IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 10 Feb 2017

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Belarus 🇧🇾
Slovakia Cup Semifinal
Nitra Aréna, Nitra 🇸🇰
Friday, 10 February 2017

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Riat (Zangger)
06:24 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Guerra, high sticking
13:14 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Levsha, high sticking
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2017 Euro Hockey Challenge Schedule Confirmed

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After two seasons of a consistent format, the Euro Hockey Challenge has undergone yet another change for the 2017 iteration, leading up to the IIHF World Championships the following month in Cologne and Paris.
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IHLC 2016 In Review – Men’s

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The International Hockey Lineal Championship doubled up on champions in 2016, with six different nations taking hold of the IHLC over a span of 23 games, leaving an unlikely country the incumbent champion heading into 2017.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 28 Dec 2016


🇸🇪 Sweden 4-2 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Centre Bell, Montréal 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Sweden beat Switzerland 4-2 for its second straight Bell Centre win on Wednesday. Captain Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice, including the third-period winner.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Belarus 🇧🇾 – 17 Dec 2016

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🇨🇭 Switzerland 6-1 Belarus 🇧🇾
Swiss Challenge Gold Medal Game
Tissot Arena, Biel 🇨🇭
Saturday, 17 December 2016

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:56 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Parfeyevets, tripping
04:57 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Sciaroni (Froidevaux)
10:29 – 🇧🇾 GOAL – Denisov
11:25 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Hollenstein (Praplan)
13:52 – 🇧🇾 PEN – Graborenko, interference
18:55 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Geering (Baltisberger)
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 04 Nov 2016

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🇨🇦 Canada 3-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Deutschland Cup
Curt-Frenzel-Stadion, Augsburg 🇩🇪
Friday, 04 November 2016

Mat Robinson and Geoff Kinrade scored on the power play to lead Canada’s National Men’s Team to a 3-0 win over Switzerland in the 2016 Deutschland Cup opener on Friday.
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🇪🇺 Team Europe Advances To World Cup Final, Ends IHLC Defence

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While the notion of the Team Europe and North America squads at the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey were seen as gimmicky by many, they have served as not only a pleasant surprise to fans around the world, but as now one of the top two teams in international hockey.
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2017 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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The schedule for the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, once again with opening night ending once again with a rematch of Canada vs. USA, for a likely preview of the Gold Medal Game.
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2017 World Championship Schedule Released

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The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2017 World Championship in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany, with defending champions Canada opening the tournament against Czechia, while hosts Germany open the tournament against the United States on opening day, and France hosts Norway on day two.
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Final Roster Spots Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey

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The remaining seven spots for each World Cup Of Hockey roster today were finalized, and the 184 players set to represent their six countries and two multinational squads are now set for the tournament in Toronto that begins this September.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Championship

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The grand finale of the international hockey calendar is set to begin on May 6 in Russia, with the top 16 hockey nations on earth meeting in Russia to compete at the 80th IIHF World Championship.
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First Five Nations Qualify For 2018 Olympic Women’s Tournament

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As a result of Switzerland’s stumble out of Group B and into the relegation round at the ongoing World Championships, Russia and Sweden locked up the final two spots available to qualify automatically for the women’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea. They join Canada, the United States, Finland and hosts Korea, with the final two spots to be gained in a qualification tournament ending in February 2017.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 Women’s World Championship

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The U.S. women’s national team looks to continue its torrid winning streak since Sochi, looking to capture another clean sheet at the 2016 World Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, after cleaning house at both the 2015 Worlds and 2016 Four Nations Cup.
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Preliminary Rosters Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey

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The six federations and two conglomerate squads participating at September’s World Cup Of Hockey today announced their preliminary 16 man rosters, with the final seven spots each to be filled by 1 June.
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IHLC 2015 In Review – Men’s

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2015 was a wild year for the International Hockey Lineal Championship, with the Euro Hockey Tour and World Championship providing much drama as the title changed through the hands of three world powers by the close of the 2015 Worlds in Czechia.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 8-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 26 Dec 2015


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 8-3 Switzerland 🇨🇭
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 26 December 2015

Sweden opened with a 8-3 thrashing of the Swiss on Saturday, but its hopes of Gold were hurt when stars William Nylander and Adrian Kempe left after high hits.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 23 Dec 2015

🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-2 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Exhibition Game
Kisakallio jäähalli, Kisakallio 🇫🇮
Wednesday, 23 December 2015

BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Suter (Kessler, Heldner)
09:37 – 🇨🇭 GOAL – Suter (Kindschi, Kessler)
10:22 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Kindschi, tripping
12:54 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Koch, holding
13:13 – 🇨🇭 PP GOAL – Kessler (Suter)
18:57 – 🇨🇭 PEN – Privet, cross checking
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