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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Caroline Harvey Named 2026 IIHF Female Player Of The Year

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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

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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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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Carolina Hurricanes Capture Second Franchise Stanley Cup

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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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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ 2026 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

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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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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Savannah Harmon Retires From Hockey At Age 30

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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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Five Players Join Triple Gold Club Following Victoire Walter Cup Win

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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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Montrรฉal Victoire Win 2026 Walter Cup, First For Canada

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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 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 15 May 2026

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 3-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
World Championship Preliminary Round
Swiss Life Arena, Zรผrich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
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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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hannah Brandt Retires After Fleet’s Playoff Elimination

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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

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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 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช – 10 May 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Exhibition Game
SAP Arena, Mannheim ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sunday, 10 May 2026

The U.S. Menโ€™s 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 Menโ€™s World Championship. The content was played before a lively and capacity crowd of 12,909 at SAP Arena.
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jonathan Quick Retires At 40 Following Final Game

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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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Edmonton, Calgary & Prague Named As 2028 World Cup Hosts

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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 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) – 22 Feb 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 20 Feb 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-2 Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Heise, Curl & Zumwinkle Join Triple Gold Club

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By virtue of the United States‘ thrilling overtime victory over Canada to capture Olympic Gold in Milan, three forwards on Team USA have now joined the Triple Gold Club, as Taylor Heise, Britta Curl and Grace Zumwinkle all added Olympic Gold to their existing World Championship Gold and Walter Cup titles.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT) – 19 Feb 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Thursday, 19 February 2026

Megan Keller scored at 4:07 of overtime to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada and the Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) – 18 Feb 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Team USA is through to the semifinal after an 2-1 overtime win over Sweden. The Americansโ€™ hero was Quinn Hughes who scored the game-winner at 3:27.
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