๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hilary Knight Named Inaugural IIHF Female Player Of The Year


American star forward Hilary Knight, who just a few months ago scored twice in 27 seconds with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to give Team USA their tenth World Championship title, was today awarded the IIHF’s inaugural Female Player Of The Year Award for the 2022-23 season.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Jaลกkin Big Winner At 2023 KHL Awards


The Kontinental Hockey League formally wrapped their fifteenth season tonight in Moscow with their annual Closing Ceremony, awarding the league’s top teams, players and executives for their performance this year, with eleven IHLC winners from Russia and Czechia taking home trophies.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 World Championship


The top teams in international hockey will converge on Tampere, Finland and Rฤซga, Latvia starting this Friday, 12 May, kicking off the premiere event of the global hockey calendar, the 2023 IIHF World Championship.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Megan Bozek Announces Retirement At Age 32


American defender Megan Bozek, a mainstay in both the premier North American women’s pro leagues and the Team USA roster for over a decade, today formally announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 32.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 16 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-3
Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Womenโ€™s World Championship Gold Medal Game
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sunday, 16 April 2023

Hilary Knight scored three goals including two near the end of the third period on power plays to break a 3-3 tie and send the United States on their way to a 6-3 win and a Gold Medal at Canada’s expense. Canada had three leads in the game, but each time the resilient Americans came back.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ IIHF Names Utica As 2024 Women’s World Championship Host


On the final day of the 2023 Women’s World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed the next host of the tournament, with the 2024 Women’s World Championships to be hosted in Utica, New York, running from 04-14 April 2023.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (SO) – 10 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (SO)
Womenโ€™s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 10 April 2023

In likely the craziest finish in the storied Canada-United States rivalry, Jamie Lee Rattray scored in the 9th round of the penalty-shot shootout to give Canada a 4-3 win over the United States before a rowdy crowd of 4,322 at CAA Centre.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 Women’s World Championship


For the first time since 2017, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will return to North America in front of fans, with the Toronto suburb of Brampton, Ontario, Canada hosting the 22nd edition of the tournament from 05-16 April, with all games held at the CAA Centre.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Toronto Six Capture 2023 Isobel Cup In OT Thriller


Following years of instability for the Premier Hockey Federation, largely due to COVID-19 restrictions and delays, the 2022-23 successful season, which introduced a seventh expansion team in Montrรฉal, came to a thrilling conclusion tonight in Tempe, Arizona, with the Toronto Sixย capturing the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Whitecaps.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Brianna Decker Retires From Pro Hockey


American forward Brianna Decker, a six-time World Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, NCAA champion and unofficial member of the women’s Triple Gold Club with two Clarkson Cups and an Isobel Cup, today announced her retirement from hockey at the age of 31, moving into a full-time coaching capacity.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-0 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 22 Feb 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-0 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 7
Place Bell, Laval ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Blayre Turnbull led all scorers with two goals as Canada used a four-goal second period to fuel a 5-0 win over the U.S. to claim the Rivalry Series.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 20 Feb 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 6
Colisรฉe Vidรฉotron, Trois-Riviรจres ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 20 February 2023

Circle Wednesday on the calendar if you enjoy do-or-die showdowns between acrimonious rivals.
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช 2024 World Junior Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship has been released, with the tournament set to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Sweden hosting for the first time in a decade, Gothenburg hosting the World Juniors for the first time ever, and marking the first post-pandemic tournament to be held outside of Canada.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 2023 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, being hosted in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with the hosts looking to “three-peat” as champions for the first time in nearly two decades.
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IHLC Results โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ 04 Jan 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada
6-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 04 January 2023

Canada fought off a sluggish start and a 2-0 deficit to beat the United States 6-2 and advance to the Gold Medal game tomorrow against Czechia. The U.S. will play Sweden earlier in the day for Bronze.
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IHLC 2022 In Review – Junior


After the year 2022 started with complete uncertainty in the world of junior hockey, the calendar stabilized with the re-playing of the 2022 World Junior Championship in August, and the (thus far) successful completion of the 2023 World Juniors in December, bringing an unusually busy year for junior hockey and the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC 2022 In Review – Men’s


The international hockey season saw a relative return to normal 2022, with both the Olympics and World Championships taking place amidst a pandemic, political turmoil, and a number of major swings in the balance of global hockey power.
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IHLC 2022 In Review – Women’s


After a relative return to normalcy in the international hockey calendar, the women’s circuit saw two major tournaments in the same year for the first time ever, with the IHLC contended at both the Olympics and Women’s World Championship, and twenty one games total over the course of 2022.
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IHLC Preview – 2023 World Junior Championship


After 2021’s tournament was played in a bubble, and 2022’s tournament had to be cancelled and restarted, all due to COVID-19, the International Ice Hockey Federation will attempt the first full tournament in front of fans since 2020 will start on 26 December in Atlantic Canada, with Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick serving as co-hosts.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (OT) – 19 Dec 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 5
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Monday, 19 December 2022

Danielle Serdachny scored at 2:16 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States in the fifth game of the Rivalry Series on Monday night.
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