
The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2023 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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Tag Archives: Women’s World Championship
๐บ๐ธ 2024 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship has been released, being hosted in Utica, New York, United States, with the hosts looking to repeat as champions for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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๐จ๐ฆ Meaghan Mikkelson Retires From Hockey, Pivots To Broadcasting

Canadian defender Meaghan Mikkelson, a mainstay of Team Canada’s blueline for almost fifteen years and almost as many Olympic, World Championship and club titles, confirmed her retirement from the sport, taking on a broadcasting role with the NHL’s Calgary Flames.
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๐จ๐ฆ Geneviรจve Lacasse Joins PWHL Staff, Retires From Hockey

Canadian goaltender Geneviรจve Lacasse, whose absence from the inaugural PWHL Draft spurred speculation about her coming retirement, confirmed today she is joining the PWHL’s Ottawa front office, confirming her retirement from the game at age 34, recapping a Triple Gold-winning career with Olympic, World Championship and CWHL titles to her name. Continue reading
๐จ๐ฆ Jennifer Wakefield Retires As Player, Pivots To Coaching

Canadian centre Jennifer Wakefield, a mainstay of the Canadian national team throughout the 2010’s, and a two-time Gold winner at the Olympics and World Championship, today announced her full-time transition to coaching, leaving the game as a player at the age of 34.
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๐จ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ China, Denmark Promoted To 2024 Womenโs World Championship

At the conclusion of the delayed Women’s World Championship Division IA tournament in Shenzhen, China today, it was hosts China and Denmark that finally scooped up the last promotion spots to the Top Division in 2024, solidifying for good the 2023-24 international hockey calendar.
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๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: Knight’s Golden Journey Begins
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 not only American Independence Day, but Hilary Knight’s inaugural IIHF Female Player Of The Year victory, we feature her first of nine (and counting) World Championship titles.

๐บ๐ธ United States 4-3ย Canadaย ๐จ๐ฆ
Women’s World Championshipย Gold Medal Game
Baqu Arena, Harbin ๐จ๐ณ
Saturday, 12 April 2008
The U.S. Women’s National Team captured the Gold medal with a 4-3 win over Canada at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship here tonight at the Baqu Arena. Team USA finished with the tournament with a 4-0-1-0 record and ended with back-to-back victories over top-seeded Canada for its second Gold medal in the last three World Championships.
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๐ธ๐ช ๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Lundqvist, Ouellette Highlight Hockey Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023

The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2023 on 13 November, with a trio of goaltenders, and a pair of Canadian forwards and builders, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐บ๐ธ 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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๐บ๐ธ 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 – ๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 16 Apr 2023

๐บ๐ธ United States 6-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Womenโs World Championship Gold Medal Game
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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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๐บ๐ธ 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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 15 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Womenโs World Championship Semifinal
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT) – 13 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช (OT)
Womenโs World Championship Quarterfinal
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Sweden took Canada to overtime in the quarter-finals of the 2023 IIHF Womenโs 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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๐ญ๐บ ๐ซ๐ท Hungary, France Relegated From 2023 Womenโs 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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ (SO) – 10 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 United States ๐บ๐ธ (SO)
Womenโs World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Japan ๐ฏ๐ต – 08 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Womenโs World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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 – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ – 07 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-1 Czechia ๐จ๐ฟ
Womenโs World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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 MacLeodโs Czechs.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ – 05 Apr 2023

๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-0 Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Womenโs World Championship Preliminary Round
CAA Centre, Brampton ๐จ๐ฆ
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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