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‡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 5-1 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 15 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Womenโ€™s World Championship Semifinal
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 15 April 2023

Sarah Fillier scored three goals – two in the second period to break a scoreless tie through more than half a game – to lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Switzerland this afternoon at CAA Centre. The win takes Canada to the expected and thrilling Gold medal game against the United States.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) – 13 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
Womenโ€™s World Championship Quarterfinal
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Thursday, 13 April 2023

Sweden took Canada to overtime in the quarter-finals of the 2023 IIHF Womenโ€™s World Championship, playing a tenacious 60 minutes of regular time and scoring in the final seconds to tie the game. Canada would end up with the win however, with Sarah Nurse scoring in extra time.
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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Hungary, France Relegated From 2023 Womenโ€™s Worlds


In the final day of competition at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the final two Group B matchups dictated which teams would be relegated to Division IA in 2024, with Hungary and France drawing the unfortunate distinction.
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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 Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-0 Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต – 08 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-0 Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Womenโ€™s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 08 April 2023

Canada came out firing on all cylinders and overwhelmed Japan to the tune of 5-0 tonight at CAA Centre in Brampton.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 07 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 5-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Womenโ€™s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Friday, 07 April 2023

Canada defeated Czechia 5-1 tonight in a rough-and-tumble game before a raucous crowd of 4,036 at CAA Centre. It was a solid win challenged by an impressive effort from coach Carla MacLeodโ€™s Czechs.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 05 Apr 2023


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Womenโ€™s World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 05 April 2023

Two-time defending Gold medallists Canada started their drive for a three-peat with an impressive 4-0 win over Switzerland at CAA Centre tonight. The win keeps Canada perfect against the Swiss all time, now 11-0 with a whopping goals differential of 81-2, nine of those wins by shutout.
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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‡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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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 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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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ IIHF Names Brampton As 2023 Women’s World Championship Host


Today the International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed that the Canadian city to host the 2023 Women’s World Championships would be the Toronto-area suburb of Brampton, Ontario, running from 05-16 April 2023.
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IIHF Hall Of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees


The IIHF has announced the Hall Of Fame Class of 2023, to be inducted at May’s World Championships in Tampere, Finland, with five different nationalities highlighting the class, as the IIHF will induct Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Leetch, Caroline Ouellette, Cristobal Huet and Jimmy Foster to the Hall.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2022


The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2022 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Noora Rรคty Announces Retirement From Finnish National Team


Finnish goaltender Noora Rรคty, arguably the greatest goaltender in women’s hockey history, and a multiple World Championship and Olympic medallist, today announced in a shocking social media post that, at only age 33, she would no longer play for the Naisleijonat.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 04 Sep 2022


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 2-1 United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Womenโ€™s World Championship Gold Medal Game
KVIK Hockey Arena, Herning ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Sunday, 04 September 2022

Brianne Jenner scored both of Canada’s goals and Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens saved the Gold in the dying seconds, giving Canada their third straight major Gold with a 2-1 victory over the United States. It comes after the 2021 Women’s Worlds last August and Olympic Gold in Beijing this past February.
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