock up the 2017-18 Tour, becoming the second team after Czechia in 2012 to achieve the double.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 10-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 04 Feb 2018

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🇨🇦 Canada 10-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Exhibition Game
Goyang Ice Rink, Goyang 🇰🇷
Sunday, 04 February 2018

Blayre Turnbull, Natalie Spooner and Brigette Lacquette scored two goals apiece, pacing Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team to a 10-0 win over Switzerland on Sunday in its final pre-tournament game ahead of the PyeongChang Games.
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🇨🇭 Mark Streit Retires From Pro Hockey At Age 39

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Mark Streit, a pioneer of Swiss hockey in North America, today announced his retirement from pro hockey after terminating a short-term contract with the Montréal Canadiens, ending an illustrious 22-year pro career as the all-time leading Swiss NHL scorer, and the first Swiss skater to win the Stanley Cup.
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🇰🇷 2018 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released

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The IIHF today released the schedule for the men’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, with the tournament beginning on Wednesday, 14 February, while both hosts Korea and defending champions Canada begin the tournament the following day.
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2017-18 Euro Hockey Tour Schedule Released

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The full schedule for the 2017-18 Euro Hockey Tour has been announced, the highlights being the moving of the Sweden Hockey Games to April (due to this year’s Olympics in February), and the addition of teams from Canada, Switzerland and Korea, all preparing for the Games in PyeongChang.
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2018 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2018 World Championship in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, with defending champions Sweden opening the tournament against Belarus, while hosts Denmark open the tournament against Germany on opening day.
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2018 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed

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The Euro Hockey Challenge will return in the lead-up to the 2018 World Championships this season, with yet another scheduling reformat thanks to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with national teams fine-tuning their rosters before heading to Copenhagen and Herning.
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2018 World Junior Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, New York is highlighted by the first ever outdoor game in IIHF competition, a tilt between defending champs Team USA and their cross-border rivals, Canada, on 29 December, at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park.
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