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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๐บ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ช IHLC Classics: Grimaldi, Gibson Prove No Miracles Needed
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of American Independence Day, we revisit Team USA’s third ever World Junior title, where Rocco Grimaldi and John Gibson carried the Americans to a dominant title win over Sweden in Ufa, Russia.
๐บ๐ธ United Statesย 3-1 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Ufa Arena, Ufa ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 05 January 2013
On the strength of two Rocco Grimaldi goals, the United States became World Junior champions by defeating Sweden 3-1 at Ufa Arena on Saturday.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ธ Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2026
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced their Class of 2026 to be inducted on 09 November, with first-ballot nominees Patrice Bergeron and Carey Price joining Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley and Brian Burke, who will all enter the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐บ๐ธ 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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Frankel, Pannek Highlight Top Winners At 2026 PWHL Awards
The Professional Women’s Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2025-26 season at an awards ceremony in Detroit, Michigan, with six IHLC holders representing Canada and the United States taking home trophies following the league’s third season.
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Staal’s Conn Smythe Wraps Up 2026 NHL Awards
The National Hockey League completed its awards distribution for the 2025-26 season with the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals, with twelve IHLC holders representing four countries taking home trophies handed out over the past month.
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๐บ๐ธ Carolina Hurricanes Capture Second Franchise Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes, long known for their inability to advance deep into the playoffs, today conquered the mountain again for the first time in two decades, going on a 16-3 playoff run to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first championship since 2006.
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๐ฉ๐ฐ 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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๐บ๐ธ Savannah Harmon Retires From Hockey At Age 30
American defender Savannah Harmon, a two-time World Champion and former Olympian, today confirmed her retirement from pro hockey at the age of 30, following her third PWHL season, and first full season, with the Toronto Sceptres.
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Sharipzyanov, Anas Big Winners At 2026 KHL Closing Ceremony
The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their eighteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with six former IHLC winners taking home trophies.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Five Players Join Triple Gold Club Following Victoire Walter Cup Win
Following the Montrรฉal Victoire’s first Walter Cup championship, and the first title for a Canadian club, there are now five new members of the unofficial Women’sย Triple Gold Club, as Canadians Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens and Erin Ambrose, along with American Hayley Scamurra, have now added a Walter Cup to their existing Olympic and World Championship Gold medals.
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๐จ๐ฆ Montrรฉal Victoire Win 2026 Walter Cup, First For Canada
After two disappointing consecutive semifinal losses in the PWHL playoffs, the Montrรฉal Victoire finally climbed the proverbial mountain, defeating the Ottawa Charge in four games to win the club’s, and Canada’s, first ever Walter Cup championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ – 15 May 2026
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland 3-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zรผrich ๐จ๐ญ
Friday, 15 May 2026
The hosts of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a great start in Zรผrich. Switzerland beat the US 3-1.
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๐บ๐ธ Hannah Brandt Retires After Fleet’s Playoff Elimination
After announcing before the 2025-26 PWHL season that it would be her last in order to focus on her studies, Hannah Brandt made her retirement from hockey official at the age of 32, following an illustrious career capped with one Olympic and three World Championship Gold medals, but falling short of the Triple Gold Club after the Boston Fleet were eliminated from the Walter Cup postseason by Ottawa.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 World Championship
The top teams in international hockey will converge on Zรผrich 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 – ๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช – 10 May 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Exhibition Game
SAP Arena, Mannheim ๐ฉ๐ช
Sunday, 10 May 2026
The U.S. Menโs National Team used goals from five different players on the way to a 5-2 win over Germany here tonight in its lone pre-tournament game ahead of the 2026 IIHF Menโs World Championship. The content was played before a lively and capacity crowd of 12,909 at SAP Arena.
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๐บ๐ธ Jonathan Quick Retires At 40 Following Final Game
Jonathan Quick, the winningest American goalie in NHL history, confirmed that his start for the New York Rangers against Florida yesterday evening would be his last, capping a 19-season pro career that saw Quick capture three Stanley Cups and an Olympic Silver medal.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฟ Edmonton, Calgary & Prague Named As 2028 World Cup Hosts
Making its return for the first time in twelve years, the NHL today announced the host cities for the World Cup of Hockey, with group play to be split between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia, with the semifinal and final to be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) – 22 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Jack Hughes scored at 1:41 of overtime to give the United States Olympic Gold with a 2-1 win over Canada.
The Americans capitalized on a turnover in their end to create a three-on-one, and Hughes finished the play with a low shot under the left pad of Jordan Binnington.
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IHLC Results – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ – 20 Feb 2026
๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฐ
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐ฎ๐น
Friday, 20 February 2026
The United States scored early and late in the first period and skated to an emphatic 6-2 win over Slovakia tonight.
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