After injuries hampered his NHL prospects, sending him to two seasons in Europe, Canadian journeyman winger Tyler Ennis today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 34, following a 15 year pro career with seven different teams, along with a pair of Gold medals won with Team Canada.
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🇺🇸 Joe Pavelski Formally Announces Retirement From Hockey
After announcing at the end of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs that he would step away from the game, today American forward Joe Pavelski officially announced his retirement from pro hockey just five days after turning 40, capping a remarkable 18-year career with over 1,000 points in over 1,300 career games.
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🇺🇸 Derek Stepan Announces Retirement From Hockey At 33
American centre Derek Stepan, a seasoned NHL veteran with a recurring presence on Team USA, today announced his retirement from hockey due to recurring injuries at age 33.
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🇨🇦 IIHF Names Ottawa As 2025 World Junior Championship Host
Today the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that hosting rights for the 2025 World Juniors have been awarded to Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario, with the tournament set to begin on 26 December 2024.
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🇨🇦 Ryan Getzlaf Retires From NHL At Age 36
Canadian forward Ryan Getzlaf, the longtime captain of the Anaheim Ducks, tonight played his final NHL game after announcing his retirement following the end of the Ducks’ season, wrapping a seventeen year career highlighted by a number of team records, two Olympic titles and a Stanley Cup.
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🇸🇪 Niklas Hjalmarsson Retires From NHL, Tre Kronor At Age 34
Swedish stay-at-home defender Niklas Hjalmarsson, one of the best defensive defencemen of the modern era, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and Olympic Silver medalist for Sweden, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 34.
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IHLC 2019 In Review – Women’s
A dramatic year for women’s international hockey, both on and off the ice, saw the International Hockey Lineal Championship change hands four times in a number of unlikely scenarios throughout 2019.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 United States 🇺🇸 – 14 Feb 2019
🇨🇦 Canada 4-3 United States 🇺🇸
Rivalry Series, Game 2
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🇨🇦
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Marie-Philip Poulin and Jamie Lee Rattray led the way with a goal and an assist each, and Canada’s National Women’s Team held off a late push to edge the United States 4-3 on Thursday night and square up the Rivalry Series at a win apiece.
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NHL Outdoor Classics Feature Top IHLC Winners
Many of the top players in the game took their talents outside this past weekend, with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings highlighting the inaugural Centennial Classic on 01 January, followed a day later with the St. Louis Blues hosting the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2017 Winter Classic.
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IHLC 2016 In Review – Men’s
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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🇪🇺 Team Europe Advances To World Cup Final, Ends IHLC Defence
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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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 24 Sep 2016
🇨🇦 Canada 5-3 Russia 🇷🇺
World Cup Of Hockey Semifinal
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Sidney Crosby propelled Canada into the final of the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
Crosby scored once and set up two goals by Brad Marchand, the second putting Canada ahead for good in a 5-3 win against Russia at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 United States 🇺🇸 – 20 Sep 2016
🇨🇦 Canada 4-2 United States 🇺🇸
World Cup Of Hockey Group Round
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Two games into the World Cup of Hockey 2016, Canada has clinched a spot in the semifinals and the competitive portion of Team USA’s tournament is over.
Canada advanced to the final four by scoring four consecutive goals in a 4-2 win against Team USA at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 6-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 17 Sep 2016
🇨🇦 Canada 6-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
World Cup Of Hockey Group Round
Air Canada Centre, Toronto 🇨🇦
Saturday, 17 September 2016
Canada defeated the Czech Republic 6-0 in its first game of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.
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IHLC Preview – 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
The top international hockey players in the world are assembled in Toronto, to resuscitate the World Cup Of Hockey after a twelve year absence to crown the top team on the planet.
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Final Roster Spots Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
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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Preliminary Rosters Announced For 2016 World Cup Of Hockey
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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🇨🇦 Scott Hannan Retires After 16 Year Career
Gritty defenceman Scott Hannan today announced his retirement from the San Jose Sharks, after a 16 year NHL career with Colorado, Washington, Calgary and Nashville.
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IHLC At Centre Of Three All-Star Games
Over the last two weekends, the top male and female hockey players on the planet gathered for the All Star Games of the CWHL, KHL and NHL, with International Hockey Lineal Champions abound showcasing their talents.
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NHL Releases Roster Projections For 2016 World Cup
The NHL, who will be restarting the World Cup Of Hockey after a twelve-year absence, has unveiled the last of its projected lineups for the six national and two pan-national teams partaking next September in Toronto, speculating on who will wear their nation’s colours for the first best-on-best global tournament since the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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